Talking Points #4

As she approaches 21 months, Jules spent her last month picking another whole lot of new words. Sometimes, you feel like you can have a conversation with her already!

New words this month . . .

People

Jude (Finally mastered my brother-in-law's name.  Now is to teach her to piece Uncle and Jude together)

Aunty (She'll call any random lady we see on the streets "aunty")

Uncle

Food

Bread

Puff (Although her cereals are also puffs)

Body Parts (Has mastered saying most of her body parts.  We're still working on her 10 little fingers and toes)

Nose

Hair

Eye

Ear

Mouth

Armpit (She finds this word particularly funny and will always break into laughter after we point to her armpit and ask her what it was)

Leg

Hand

Manners (Can say these words but unfortunately has not learnt to say them spontaneously.  Still has to be told to say her please and sorry.  We're still working on the "Thank you")

Please

Sorry 

Animals/Insects

Ants

Kitty (Refers both to cats and Hello Kitty - no I was not crazy enough to buy her the MacD Hello Kitties. We just happen to have some Kitty stuff toys at home)

Phrases

What is this? 

This one (Used whenever she is trying to tell us her preferred choice of books/toys/food/outfit etc)

Characters

Elmo (She's currently going through a serious Elmo phase.  She usually calls for me when she wakes up from her nap.  Yesterday, she called out for Elmo.  Enuff said.)

Others

Dirty

Down

Kim (For cream.  She's a little obessed with creams - moisturising cream I mean.  She likes to dunk her finger into bottles of body/hand/face cream and smear them on herself and others) 

Mask (Thanks to the haze.  During the week when the haze was at its peak, we made sure that she had her mask on whenever we left the house.  She would only put it on if she saw us with it too.  By the time she got into the habit of wearing it, the haze was gone - thankfully)

Mop (I told you before she has a little OCD)

Pain pain

Pants

Shirt

Smile (She LOVES hijacking our phones and taking selfies.  She'll either go "smile" or "cheese")

Swim 

Up

And this, is my favourite! After hearing us whenever we prayed together or for her, she has learnt to close our prayers.  The minute I say "In Jesus name we pray", she'll go "Ah-meh".  Sometimes, she says it even before I can finish closing the prayer.  It really is quite precious. 

Enjoy your new found vocabulary my little munch'kin!