Abby used to say "da" to everything until she made the discovery of bananas. (If you missed my post on it, you will have to go back and read it. Go on, I know you have nothing better to do) As she has passed the 15 month threshold, words are starting to become more forthcoming. So here is the list of what she has been saying:
Baw-ball -- ball or anything spherical like a balloon or bubbles.
Caahh -- Car. You would think we are in Boston!
Dada/Daddy -- The Dad. Josh melts when he hears either of these.
Dah -- She still points and says this one but not as often as it used to. Usually to the cats!
Iiiiiiii -- Eye. She usually does this while jamming her finger in my eye. Of course if we say "where is Abby's eye, she points to her nose. We are working on that one.
Nanas -- Bananas. Still a favorite and she will point them out in every store, book or even people's shopping carts.
No -- No, Yes, Maybe. She is starting to get the hang of this No thing but it isn't necessarily successful.
Noooooo -- Nose. Again, she will point to our nose but usually put her finger in her mouth
Iiiiiiii -- Eye. She usually does this while jamming her finger in my eye. Of course if we say "where is Abby's eye, she points to her nose. We are working on that one.
Nanas -- Bananas. Still a favorite and she will point them out in every store, book or even people's shopping carts.
No -- No, Yes, Maybe. She is starting to get the hang of this No thing but it isn't necessarily successful.
Noooooo -- Nose. Again, she will point to our nose but usually put her finger in her mouth
Mama -- Mommy. I love hearing this one.
Mooaa -- More. She is very good with this one.
Shhhhheeeeerrroooooo - Cheerios. It is definitely hard for her to say but distinguishable enough from the next word.
Shhhhhooooossss - Shoes. This one just happened a few days ago but knows exactly what they are. It is the cutest thing!
Up/Dooowww -- Up/Down. She likes to stand up and squat down while saying this. We will play along and say Up! Down!. If she continues with squats like this, we have an Olympic power lifter on our hands!
Wow - Wow! This just started last night! I don't think she was saying it to anything in particular but just walked around and said Wow!
She also has picked up sign language at day care. We try to teach her what we can from our baby signs cheat sheet. Abby successfully "says" Please, More (sort of) and the newest one is Thank you.
What is the most amazing is what she understands. If I ask her to get a book, take a bath or get her shoes, she knows exactly what I am saying and responds. She has a book called Trumpety Humpety. It is blue in the shape of an elephant. It was sitting among some other books and I said "Bring Mommy Trumpety Humpety and we will read it". She walked right over and picked it up! Yesterday I asked her if she was hungry (it was dinner time), dropped what she was doing in the living room and headed for her high chair in the kitchen. I was shocked. I still can't get over the book thing. Amazing!
But with great understanding comes great responsibility. She is understanding that she is in control of her actions. Gone are the days of Josh or I making her do things like get dressed, eat or stay off of the stairs with a closed baby gate. Abigail is a lot more vigilant about saying no or trying to swat/hit at us if we make her do something she doesn't want. We are NOT in the least bit thrilled with the swatting and hitting. We are teaching her "nice" touch but it has been a bit of a battle. Abby is definitely strong willed (where did she get that one from?) and wants to do what she wants to do. Luckily we can usually redirect her or hide what she wants. She forgets about it 30 seconds later.
On a side note, we had her 15 month check up. She is now 20 lbs 14 oz and 32 inches! That is 20th percentile for weight and 90th for height. Of course she is still wearing her 12 month clothes. What do those doctors know?
Up/Dooowww -- Up/Down. She likes to stand up and squat down while saying this. We will play along and say Up! Down!. If she continues with squats like this, we have an Olympic power lifter on our hands!
Wow - Wow! This just started last night! I don't think she was saying it to anything in particular but just walked around and said Wow!
She also has picked up sign language at day care. We try to teach her what we can from our baby signs cheat sheet. Abby successfully "says" Please, More (sort of) and the newest one is Thank you.
What is the most amazing is what she understands. If I ask her to get a book, take a bath or get her shoes, she knows exactly what I am saying and responds. She has a book called Trumpety Humpety. It is blue in the shape of an elephant. It was sitting among some other books and I said "Bring Mommy Trumpety Humpety and we will read it". She walked right over and picked it up! Yesterday I asked her if she was hungry (it was dinner time), dropped what she was doing in the living room and headed for her high chair in the kitchen. I was shocked. I still can't get over the book thing. Amazing!
But with great understanding comes great responsibility. She is understanding that she is in control of her actions. Gone are the days of Josh or I making her do things like get dressed, eat or stay off of the stairs with a closed baby gate. Abigail is a lot more vigilant about saying no or trying to swat/hit at us if we make her do something she doesn't want. We are NOT in the least bit thrilled with the swatting and hitting. We are teaching her "nice" touch but it has been a bit of a battle. Abby is definitely strong willed (where did she get that one from?) and wants to do what she wants to do. Luckily we can usually redirect her or hide what she wants. She forgets about it 30 seconds later.
On a side note, we had her 15 month check up. She is now 20 lbs 14 oz and 32 inches! That is 20th percentile for weight and 90th for height. Of course she is still wearing her 12 month clothes. What do those doctors know?
2 comments:
Wow, she is growing up. She is truly a toddler and not a baby anymore.
Aw! I love the toddlerese language! I never believed in babytalk either to the kid, but for some reason, she calls every cup a "noah". We've never been able to figure it out.
Show 15 month pictures!Oh, yeah,,, please!
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