Words

Miss C's vocabulary is ever increasing. Right now things are falling into 4 categories.

Category 1 is the words we understand and that sound similar to what she is referencing, like more. It is definitely a common word she uses and it get used A LOT. More food. More toys. More play. More songs. More. SP is Dada while I am Ma or Mom. Ball is ba. Cat is ca. There's also umdat which is I want that. She also says "yah" and nods her head for yes.

Category 2 is the words we understand but don't sound anything like what she is referencing. Like milk. It's like mudat but she accompanies it with the sign for milk. Of course this can be confusing but despite all efforts the sign for milk means any drink.

Category 3 is the words she is just starting to use and figure out that are close to Category 1. Right now she is saying "cockar" which is Copper. This has also become the word for every dog she sees. They are all a cockar.

Category 4 is the words she uses constantly but we can't figure out what the heck she is talking about. She carries on pretty active conversations but we don't have a clue what she's saying and there's no consistency to associate the sounds with things. So, we just laugh and talk gibberish back.

She has a much better grasp of what we are saying to her than what she is saying to us. So we continue to repeat what things are over and over and talk to her constantly. Of course, we keep it simple because she is learning. I don't foresee me discussing politics or the theory of relativity with her anytime soon.