I hate to brag, but when I'm proud of little Ruthie, I feel like I should...when merited. Plus, I wanted to document this for the future when I forget.
Ruthie had her 18 month appointment last week (2 weeks late, I know. Slap my wrist.) And not only did she weigh in at 24 lbs 3 oz (45th percentile in weight...53rd in height, way to go, girl,) Dr. Franklin noted Ruthie's speech.
At one year, I counted 15 words...at 15 months, I counted 65...now, I lost count, and she adds so many per day, I don't think I can. At 16 months she said her first 3 word sentence. He noted that by age 2, a child should have 5-10 words and start to say 2 word sentences. I realize this is a guideline in order to address problems, so it isn't even an average, but after she pointed to the wall and noted a "lellow fish," he pointed out that she was doing just fine in the language department. Way to impress a non-family member with an MD! I blame it on Danny's brains...and my ability to talk...a lot.
Here is a list of her words she can use fairly regularly (and that I can think of offhand) - without prompt (in alphabetical order...just be glad it isn't a spreadsheet.) You can ignore, this is for documentation purposes.
Amen Apple Applesauce
Baby Backpack Ball Balloon (half of the time it's blablabluba, but she get's "boon" sometimes.) Banana Bath Beach Bear Bed Bible Bike Bird Blanket Blue Book Booster Bow Breakfast Bubble Butterfly (Budder-bye) Bye bye
Ruthie had her 18 month appointment last week (2 weeks late, I know. Slap my wrist.) And not only did she weigh in at 24 lbs 3 oz (45th percentile in weight...53rd in height, way to go, girl,) Dr. Franklin noted Ruthie's speech.
At one year, I counted 15 words...at 15 months, I counted 65...now, I lost count, and she adds so many per day, I don't think I can. At 16 months she said her first 3 word sentence. He noted that by age 2, a child should have 5-10 words and start to say 2 word sentences. I realize this is a guideline in order to address problems, so it isn't even an average, but after she pointed to the wall and noted a "lellow fish," he pointed out that she was doing just fine in the language department. Way to impress a non-family member with an MD! I blame it on Danny's brains...and my ability to talk...a lot.
Here is a list of her words she can use fairly regularly (and that I can think of offhand) - without prompt (in alphabetical order...just be glad it isn't a spreadsheet.) You can ignore, this is for documentation purposes.
Amen Apple Applesauce
Baby Backpack Ball Balloon (half of the time it's blablabluba, but she get's "boon" sometimes.) Banana Bath Beach Bear Bed Bible Bike Bird Blanket Blue Book Booster Bow Breakfast Bubble Butterfly (Budder-bye) Bye bye
Car Cheese Cookie Cow
Diaper Dog (doggie - first word) Dora Down Duck
Elmo Eyes Ears
Feet Fish
Hair Hi Hold Home Hot
Jesus
Kitty Knee
Love
Milk Monster Moon More Mouth
Nap Night Night No Nose
Orange Ouch
Orange Ouch
Park Play Please Poop Potty Pretty
Shoe Snacks Sock Stinky Stroller
Teeth Thank you Trash Truck Turtle
Up
Vacuum Veggie
Walk Water Whale Wipe
Yellow Yes Yuck
Names:
Mommy
Daddy
Punkin
Ruthie and Ruthie MOOOORE
Mimi
Papa
Nana
Dadaw
Caca
Oofu
Titi
Bear (Aunt form, and animal form... :))
Da (David)
Madde
Will
Isaac
Violet
A*
A*
C*
*Names of kids that will remain anonymous but super special to Miss Roo :)
Noises (We won't count them, but if you ask me, onomatopoeia's count, right?:)
Phhhtttthhhh (when asked how an elephant sounds)
Meow
Ruff Ruff
Oooohh ooohhh ahhh ahhh (monkey)
Roarrrrr (lion...or giraffe, don't ask)
Vrroooommm (Car or vacuum)
Weeeeeeeee (what she calls a swing)
Phrases:
I love you
Bless you
Where's the papa? (first sentence)
That's mine
My mommy
My daddy Yellow fish
We're home! Mommy, Daddy, Punkin
Pretty hair
Needless to say, it's fun to have a talking toddler, and less frustrating when she can tell me what she wants.
I had actually noticed that she seemed to be speaking really clearly really early! She's brilliant.
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