Critter Vocabulary
/Ella's vocabulary at 19 months:
| "cheese" | her favorite food - she also knows exactly where it is in the refrigerator |
| "Mom" | |
| "Dad" | |
| "Dis" | 'this' |
| "Dat" | 'that' - often confused with 'Dad' |
| "Hi" | |
| "book" | used in combination with the above, she can tell with surprising accuracy which books are Dad's and which Mom's |
| "juice" | |
| "ball" | |
| "dog" | used a lot less now that Muta and Cleo are gone |
| "pooh" | when pointing at the tv, short for Winnie the Pooh |
| "pooh" | when pointing at her diaper, short for "I have a special something for you now" |
| "bum" | also used when pointing at her diaper - short for "Can you please change my bum now?" |
| "coke" | references any canned beverage. In Ella's mind, all of them belong to Daddy - no doubt due to the amount of Diet Coke I drink. (I've also managed to train her that all the remote controls are Daddy's, too. ) |
| "car" | |
| "go" | |
| "uh-oh" | |
| "phenylketonurics" |
She doesn't say "yes" and "no" yet - but she has been shaking or nodding her head for months to indicate her agreement or (more often) lack thereof.
The next phrase we're working on is "Vote Bush."
