language is so cute

[moominmolly]

The small girl is totally in the process of acquiring language, and I'm hypnotized already. She's getting signs, but she clearly prefers to speak; she will often try to say a word several times and if we don't understand, she will resort to using the sign. A partial list of things she says or signs (some intermittently):

SIGNS: Milk, book, more, hat, bye-bye, food, pointing, pick-me-up, nod (yes), shake-head (no), Kaz
WORDS: Cat, daddy, glasses, thank you, dog, "here you go!", mama

It must be said that many of these are only distinguishable if you already know what they sound like. :) I think there are more, but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. I know that she understands more than this, but I'm not sure how MUCH more. So nerve-wracking! Time to stop swearing like a sailor.

Yesterday evening, we were sitting around in the bedroom. She picked up the bjorn, and handed it to me. When I put it on and put her in it to go for a walk, she started signing "HAT HAT HAT HAT!" and pointing at D's top hat, across the room.

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HAT HAT HAT HAT HAT

"Yes, that's a hat! That's daddy's hat."

HAT HAT HAT HAT [POINT]

"Would you like the hat? Here you go!"

HAT HAT HAT [GRAB]

"That's a nice hat! Natalie is wearing daddy's hat!"

*small giggles from underneath gigantic hat*

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So, we went to the grocery store, with N grasping the top hat with both hands so that she could lift it up enough to peek out from underneath it. She would occasionally let out these little giggles, like she was getting away with something. That child is sneaky. Later in the evening, she learned the game where you offer an object to someone, and then, when they begin to take it from you, you snatch it back, shake your head NOOOOOOOO, and laugh.

She's a tiny little maelstrom of trouble waiting to happen, that one.

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[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Dude, you are SO DOOMED! ;)