"Brother's name"
Helen, now 2 1/2, has struggled with the names of her siblings ever since she started talking. Originally "Sarah" and "Alex" sounded exactly the same, but eventually "Sarah" became "Eye-yah" and Alex became "Ah-gah." After even more time passed, Helen finally got to the point where she could say, "Sarah."
Today she said, "Alex." Don was trying to get her to do it again for me without himself using the name.
Don: Helen, who is that over there?
Helen: Seven (which is Alex's age)
Don: No, say your brother's name.
Helen: Brother's name.
Yes, it really was like George and Gracie. She eventually said it for me, and while I was excited, I was also a little sad. Her days of saying "Ah-gah" are numbered, just one more proof that the toddler days are swiftly passing.