The pediatrician says Blueberry has the vocabulary of a 2 1/2 year old and she is only 1 1/2. We started with signs and she still uses some of them with the corresponding word, but she definitely prefers talking. It is evident that using signs has not held her back in language development.
Here are her current words: (further down are her current phrases)
More
All Done
Walk
"manana" for banana
"che che" for chair/sit (this is actually an Italian term she learned from Nonna)
uh-oh
hug
oopsy
Hi
Bye-Bye (also says "bye-bye" at nighttime when we say goodnight)
Mamma
Dadda
Nonna
"guck" for duck
"goggie" for doggie
Bear
Book
Block
"co-co" for color (to color with crayons)
"cracka" for cracker (she also calls Cookie Monster "cracka")
"reish" for rice
"juish" for juice
"mak" for milk
"atsa" for outside (want to go outside)
Up
Down
Help
"ap-eh" for open
"cos" or "c-c" for close
on
"oph" for off
"pease" for please
"ta kaa" for thank you
"ta kum" which seems like a combination of thank you and you're welcome
"wea kaa" for you're welcome
eggs
cheese
"appa" for apple
eyes
head
hat
"shz" for shoes
"irt" for shirt
"ats" for pants
"ish" for fish
No
Yes
"kay" for OK
backpack
Dora (the explorer, cartoon)
"appo" for apple
boat
"cuck" for stuck
open
Abby (Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street)
Elmo
Snack
"bay bun" for belly button and bunny rabbit
babies (all babies and children)
"oks" for socks
"ats" for pants
Birdie (for the birds and also for Big Bird on Sesame Street)
nose
ears
head
eyes (she also calls sunglasses "eyes")
neck
"brrr" for cold
"shh shh" for hot
bubbles
park
"oange" for orange
"pu-po" for purple
red
"ewow" for yellow
blue
black
Nom nom (for foods that she likes: eggs, ricemeal, noodles)
back (put it back)
ball
open
"op" for hop
brush (teeth and hair)
rock
GG (for great grandma Voyla, that is what the cousins call her)
bath
again
monkey
plum
"rasch" for Ranch dressing
"atma" or "am-ma" for oatmeal (we switched to rice meal because of allergy but we still call it oatmeal)
look (for "look at this")
hurt
ouch
"ork" for fork
Current Phrases:
More Please
"I wan more please"
"bess you" for bless you
"de dez" for there it is
that one
"ada one" for other one
"mon" for come on
"a wa wa wa book" for I'm reading a book
"a-un-no" for I don't know
One of Rachel's favorite videos. She calls her "Abbys" with an "S" because we read "Abby's book of Shapes" a lot and she thinks that the "S" is part of her name.
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