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January 20, 2009 by Kristin Leave a Comment

While I was changing Cate’s diaper last night, she heard Greg turn on the TV in the other room. She heard the cheers of a basketball game, so she said, “ballgame.” I realized that’s one of only two compound words she says. (The other is “bathroom,” as in the room in the house, not the way we sometimes use it as a verb.) She is starting to put two words together — “sit down,” “down, please.” So I told Greg this mommy revelation of mine, and we started making a list of all her words, the ones she says regularly and in the right context because really she’ll try to repeat anything …

PEOPLE
baby
Bailey (who is a babysitter’s name as well as Grandmom’s dog …)
Bonnie
Cassie
Cate
Daddy
Jac (short for “Jaclyn”)
Jodi
Luke
Mommy
My (short for “Milla”)
Nor (short for “Norah”)
Pete
Zac

ANIMALS
bear
bird
bunny
cat
cow
dog
duck
fish
frog
giraffe
horse
monkey

ADJECTIVES
hot
nasty
nice
yucky

CLOTHING
boots
coat
hat
pants
shirt
shoes
socks

SENTIMENTS/RESPONSES
Amen
Boo!
bye
down
go
hello
I want …
mere (short for “come here,” and usually meaning she wants someone to pick her up!)
more
move
night night
no
off
ok
on
ouch
please
sorry
stop
thank you
uh-oh
up
whoa
yes

ENTERTAINMENT
ball
ballgame
book
bop (meaning “laptop”)
dance
mote (short for “remote”)
movie
pick (goes with the guitar, you know …)
song
tar (short for “guitar”)
toys
watch

VERBS
bounce
clap
color
dressed
drive
drop
five
hold
hop hop
jump
move
open
play
pound (She makes it explode sometimes too …)
pray
push
ride
rock
sit
sleep
walk
wh-off (meaning “wipe off”)

IN THE KITCHEN
bib
bites
bowl
cheese
chip
cookie
cracker
eat
food
fork
juice
milk
snack (specifically for fruit snacks)
spoon
sucker
water
yummy

AROUND THE HOUSE
bathroom
bed
chair (also means carseat)
door
flower
keys
light
paper
phone
purse
stairs
trash

NUMBERS
eight
four
one
six
three
two

BODY PARTS
back
belly
ears
eyes
feet
fingers
hair
hands
head
leg
mouth
neck
nose
teeth
toes

HYGEINE
bath
diaper
poop
wipes

RANDOM
car
church
fits
nap
picture
star
sticker
stuck
tree
truck

* Admittedly, I’ve revised this once (from 157 to 159) since I originally posted it this afternoon. I can’t promise this is her entire vocabulary, but it’s a close as I’ll probably get!

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  1. Anonymous says

    January 21, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    She has a GREAT vocabulary!! Remind me how old she is?!? ALso, Jack does the same thing around his mouth with PButter or margarine. It goes away within 15-20 minutes! Mindy Estes 🙂

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  2. Kristin says

    January 21, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Hi, Mindy! Thanks for leaving a comment. 🙂 Cate is 20 months.

    Reply
  3. Shelley says

    January 21, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    HOly moly!!! 🙂

    Lizzy will say Amen too, Its, “Ma-man” (emphasis on the first part) WE’re getting there.

    Reply

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