Uck Uck and Ees a Boo!

Ben is now 23 months - less than a month until the BIG TWO! He's been talking a lot lately and I thought I should jot down a few of the things he says - Daddy (he also says Joe), Mommy, Bubba (Joe's mom), Ya Ya (Joe's dad), Be Be (my mom - sorry, dad, no Grandad - yet, but he points to you in a photo when we say Grandad), auntie and uncle (for Tim and Amanda), Sarah (his babysitter), AJ (we keep trying for Charlie, Aunt Holly and Uncle Chaz), Ellie, apple, banana, all gone, help please, dog, cat, choo-choo, Elmo, Ernie, hammer, oh no, thank you, beep beep, ball, no-no, up, blue, yellow, green, hi, hello, night-night, bye-bye, tick tock (when he sees a clock), knock-knock, balloon, shoes, socks,  light, bubble, cheese, circle, moon, star and puppy. Ben also combines hello and goodbye with another word - like "bye bye banana" - when we leave the kitchen and he sees a banana.

He can also point to his eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, hand, fingers and feet. Ben loves to count as well and can say numbers 1 to 13 - sometimes in the right order, but usually not. He knows a lot of ABCs as well and can point to them.

The mystery words are "uck uck" and "Ees a Boo." He says these both constantly and we have NO IDEA what in the world they mean. So, if anyone has a guess, please let us know :)