Kenton talks all the time lately. Unfortunately, we understand very little of what he has to say. His first word was bye-bye, about three weeks ago. He has recently added da-di (daddy), a long I sound that means light, and bi which he says for bite, like when he wants a bite of what you're eating. I know it sounds just like bye-bye, but when he's sitting in his high chair screaming it we're pretty sure it has to do with getting a bite to eat, not telling us adios. When he babbles now, it has the rhythm of actual speech. Today at lunch he was talking away pointing at the light over the table. He's always been fascinated with lights and ceiling fans. I wish I could understand more of what he was saying, because he was sure excited about it. Even though it's just a couple of words right now, it's so exciting for him to actually be able to talk to us!

The picture above was taken at the Georgetown (KY) Public Library last week. In case you're not up on children's book characters, he's sitting in front of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, from Eric Carle's book.