Grant-isms

Grant has always had trouble with putting time into words. For the longest time he would say "yesterday" when he meant earlier today. But in the past week or so, something has clicked. Now, instead of saying "earlier" he says "early." But in a super cute toddler way.
"I took a nap early." --> No, he didn't lay down at 11 instead of 12. He means "earlier".
"I made a big poo poo early." --> He didn't get up and go poo poo on his own while I slept. He just did it an hour ago.
This carries over into calling later today "tomorrow" instead of later. And this one still trips him up. For now, Derek and I just smirk when Grant says "ERRRlee."
He's also 100% Texan. He says "bay-ud" for bed, "lay-ug" for leg, and "ay-ug" for egg.
He's getting better at please and thank you, but I can tell he's going to rely on our reminders for several more months. I'm optimistic that it won't be years.
We thought his articulation had slipped some. For a few weeks, we had trouble understanding him. But I think he's getting better. We've been working on "th" sounds. It comes up several times in his favorite book, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" - the line is "Oh no! We have to go through it!" Two weeks ago, Grant was saying "We have to go frew it!" and now it's "We have to go tha-rew it." Nice and clear. This is him reading it on April 4:

Just a Tuesday

Hey - look who has a ponytail!
Want to see that a little closer?
While Abby was attacking my camera, Grant read Goodnight Moon about 16 times. It's his favorite book. He knows the entire book. He'll even open up other books and start in with "In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon. And a picture of..." and he proceeds to recite about 3-4 more pages.
Abby actually wanted to be rocked to sleep tonight. So for the second night in a row, she fell asleep on her daddy. Awwww.