Words

Elisa is learning so many new words everyday. It seems like the biggest part of any frustration on her behalf is not being able to communicate properly. Sometimes it comes out in babblespeak like "Weohweygog. Adabdab peeohmaneweeoh" but other times she surprises us by learning a word nearly instantly. Here's what she can say right now at 15 months:

Mama -mommy
Daddy- daddy
Ai- Aiko, our dog
Daw- dogs, or animals in general
Ya- yes
Hi - hi
Buh-baw - bye bye
Nana - food
Bay-uh - her teddy bear
Aw-bee - Aubrey, her babysitter
Up-puh - pick me up
Baw - ball
Ba - bottle
Ah - apple
Nah - no
chhssss- cheese
ta - guitar

The last one is my favorite. There are several other ones that she understands, but can't say yet, like walk, shoes, tree, down. I can also say the name of one of her books and she'll bring it to me. Toddler-speak decoding is pretty fun!

Standing pretty in a Kate Quinn Organics cowl neck vintage print dress