Little RR isn't always very vocal, but she seems (relatively) talkative just after waking up, and around dinnertime. So, I thought it would be fun to make a little compilation of her words. These were extracted from a recording about 8 minutes long during dinner. Admittedly, some of her "words" do require some interpretation.
In other news, she came back from her 18-month checkup with a clean bill of health, which we hope continues! She's just starting in daycare now, which everyone tells us will be the end of our good luck so far with colds and the like.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Yes, We Have No Negativity...
I guess it was inevitable. Just a few days after my last post, little RR got into a kitchen cabinet which I had neglected to secure and T, alarmed, said "NO! No! the cabinet stays shut..." which apparently made an impression.
The next day, T heard a commotion behind her, and turned around to find that RR had opened another cabinet and was sternly admonishing the apparently naughty saucepans, shouting at the shelf "No! No! No! ...."
I hasten to add, though, that most of the time she is not at all negative and continues to give us many wonderful smiles! Below she is peering around a tree by the local library.
The next day, T heard a commotion behind her, and turned around to find that RR had opened another cabinet and was sternly admonishing the apparently naughty saucepans, shouting at the shelf "No! No! No! ...."
I hasten to add, though, that most of the time she is not at all negative and continues to give us many wonderful smiles! Below she is peering around a tree by the local library.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
More Words!
Little RR has been steadily increasing her vocabulary, and it is exciting to frequently hear her try out new words. Some she will only repeat if we say them first, but the below list that T. has been keeping are words she has said spontaneously. A glimpse of the intersection of what we say to her, what captures her attention, and what sounds she can make:
First Words: Dada, Momma, Done, Baa (for sheep), bah(balloon), ba(ball), buh(button), boh(bottle), wa-wa(water), doh(dog), duh(duck), ??-?? (a version of her name)
Later: Off, Down, Up, On, Burp, Bath, Wash, Nose, Toes, More, Mouth, Bounce, Hi, Bye
8/1/09: Grass, Watch (noun), Watch (verb), Woof, Pants
By 8/17/09: arms, high, train, purse, yes, one, tree, blinds, bonk, truck, bus, dog, ball, duck, bump, dirt, ground, home, around, (to)morrow, vroom-vroom
8/20/09: pig, cow, milk
By 8/27/09: hair, dance, rock, music, uh-oh, noise, neh(no), bird, whoa
early 9/09: walk, D.G.(doting grandmother), yeah, boo(boo-boo), block, hippo, dress(as verb), rock (as verb)
9/2/09: bunt(button)
9/4/09: wind(window)
9/9/09: bread
9/11/09: app(apple), 'gin(again), yuck(yogurt), bits(broccoli), moon
9/19/09: girl
Recently by 9/24/09: ch(cheerios), juice, suns(sunscreen), sin(fan), sun(phone), book, dolly, moo, steps, winnie, kiss, snuh(snail), dass(glasses)
9/24/09: ring, broccog-e (broccoli), big, me
9/25/09: sing
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I thought it interesting that she almost never says "no" (neh), although I know many kids say that a lot. She can say it, but usually just when she is reading a specific book ("No no, you say, that isn't right/ The pigs say 'oink' all day and night"). She does say "done" to mean many things, though. The "f/ph" sound isn't really working yet, so phone sounds more like"sun".
First Words: Dada, Momma, Done, Baa (for sheep), bah(balloon), ba(ball), buh(button), boh(bottle), wa-wa(water), doh(dog), duh(duck), ??-?? (a version of her name)
Later: Off, Down, Up, On, Burp, Bath, Wash, Nose, Toes, More, Mouth, Bounce, Hi, Bye
8/1/09: Grass, Watch (noun), Watch (verb), Woof, Pants
By 8/17/09: arms, high, train, purse, yes, one, tree, blinds, bonk, truck, bus, dog, ball, duck, bump, dirt, ground, home, around, (to)morrow, vroom-vroom
8/20/09: pig, cow, milk
By 8/27/09: hair, dance, rock, music, uh-oh, noise, neh(no), bird, whoa
early 9/09: walk, D.G.(doting grandmother), yeah, boo(boo-boo), block, hippo, dress(as verb), rock (as verb)
9/2/09: bunt(button)
9/4/09: wind(window)
9/9/09: bread
9/11/09: app(apple), 'gin(again), yuck(yogurt), bits(broccoli), moon
9/19/09: girl
Recently by 9/24/09: ch(cheerios), juice, suns(sunscreen), sin(fan), sun(phone), book, dolly, moo, steps, winnie, kiss, snuh(snail), dass(glasses)
9/24/09: ring, broccog-e (broccoli), big, me
9/25/09: sing
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I thought it interesting that she almost never says "no" (neh), although I know many kids say that a lot. She can say it, but usually just when she is reading a specific book ("No no, you say, that isn't right/ The pigs say 'oink' all day and night"). She does say "done" to mean many things, though. The "f/ph" sound isn't really working yet, so phone sounds more like"sun".
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
A Funny Letter
If I may be permitted my very first non-baby-related blog post (as far as I can remember)... I got a funny letter in the mail today.
To appreciate the joke I should mention that I gave blood at a Red Cross drive last month. It hadn't been on my agenda but a co-worker suggested we stop in at the drive next door during our lunch break, so I went along. I contributed my unit of blood, and I also fainted, was revived, threw up, spent the rest of the day lying flat on a couch at work, and that evening had the wife, child and mother-in-law spend two hours on the road to come up and retrieve me & car and drive my unhappy self back home gritting my teeth whereupon I lurched out and redecorated the driveway. I was woozy all the next day, but was more-or-less recovered and back at work the second day. I was later told the person whose afternoon meeting I cancelled thought I was probably just lazy.
At any rate, the cheery letter today from the Red Cross said,
"...You really have done something amazing. And now you can do something even more remarkable. Come back, and give blood again. [...] Has anything else you've done lately made you feel this good?"
Ha ha. Fortunately, no.
To appreciate the joke I should mention that I gave blood at a Red Cross drive last month. It hadn't been on my agenda but a co-worker suggested we stop in at the drive next door during our lunch break, so I went along. I contributed my unit of blood, and I also fainted, was revived, threw up, spent the rest of the day lying flat on a couch at work, and that evening had the wife, child and mother-in-law spend two hours on the road to come up and retrieve me & car and drive my unhappy self back home gritting my teeth whereupon I lurched out and redecorated the driveway. I was woozy all the next day, but was more-or-less recovered and back at work the second day. I was later told the person whose afternoon meeting I cancelled thought I was probably just lazy.
At any rate, the cheery letter today from the Red Cross said,
"...You really have done something amazing. And now you can do something even more remarkable. Come back, and give blood again. [...] Has anything else you've done lately made you feel this good?"
Ha ha. Fortunately, no.
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