Words My 22-Month Old Can Say
His language skills have begun to pick up lately. At one year to 18 months, he only picked up six to ten words, but he’s now hit a vocabulary growth spurt. So I thought I’d take an inventory of his word knowledge, and challenge myself to see how many I can recall him using lately.
- cookie – One of his first words. Initially he’d pronounce it “cook key”.
- key – He knows locked doors need a key to open.
- up – Repeats it when he wants to be picked up.
- down – For when he wants to be put down, or get down from a chair.
- uh oh – Used when something goes wrong, or a cartoon goes to commercial.
- num num – Not a real word, but refers to all food.
- baba – Again not a real word, but refers to all drinks. (Dad’s coffee is even a “baba”)
- eat – We eat our num nums.
- cold – Cold can refer to temperature, but it’s also his word for snow.
- coat – We need it when it’s cold.
- door – Pronounced more like “dough”, but he tries.
- close – What we do to the door.
- cat – This word is usually screamed at the poor animal as he attempts to flee. All four-legged animals are “cats”.
- choo choo – His word for trains.
- rock – Pronounced more like “rah”. He likes finding rocks outside.
- duck – Loves ducks.
- car – Pronounced with a Boston accent: “cah”.
- yeah – Standard affirmative answer, used all the time.
- no – He doesn’t have the “n” sound quite right, so this one sounds funny.
- night-night – Word for sleeping, sometimes pronounced “nigh-nigh” or “nigh-nine”.
- kid – Any other child is a “kid”.
- boo boo – Any time he gets hurt.
- cocoa – This one is quite a bit off! He began referring to crayons as “cocoas”; now pens, pencils and markers are all “cocoas”.
- hum – Another mixed up one. His word for a phone.
- toy – Although he pronounces it more like “toe”.
- ball-ball – His word for a ball, his favorite type of toy. Can also mean eyes (eye balls) and crunch berries. (Yes, crunch berries.)
- teeth – Pronounced more like “tee”.
- boom-boom – His word for a balloon.
- bwoo – The color blue.
- hat – He thinks it’s funny to pick up anything and make it a hat by putting it on his head.
- hop – He learned hop from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
- egg – Usually refers to painted Easter eggs.
- done – Usually said when he’s done eating, while pushing away his plate.
- arm – Learned from a Mr. Potato Head.
- moo – The sound a cow makes, of course.
He’s also starting to put words together in meaningful ways, such as “door close” as he closes a door, or “cat eat” while pointing to the cat’s food. It’s so rewarding, as a parent, to observe all this language development!
Other Baby Blogs by Dads or Moms, Exchange Links
As I get this blog off the ground, I’m interested in cultivating a blogroll with links to other blogs on a similar theme. If you have a blog and want to exchange links, let me know in a comment.
I’m completely new to baby-themed blogging. I don’t know what sorts of blog networks or link opportunities are out there, though I’m sure there are many. Looking forward to learning more.
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