conversplosion
This post has been a long time coming.
Once upon a time – almost three months ago which in toddler-development-time is like three hundred years – I started to write…
At H’s 18-month doc appointment three weeks months ago, I knew it was coming – the dreaded question – and was prepared with the canned answer I had been giving when anyone asked about his speech.
“Physically – he’s advanced, but, seems like he’s maybe a little behind with speech.”
The doc very nicely asked how many words he had. And like all good mothers I looked to my brain for the list of words spoken by my child. Each carefully noted with a date, time and context. Each cute new sound scrapbooked for all eternity. Unfortunately that list didn’t exist.
So I meekly answered, “Oh I don’t know…” and with a few hems and hahs I tried to count the words I had heard him say.
The doctor sensing my distress clarified, “10 words?”
“Yes. 10 words – definitely… I think. Yeah, probably 10. Sure.”
Later at home while coloring at the craft table with H I started the list, written in crayon, of the words I had heard him utter. I included animal sounds in order to boost the stats. That first list was about 20 – below is an attempt at remembering the words.
Yes
No
Hi
Bye
Mama
Dada
Go
More
Please
Poop
Bike
Tree
Truck
ta-da
moo
meow
ruff
roar
And it was maybe the next week, if not the next day that the words just started coming and haven’t stopped. Below are some of my favorites.
Momma/Mom/Aimee!
Dad/Dada/Marc!
Pawbaw
Auntie
Maggie
Kylie!
Finn
That way
This way
Totoro
Hear it
Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, Black, Brown, White
Toast
Mite (Vegemite)
Banana
Coffee/Hot Coffee
Skateboard
Football
Fence
Bench
Tractor
People
Teacher
Tourist
Pilot
Sorry
See ya!
Love ya!
Giddyup!
I love you.
“Thank you” is the one phrase that is eluding us – at least partially. H has actually said “thank you” for quite a while. Since before 18-months. However, it has always manifested itself in the oddest collection of syllables: PeeBee, PeeMee, PeePee, MeeMoo, MeePee… so, there’s that. But, what are you gonna do?
So, from all of us here in the newly-uber-communicative Blase household: SEE YA! LUV YA!
Listening: Freelance Whales
I’ll expand the list a bit with some of my favorites:
Motorcycle
Firetruck
Garbage Truck
Police Car
Airplane
TV
Computer (more like ‘puter)
Moose (which I told Harrison sounds like a really loud sheep)
Tourist? in what context does he say that? haha MeeMoo for the great post.
I know – tourist is a funny one. he has a “little people” that came with an airplane – a little man with blond hair, a Hawaiian shirt and a lei – he is your typical American Tourist… we want to make sure he knows the difference between a traveler and a tourist.
: P
I think H’s use of tourist counts for double or triple — that sounds way advanced.
PS. Does he eat Vegemite?
yes – he LOOOOOVES Vegemite. much to my mom’s delight!
I thought we heard him say grandma or in his words Ma. Am I wrong – I can’t let it stand that he says Maggie and not Grandma. I’ll never hear the end of it. Plus thumbs up on the vegemite. By the way, Happy Australia Day.
yes – he says “Ma” for you and I think “MeeMee” for Grammy… that’s not the whole list – just what I could remember – sorry mom!
=) tourist is a good one. does swearing count? because i think dylan’s got a few those down.
So awesome!