carter said "please" yesterday and "sushi" today!!!! it was more like plrlrleeesh and oooshi, but discernable nonetheless. it seems that he is adding words with enthusiasm now. suddenly he wants our praise and support -- before he seemed to loathe it. language is fun now! though i still love det-do, which has been around for a while. though it is now more like detit-do, thereby closer to credit card and thus more believable when i say "that means credit card" to a doubting adult.

but there is one problem. now he won't be quiet. it takes us 40 minutes to drive just about anywhere, and he screams "MAMA?!" "MAMA?!" "MAMA?!" so that i can respond "carter?" the WHOLE TIME.