What Did She Say?...

[eatmisery]

She speaks!

Much of the time, Livie babbles with inflection, as if there's a real conversation going on. Really, she's the only one who understands what she's saying when she spews out her litany of compound and complex sentences. However, she has definitely caught on to the principles of communication, right down to waiting until the other person is done speaking before she takes her turn. She's learning new words and phrases every day. It's quite interesting to hear words come out of her mouth. She's just a baby.

When Livie is done eating, whether it's a snack or a meal, she says, "All done." If something gets put away, she says, "All gone."

If she wants to touch something she's not supposed to touch, she looks at us and says, "No, no, no!"

When we blow bubbles, she jumps and shouts the word, "bubbles," because she wants more.

She has a Pablo doll (from The Backyardigans) and an Elmo doll which she calls by their names. She also yells "Dora" if she sees Dora the Explorer come on TV.

She can identify many pictures by name on flash cards that we have. And when Jack has his speech therapy visits, she tries to shout out the answers before he does.

Livie's cup fell over at dinner last night and she said, "Goddammit!" Twice.

She's sixteen months old. We start 'em young around here.