Owie!

Joseph doesn't talk. He can say 'ball' and a whispered 'heh' means yes. He'll mimic some letter sounds but doesn't use them without a prompt. He can shake his head, but isn't up to a nod yet. Mostly, his communication is in the basic grunt, squeal, groan or scream. We hear A LOT of 'eh.'

So when Joseph recently learned to say 'owie', it was a little foreign to our ears. Unfortunately, Joseph gets to practice this word OFTEN. He's always crashing, falling, bumping or otherwise feeling injured. He's been using it so much that I'm beginning to wonder if he is substituting it for other words he doesn't know. It seems to be a word to express dissatisfaction or a negative feeling.

Today when Leah went to kiss him, he said 'owie.' I thought it was a funny response, but then maybe Leah has a killer kiss! Maybe he didn't use 'owie' by accident then. :)