January 6, 2009 A New Year with New Words

Sophia' vocabulary has increased all of a sudden.  It seems like whatever word she hears, she simply repeats it. The other day was Grandma.  Here are some of the following new words she has said in the last few days:

Andma (while Grandma was leaving our house)

Clean Up (while mommy was showing her how to put her toys in the toy bins)

Yellow (She learned this from the man with the yellow hat on Curious George on PBS) Now whenever she sees the color yellow in a book, she says yellow. 

Up Means everything from getting up out of bed, to put me in the kitchen with the dog so we can play.  We have to lift her up over the gate.  Getting out of her high chair is another instance where she uses "Up".

Pee She said this last night January 5 after using the potty.  Daddy asked her if she used the potty chair.  He asked if she went poop or pee.  She replied "Pee".  It was so funny the way she said it. Scott and I both clapped for her and laughed. It was if she understood what he asked.

ABC EF For Christmas Sophia received a Leap Frog - Fridge Phonics Alphabet reader from her cousins in the mail.  She loves it. She goes to the refrigerator and pushes the alphabet song button.  She then proceeds to sing the song along with the reader.  The letters listed are the only ones that are really clear as she sings so far.  She also takes each letter and puts it in the reader and says the name after the fridge reader says it.  So, not only is it great for learning her letters, it also teaches her fine motor skills. She learns how to put the puzzle piece letter inside the reader correctly.  What a great toy!  Thanks to the cousins. 

Yummy Yum She has been using this for about a month when she likes  a food she is eating. The first time she used "yummy yum" was when she was feeding her baby doll a bottle. She looked down at the baby doll and told her "Yummy Yum."

There may be more new words but that is all I can think of for right now.  I can't wait to hear what she says next. We know she understands a lot of what we say to her as displayed by her resulting actions.  I look forward to the next things she learns.