I’ve been trying to get Elliot to say “three” for weeks now. After I say, “one, two, …”, I tell him to say “three”. This is right before we jump through the sprinkler or I throw him up in the pool (catching him in my arms), or pretend to throw him into the bathtub.

He finally did it yesterday: “free” !

He also pointed at a picture of a spider in a book and said “bIda“! I kissed him and told him how proud I was, then asked him to say it again. Usually he does not repeat when I ask him to, but this time he did: “bIda“. And he says it with a question at the end, raising his voice up as if he’s uncertain. I feel so happy for him.

At the July 4th parade. Max is in Aspen.