My son just counted to three today...with a little help.  I asked him to count and he goes..."one, two, weeee".   So close...but he gets the cigar (figuratively).  The kids is smart.

I then go on and ask Lexi to start saying words.  I ask, Lexi, can you say bye bye?

"buyyy....bye".

Can you say ma ma?

"maaa maaaaa"

Can you say baby?

"baiibeeee"

Can you say da da?

"daa daaah.."

Yep.  Gotta love that.