Sprinklers Rock!!

So, the other day was a bit on the warm side, and I was trying to come up with something to pass the time with Canon. I had washed the car not that long ago, and I know how much Canon liked to play with the hose... so I set up the sprinkler in the back yard to let him run around and play.

You can see in the video that Canon likes to shout "Go!" I love the look on his face when the water is splashing on him. I wish I had a better camera angle on that.

Playing in the Sprinkler

On other news, Canon seems to be improving in his speech, and I've not had him assessed by a speech pathologist. He's showing all the signs of progression I was told to look for, so I don't know why his doctor insists that he really should have more words than he has. So far he's gotten really good at following commands, practically understands everything we say to him... he just doesn't use his words very much. You can tell he's in that really frustrated stage where he really wants to communicate but doesn't really know how to yet. He's been throwing more tantrums lately, but I'm hoping he will learn how to use his words soon enough to tell me what he wants.

Canon's repertoire:
Signs he can use (if he wants to or is prompted to use):
more, drink, please, thank you, milk, again

Words he can say clearly and correctly:
uh-oh, no, eye, go, hi (sometimes), knee (used once)

Words he uses but doesn't say perfectly:
ball (by far his favorite word- uses it pointing at every circle he sees), Dad, echo (pronounced "gecko"), moon (pronounced "mooo"), nose (pronounced "no"), keys (pronounced "gee"), bye (pronounced "buh" while opening and closing his hand at himself), star (pronounced "darr")

Words he has attempted but doesn't really come that close:
sun (pronounced "ss ss ss"), ear, pickle, thank you

Animal sounds he'll imitate:
elephant, cow, dog, cat, parrot, monkey, lion/tiger/bear (all the same sound- includes hand motion), snake, rabbit, frog, duck (includes hand motion), fish, sheep, owl

Body parts he can identify:
hair, ear, eye, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, hands, fingers, elbow (working on perfecting that one), foot, toes, belly button, knee (working on perfecting that one too)

Some simple cute things he can do when asked (if he feels like it)
fold his arms when it's time for prayers, kiss your cheek, go up the steps and down the slide all by himself, high-5 and knuckle bump ("bones"), blow kisses and wave good-bye, point to almost whatever you ask him to while reading a storybook

He's so smart, but he's just taking his sweet time to decide to actually talk!