No Way

Well, after watching Henry's peers whisper, shout, shake, and squeal the word "no" at their parents, sometimes in jest and often in defiance, my day has come.

Henry has finally discovered the word "no."

As of today, I don't think he really knows how to use it. If I ask him a yes or no question, he doesn't respond verbally, either in negative or affirmative (though if he understands the context of what I'm asking, he does respond to that with appropriate action.) If I give a command, he hasn't thrown down that gauntlet. But, now, when I tell him "no, no, Henry" he likes to repeat me. Of course as he says it, he's still doing what I told him not to 99% of the time, but he's experimenting with the word. When we sing "This Little Light of Mine" and we get to the verse "Hide it under a bushel - NO!" he likes to say the "no," often with fervor.

I know it is only a short time before I'm arguing with my toddler. Lord, give me patience and good humor.

Let's have a Wordy Wednesday instead!

At 15 months, Henry's vocabulary has almost doubled already in the past two months. And as I said in my last post about the words Henry is saying, there are TONS of words in his receptive vocabulary (those words that he understands when he hears them but isn't verbalizing.) I'm such a proud mama!

Here are the additional words I'm adding to the list now at 15 months. There are likely some I'm forgetting, but this list covers most of them.

Words Henry says regularly or when prompted:

• paw-paw
• tractor
• bubble
• "nana" (banana)
• grandpa
• "mop" (mama help - when he needs help)
• "wa-wa" (water/agua)
• "raffe" (giraffe)
• knock-knock
• outside
• kitty
• woof (dog sound)
• chicken
• eat
• please
• boom
• bath
• mouth
• mouse
• house
• grass
• "pass" (pacifier)
• Henry
• Bible
• moon
• "mmmmm" (whale sound" - pitching intonation)
  

Words Henry has said at least once but won't necessarily say when prompted:

• lion
• baby
• tree
• flower
• block
• green
• red

Words Henry can sign:

• please
• eat
• drink
• chicken
• thank you

What does Henry say?

At 13 and a half months, everything about Henry is growing; including his vocabulary. I recently made a list of all the words he is saying, has said in at least one isolated incident, and those he is signing. There's several more words that he understands but isn't verbalizing yet. I may amend these lists as I keep thinking of more words to add.

Words Henry says regularly or when prompted:
mama
dada
light
book
uh-oh
duck
moo (cow sound)
ba-ah-ah (sheep sound)
ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh (monkey sound)
oodle-doo (rooster sound)
night-night
ball
ear
eye
blue
bird
hat
amen
bye-bye

Words Henry has said at least once, but won't necessarily say when prompted:
paw-paw
tractor
green
red
nana (banana)
bubble

Words Henry can sign:
bye-bye
all done
more
milk