As her speech continues to develop, so does the list of phrases Lexi is putting into practice. She collects them mostly from various family members and TV shows. Here are some of her favorites right now:
-No way, Jose!
-Oh, boy!
-How' bout that?
-Hmm...that is twicky (tricky).
-Try it - you'll like it.
-LOVE it!
-I'm not (insert adjective), I'm Lexi!
-Lexi Amrie (Marie) Tino (Levatino)
-How funny!
-That's so tute (cute)!
-It's really, really hard, but I can try!
-I want some delicious tookies (cookies).
-I don't like trucks - I like tars (cars).
-Well, what waiting for, let's keep going!
-Oh, ok, I forgot.
-That be fine.
-I so escited (excited)!
-Me three (instead of me too).
-Is that so?
-Little, tiny, little (insert noun).
-It's ok, just a assident (accident).
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
7.10.2009
10.17.2008
Words
Lexi is adding to her vocabulary at a record pace these days. I've read that when you are 18 months old (which Lexi will be on the 30th) you are acquiring the ability to understand one new word every 90 minutes, or some crazy fast rate like that. And 18 months is the age your pace piques at. Never again will Lexi acquire language with such ease.
I'd say her list of words/sounds include: up, uh-oh, help, apple, elbow, Elmo, nana (for banana), pa (for Grandpa), mama, dada, poop, moo, a form of meow, a form of moon, deedee (for baby, which counts as a word because she consistently calls babies deedees), a form of Kyle, a form of door, wall, ball, bowl, ham, shh, a form of shoe, a form of roll, a form of toe, eye, and knee.
What's more impressive is how many words and concepts she understands. She has managed to learn complex concepts like breathe and non-literal commands like walk on your hands - i.e. on all fours.
That is all.
I'd say her list of words/sounds include: up, uh-oh, help, apple, elbow, Elmo, nana (for banana), pa (for Grandpa), mama, dada, poop, moo, a form of meow, a form of moon, deedee (for baby, which counts as a word because she consistently calls babies deedees), a form of Kyle, a form of door, wall, ball, bowl, ham, shh, a form of shoe, a form of roll, a form of toe, eye, and knee.
What's more impressive is how many words and concepts she understands. She has managed to learn complex concepts like breathe and non-literal commands like walk on your hands - i.e. on all fours.
That is all.
8.01.2008
Shoe
Lexi uses several words and almost-words in the proper context: mama, dada, yeah, no, des (for yes), and moo or boo (for the sound a cow makes). For months now she has been fascinated with shoes. Her shoes, your shoes, anybody's shoes, they are all great play things to her. And for months she has called them shhhhs.
But today, as she sat at my feet, trying to give me my sandals, I heard clear as day "shoe". You won't believe how ecstatically I reacted; I hardly believe it myself. "YES!!! SHOE!!! GOOD GIRL!!!" I asked her to say it again. She looked at me and said shhh. I said shoe. She said shhh. I said shoe. She said shhh. I said, "We're calling your Daddy so you can say it for him." I dialed. She looked at me. Elian answered. I explained the previous linguistic breakthrough. I put him on speaker phone. I asked Lexi what she was holding. She said shhh. I sighed. I tried three more times. She was more interested in the phone I was holding. I hung up.
Then she said shoe with perfect diction. I re-celebrated as if she had once been completely mute and had uttered her first sound since birth. She said shhh.
A few hours later Elian came home and asked her what was on his feet. She was completely confused.
Then her great-grandpa came over to play before dinner. As is his custom, he got ready to take her for a walk. I sat her down to put her shoes on, and Lexi's little angel voice said, "Shoe."
Then she crapped.
But today, as she sat at my feet, trying to give me my sandals, I heard clear as day "shoe". You won't believe how ecstatically I reacted; I hardly believe it myself. "YES!!! SHOE!!! GOOD GIRL!!!" I asked her to say it again. She looked at me and said shhh. I said shoe. She said shhh. I said shoe. She said shhh. I said, "We're calling your Daddy so you can say it for him." I dialed. She looked at me. Elian answered. I explained the previous linguistic breakthrough. I put him on speaker phone. I asked Lexi what she was holding. She said shhh. I sighed. I tried three more times. She was more interested in the phone I was holding. I hung up.
Then she said shoe with perfect diction. I re-celebrated as if she had once been completely mute and had uttered her first sound since birth. She said shhh.
A few hours later Elian came home and asked her what was on his feet. She was completely confused.
Then her great-grandpa came over to play before dinner. As is his custom, he got ready to take her for a walk. I sat her down to put her shoes on, and Lexi's little angel voice said, "Shoe."
Then she crapped.
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