135 Words and Counting!!!

I have begun to compile a list of Eli’s 18-19 month old vocabulary, mainly for posterity and also to brag about what a little genius he is.  :)

Words with an * before them means he is not yet saying them, but knows the meaning of the word well.

A

airplane, again, agua (his first Spanish word!), app = apple

B

baby, boy, book, blue, ball, bubbles, ba-ba = bottle, Buhbuh/Bubba (his nickname), bed, bug, big, bus, belly, bird, bear, bunny, banana (usually says ‘nana), “baaah” (what a sheep says), bop (not sure why he says this, but he does frequently), beep (for cars), bum, blocks, bike, bath, bat, bar, blankie, blanket, bone, *bye-bye (he doesn’t say, but he does wave)

C

cup, car, cart, clock, cheese, cold, choo-choo (for train), coo-coo = cookie, cat (usually says “meow-meow,” though), *clap (knows how to)

D

Dada, Doc, dog, doggie, donkey, door, diape = diaper, “Don” = John (for his Uncle Johnny), down, *dance (he knows how to)

E

Eli (he’s said his name a few times when prompted!), eggy = egg, *eyes (knows what/where they are), *ears (knows what/where they are)

F

fork, frog, fish, *feet (knows what/where they are), *flower (knows what it is)

G

go, girl, gun, game, guitar (usually says ‘itar), Gramma = Grandma and Gra’pa = Grandpa (usually just says “Pa,” though), green (sounds like “geen”), garage, garbage, good

H

hot, happy, home, house, *hair (knows what/where it is), *hand (knows what/where they are), *horse (knows what it is and makes a horse noise), *hi (he doesn’t say it, but he does wave)

I

No “I” words yet…

J

Jordan (his babysitter’s 4 year old son & new friend- they hug good-bye!), Jason (he will say it when prompted or say “Jay,” but I don’t think he understands it is Dada’s name)

K

key, kiwi (I recently made him try one and also say it J)

L

Lisa (he will say it when prompted, but I’m not sure he understands it is Mama’s name)

M

Mama, Mark (Jason’s friend), more, milky, moon, “moo” (what a cow says), “meow” (what a cat says, also calls cats “meow-meows”), man, mail, monkey (he usually says variations, including monk and mo-mo), *mouth (he knows what/where it is)

N

Noah (my friend Jessica’s son…he will say “Noah” when he sees skateboards, scooters, swings, and pictures of blonde boys- LOL!), no (of course!), nigh-nigh = night-night, noodle (I love it when he says this!), nose (he says it and knows what/where it is)

O

“ooooo-ooooo” (what a monkey says), on, ope = open, one (I’m not sure if he understands the concept of “one” but he’s said it!)

P

poo-poo, pee-pee, potty, park, plant, plate, pants, penis, pizza, peach, phone, pocket

Q

No “Q” words yet…

R

“roar” (what a lion/tiger/bear says), “ribbet” (what a frog says), run

S

sock (usually is sounds more like “Doc”- LOL!), shoe, spoon, swing (usually says ‘wing), seat, sit, straw, stairs, step, *smell (he knows how to), *slide (he loves going down slides!)

T

truck, taco, toast (usually sounds more like “toa”), this, that, towel, tool, tee-pee (he currently has one in his play area), tree (usually sounds more like “tea”), *teeth (knows what/where they are)

U

up

V

“vvvrrroooommm!” (his sound for cars)

W

wa-wa = water, what, way, walk, wind (what he says for fans & air-conditioners), “woof” (what a dog says), wagon (usually says ‘agon), work, wet, wipe

X

No “X” words yet…

Y

yeah = yes, yo-yo (his Dada recently bought him one at a garage sale)

Z

No “Z” words yet…

Eli is such a smart boy!!! He is also putting words together to say phrases. Some frequently used combinations are:  that way, up stairs, baby up, baby down, big wa-wa, cold wa-wa, Dada/Mama wa-wa, baby milk, milk cup, car key, baby girl, this one, good dog, Doc bone, Doc go, blue sock, blue car, Dada car, Gramma house…and my personal favorite- happy baby.     He even put three words together the other day- “Mama no work”- which absolutely broke my heart! He said it on our way driving me into downtown to work, but he said it before we had even crossed the river! I thought it was pretty amazing he would recognize that’s where we were going already, but he does the same thing and will start saying “home!” before you can see our house.

It is so fun to watch him learn new words! He is always hungry to learn more and loves having me read him vocabulary picture books! He can basically repeat any word you say to him now too…so far he hasn’t said any bad words, but it is something Mama is worried about.

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