Ok, so I try not to be one of those mommies who brags that my child does things that he can't possibly really do. I didn't say he said his first word even when he was babbling da-da-da-da, I waited until it clearly meant something.
But this one, I am going to call. Alex can spell his name. Ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon, I would always start a session of coloring by writing out his name and telling saying as I write A-L-E-X. Then I say the letters again as I underline it. For awhile he has been trying to say it with me. He could never quite get all the way to X. Well, today at brunch, he did! His X isn't quite properly pronounced -- he sticks his tongue out when he says it -- but boy, is it cute!
Oh, and while I am in full frontal brag mode, Alex can also count to 4. Usually counting comes in threes, like when one of us is going to pick him up or put him down. I usually have to start with one, but then he picks up and says twoo-- theeee!. This morning I was cracking eggs for breakfast and he counted after the first one -- two, theee , four! He doesn't do it totally reliably, but he did it today.