Chatty Charlie

My goodness! I've always been a talker and Jason isn't exactly the "strong, silent type," but Charlie is giving us both a run for our money.  We've definitely noticed his vocabulary growing beyond "moh," "Mama," "Dada," and "Dogo" over the past few weeks, but it absolutely exploded this weekend.

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)

Adjectives

• 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)

Verbs

• 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!