Chatty Lucy

Lucy's vocabulary has really expanded! The most exciting part is that she is starting to string words together. She uses phrases such as, here you go, thank you momma and there's no more. Her vocabulary ranges from people's names, animals, the first five numbers and most of the ABCs to food, drinks and objects.

Here is a brief sampling of her vocabulary, hopefully most are new since my previous post: outside, inside, milk, mine, Dewey (and the less formal D), Malley, Daddy, Quinn (pronounced Kin), Ella, Amy, Bill, Emma, Ming Ming, George, tree, butterfly, birdie, kitty, bike, chicken, peas, beans, blue (boo), green (but only said at traffic lights), go, please, thank you, friends, cheers, five (as in high five), cereal, move (as in move Dewey), special treat, no (it had to happen eventually...), sit, help, bed, fan, bath, bubbles, suit (swim suit), pool, table, shoes, socks, eyes, nose, teeth, hair, feet, hands, knees, chair, deer, geese, team, all gone, get down...

Lucy is very focused on what she considers to be hers, or more specifically "mine." My milk, my Daddy, my baby, mine, mine, mine... It is amazing how young they learn about things that are mine. Having Quinn visit was a great opportunity for Lucy to practice sharing what is hers with another. She is good at sharing at school, but it is harder at home when you aren't used to it. We will need to make sure we provide other opportunities to practice sharing through playdates, etc... Its tough being a toddler!