Sonny!

Sunny? Sonny? Both??

Yesterday afternoon, on the drive home from Sonny and Eleanor's house, DJ had the sun in his eyes - the first time we've seen the sun, in what, 10 days due to the immense amount of rain we've had?? - and out of nowhere said, "Sunny? Sunny?" When I realized what he said, I confirmed the word for him and praised him. Then the question mark left his voice, "Sunny! Sunny!"

I called Eleanor and Sonny's house while I was driving us all home, but I got voicemail. When the beep beeped, I said into the answer machine, "DJ, can you say sunny?" "SUNNY!"

Now I wasn't really sure if he meant sunny - as in, "the sun is shining" or Sonny. I thought my question was answered when we got home, when he pointed out a beam of sun on the floor and said, "Sunny?" We confirmed that he was using the correct word.

But DJ surprised me this morning while I was getting Elektra ("Ebaby" as DJ calls her) ready. DJ was in his crib, talking away, and I heard a very emphatic, "SONNY! NORY!" Nory is what he calls Eleanor, and therefore, it was confirmed. He knows the difference between "sunny" and "Sonny".

So when we arrived at Eleanor's, I pointed to Sonny and said, "DJ, who's this?" And right on queue, he said, "SONNY!" The look on Sonny's face was priceless. It turns out that Eleanor and Sonny hadn't heard the message on their answering machine, so this was a complete surprise.

And just like that, DJ made Sonny's day.... probably his year, really. :-)