While Jason floated down the might MO with 3 of his best friends (or Tom Sawyer and the Three Stooges, as Kelley put it), Charlie and I spent a fabulous Mommy-Charlie weekend here at home, filled with picnics, pancakes, swings, walks, books, church, feeding the fish and lots and lots and lots of talking.
Early Saturday morning I realized that I hadn't documented his vocabulary in quite a long time (since the 3 to 4 word stage), so I thought it would be neat to start a list of his words, thinking that I would end up with 20 or so new entries. To put it mildly, I was absolutely blown away by how many words Charlie used over the next few hours -- and when I say "used", I mean accurately and appropriately. My baby is verbal and can actually carry on a short conversation in which he answers questions about how he likes something or what he wants to do/have.
Undeterred, I continued tracking throughout the weekend and came up with a list of over 90 words or phrases! And yes, being a ridiculously doting mother, I am going to list them all...and while I cannot deny my obsessive, organizational impulses to list them alphabetically by category and part of speech, I will start with some of the phrases and responses that are the most amusing for any readers who aren't quite as passionate about Charlie's vocabulary as I am... Interestingly enough, a crash course in Charlese probably sums up Charlie's interests, activities and passions better than anything I could ever come up with!
Phrases/Responses
- Ah-go (all gone)
- Amen (shouted upon hearing the phrase "in Jesus' name...")
- Bah-bye (bye-bye)
- BeeBee (yes, please -- repeated, but not used on his own yet)
- Daaazy (daisy -- sung to the tune of the Daisy sour cream jingle, (Daisy, do a dollop of Daisy, do-do a dollop...))
- Deedee (give me -- repeated incessantly when he sees something he wants and you can't figure out what it is)
- Ehmay (help me)
- Hah (hi -- typically used with right hand thrown up in the cool-guy wave)
- Hi (hi -- typically used to get your attention when there is a great "meh" to see)
- Hok-hok (honk-honk -- used while squeezing his own or someone else's nose)
- Noh? (I don't know -- response to where'd it go?, complete with hands out to sides, palms up)
- Moh (more -- very favorite word; used in combination with sign language for emphasis at times)
- Nye-nye (night-night -- generally muttered into pillow as he nestles in after prayers)
- Nuh-moh (no more -- somewhat interchangable with "ah-go")
- No (no -- preferred use "no-no" while shaking his finger at something he's not allowed to do)
- Ohhh nooo (typically follows dropping something on the floor or knocking over a stack of something; more dramatic than our perennial favorite "uh-oh")
- Uh yeah (slowly replacing "yeh" as preferred affirmative response")
- Peez (please)
- Boopie (I'm poopy -- used while pointing at diaper and waving other arm back and forth, whether really poopy or not; always followed by giggles)
- Uh-oh (favorite thing to say upon dropping or throwing just about anything)
- Wheee! (primarily used while swinging or going over the railroad tracks)
- Go? (where'd it go -- used after hiding something behind his back or under a pillow)
- Whoa! (typically used after falling down, almost falling down or any another awe-inspiring moment)
- Dya (yeah)
Nouns
- People: Mannah (Amanda - teacher); Byebee (baby); Bahbuh (Bob); Dada (Daddy); Dogo (Otis); Nonna (Donna); Jo-Jo (Joanna - teacher); Mama (Mommy); Mimi (Mimi - Baby Einstein); Wa-Wally (Wally)
- Places: hommmme (home); owdye (outside and inside); uhp (up and down)
- Food: nah-nuh (banana); bebe (blueberry); sheez (cheese); kaka (coffee); kuhkuh (cookie); kakha (cracker); gate (grape); jew (juice); mel (milk); moleymoley (guacamole); possa (pasta); peese (peas); peesa (pizza); wah-wah (water); gogrr (yogurt)
- Eating accessories: bawk (fork); nye (knife); pate (plate); boon (spoon)
- Animals: bood (bird); dyedye (dog); duh (duck); feese (fish); gee (geese); kihee (kitty); shawk (shark)
- Modes of transportation: ehermeh (airplane); boe (boat); caw (car); tuck (truck)
- Body parts: ahm (arm); awbye (owie); eah (ear); eye (eye); behbuh (belly button); han (hand); moh (mole); heh (neck); noh-noh (nose)
- Clothing: haht (hat); hock (sock); hoo (shoe)
- Favorite things: baah (bag); baybee (blankie); booh (book); deese (keys); may (mail); meh (mess); moo (moon); hone (phone); staw (star)
- Gooh (good -- typically in reference to food)
- Hot (hot -- in reference to EVERYTHING!)
- Wet (wet -- best to use when splashing something all over something else)
- Eeeh (eat)
- Ugh (hug)
- Huht (hurt -- the absolute worst word you can hear from him)
- Peefing (sleeping)
- Feen (swing)
- Wok (walk)
Dada! Ehermeh, go? Bah-bye.
Whoooaa! Tuck!
Wheee! Feen!
Mama, ugh!
Wok, Dogo.
Moleymoley! Moleymoley!
