"i have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve / i have a history of losing my shirt"

[larryhammer]

TBD is 23 months old, and the vocabulary explosion has been under way for a few weeks now -- a couple new words a day, plus increased repeating after us. Sometimes the intended word needs some deciphering -- though now that we know that "or" usually resolves as oy (moi for "more," doi for "door," oin for "orange") we can make more intelligent guesses. "More" is a favorite word -- which is used not just for "I want more" but "do that again" and "there are many things here." Not quite as favored as "uh oh," but close -- and more than "no."

We are still working out the meanings of some words -- for a while, it looked like "dog" was used just for larger dogs, "puppy" for smaller ones, while chihuahuas get meowed at,* but the last two days she's called a small dog a "doggy" and some large ones "puppy." "Door" can mean not just doors but gates, and sometimes seems to also refer to the wall/fence/car they open through. Other words are more stable -- "bee" has always been just about any bug, flying or otherwise, except ants. "Bee!" "Yes, that's a big butterfly."

And this morning, a new language milestone. TBD managed to snag a pair of my reading glasses and scamper out of reach, then looked up to janni with a smile and said, "Eyes Daddy" -- first two-word phrase.

When "Mommy" and "Daddy" finally started getting used, it was heartwarming. Especially the gleeful "Daddy!" that greets me when I get home from work.

* We don't correct this -- it's a valid point.

---L.

Subject quote from "One Week," Barenaked Ladies.

Comments

[jorrie-spencer.livejournal.com]

This post made me smile :)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

As I recall it took me until I was past the age of 9 to really grok the difference between a gate and a fence. I may have been a slow child, in some respects.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

*melts*

[larryhammer]

That's interesting. Will watch for that.

---L.

[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

:D
Two-word phrases = when lang acquisition began speeding up noticeably in my household, too.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh, the enchantment of finding out what is in their minds!

I love that about the meows at chihuahuas!

[kate_nepveu]

That's lovely. Yay language acquisition.

[casacorona.livejournal.com]

"Eyes Daddy"! That is a very complex little 2 word sentence.

[larryhammer]

It is.

Later, Janni caught them saying what sounded like "Da-dee Bà-bà," equating the English and Chinese words. Maybe. Possibly.

---L.

[larryhammer]

Indeed. Now we know they have a decent sense of time, as they start asking for me shortly before I'm due home.

(So do I.)

---L.

[larryhammer]

We *love* language acquisition. It makes things so much easier to figure out.

---L.

[larryhammer]

Good to hear.

---L.

[harvestar.livejournal.com]

So awesome!!!