words
Posted by laralynnian on 07 Nov 2011 at 02:35 pm | Tagged as: Uncategorized
It took 18 months, but I can now say Nalani is consistently communicating with words, including a few phrases and of course plenty of gestures. (Knocking on the front door while saying “GO!” when she’s ready to leave is my favorite. “Cheeeeese!” for both the camera and the food is a close second.) Melina is thrilled that Nalani now calls her something like a name. “Melina” comes out “Nana,” but with a little bit of a “y” sound so it’s really more like “Nya-nya”. It’s especially funny since some toddlers in Nalani’s class call HER Nana. Kai is simply “Ka.”
Other favorite words include “shooooz!” (again, when she’s ready to head out the door), “gho” for ghost, “Doc Choc” for her stuffed dog, Dr. Chocolate, and of course “baaachie!” for her little blankies, which, thanks to Melina, we all now call “bachies.” Last week Teacher Jessie excitedly told me that Nalani asked for “More Cheerios” at snack time. The teachers gave her so much praise for the full phrase that she didn’t say another word until “bye bye” when I picked her up that afternoon.
On the printed word front, Nalani adores “Mr. Brown Can Moo” by Dr. Suess and asks for “Moo” just before bedtime each night. She also loves Maisy books, “Go, Dog, Go,” and all our pint-sized Suess board books. Melina’s first favorite book was “Hop on Pop.” I’m happy my girls like Suess! Much like her big sis, Nalani will spend up to 30 minutes pulling books off the family room shelf and then flipping through them, one at a time.