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Well, Bela was a chatterbug early on. We stopped counting at 18 months, when she had over 100 words. She uses the words to tell us exactly what we should and shouldn't do. As her pediatrician told us "She is a leader!" (what she meant to say was "She is bossy!"). Most of these words have been perfected since then, but we kept the list in its "pure form" since she reached 18 months.
What I say and what it means
1. Mama - My mama!
2. Mom? - What I say when I am puzzled because I can't see my mama.
3. Dada - Either my dad or Gabriel. I think it means "male person whom
I love."
4. Moh! - More. My dad taught me this so I could ask for more food, but I use
it to mean "Give me that food/drink!" even if I haven't had any yet.
5. Hi - Hi. Usually said when someone is across the room and I wave to them.
6. Doh - Dog
7. Yaydee - Lady, our doggie.
8. Nuh! - Nurse. I say this when I want to nurse from my mommy. (3/1) Nuas
9. Moo - I am not sure this is a word, but I think it means that white and black
animal. (Mom's note: It is for cow, but she also uses it for Snoopy.)
10. Deh! - There. I use it for pointing.
11. No - No
12. Uh-oh - I use it after I drop something on purpose on the floor so that
someone feels they need to pick it up for me. Then I drop it again "uh-oh!"
13. Baaa - Bye! I usually say this after the person left so they never get to
hear it. I also wave while I say it.
14. Pooh - (11/7) Winnie-the-Pooh! My dad's and my favorite character!
15. Hewow - (11/7) Hello? I say this when I put a phone against my head. I will
not say it if there is someone speaking on the other end. (1/22) Lately this
sounds more like Ello (Hello without the H)
16. Baw - (11/7) Ball
17. Baba - (11/7) Baby (3/1) Now I say it perfectly - baby.
18. Boo - (11/7) Book. I usually say this while I deliver a book, hoping the
recipient will read the book to me.
19. Lehla - (11/15) Bela, my name.
20. Lellow - (11/21) Yellow, my favorite color. I use it to mean any color,
and sometimes I just get it right! My parents like to think I know what yellow
is, but I really just say it for any colorful object, and sometimes I get lucky.
21. Op - (12/31) Up, when I want to be picked up or help climbing on something.
22. Down - Down, used for "Ring Around the Rosy" and just to go up
and down.
23. Mine! - Mine, used whenever I want something, or I don't want someone to
use something. Usually it belongs to me, but sometimes I just want to have it
so I call it "mine".
24. No - Nose. My parents want me to point to it, but I usually stick my finger
in it when I say it.
25. Nana - My favorite food after Cheerios
26. Nanai - Nighty Night
27. Apo - (1/22) Apple. Also used for pear, oranges, tangerines, etc.
28. Da-down - Sit down, or get down. I use it when I want someone to sit down,
or whenever I climb on something my parents don't want me to climb on. As soon
as they see me I tell them "da-down!" so they know that I am smart
enough to know I shouldn't do it, but will do it anyway.
29. Owl - Owl. My dad likes the way I say it so he makes me say it all the time.
30. Babiel - Gabriel, my big brother. But most of the time I still like to call
him Dada. When I really want to call him, I yell it like this. (3/1) Gabel
31. Eyes - Eye. I only point to it correctly half the time, but I kind of know
what it is. (3/1) Another body part I can point to! I always use the plural
form.
32. Behba - Bellybutton. I love mine and play with it all the time. I also love
sticking my finger in other people's bellybuttons, and sometimes I try to bite
my brother's..
33. TuhTuh - Turtle
34. Amal - Animal. I play with my Noah's Ark and all its amals.
35. Bih - Bib. I demand that my parents put it on me before meals, but usually
take it off within 5 minutes.
36. Duh - Duck.
37. Out - Out (when I want to get out of the bath)
38. Li - Light, for the light switch that my daddy taught me to use
39. Noodo - Noodle, for pasta, another one of my favorite foods (I have lots
of those)
40. Poopoo - I have poopoo in my diaper
41. Gheby - Gaby, another name for my big brother. I also call him Gabel, depending
on my mood.
42. Deuce - (3/1) Juice. The first time I said this I surprised my parents by
trying to open the fridge and asking for "deuce"
43. Sheep - Someone is sleeping.
44. Shh! - When someone is sleeping
45. Poon - Spoon, fork, utensils in general.
46. Mow - (3/14) Mouth
47. Dump! - Jump! I can't quite do the action, but am very close. Often I push
myself up, but only part of my feet leave the ground, so I fall forward.
48. Doh! - Go! I often say this as I start running.
49. Nih - Nipple (one more body part)
50. Boboo - Booboo, injury
51. Sues - Shoes
52. Tip - (3/25) Chips, my favorite party food.
53. Okay - I have not learned to say yes, but I say okay when I agree
54. Tackeh - Jacket
55. Aless - Alex, one of my brother's friends. We see their family often.
56. Two - How I count. I never say one, but when I am pretending to count with
my fingers, I always start with two. Also, if someone else starts counting "One...",
I respond "Two..." in the same tone. I even say "tee" sometimes.
57. Mou(th) - Another body part
58. Bo - Boat
59. Weu - Well. Something I learned to say because my mother says it whenever
she is waiting for me to do something.
60. Ba(g) - My diaper bag or my school bag
61. Lease - Please. My brother makes me say this when I want something he has.
Now I say it even when he doesn't ask me too (but not always)
62. Tease - Cheese
63. Eggs - The food and easter eggs (which I was very good at collecting and
putting in my basket)
64. An-dee - Another way to call my daddy
65. Fiss - Fish
66. Yock - (4/7/02) Sock
67. Shir - Shirt. First time my parents heard this I found a shirt and brought
it to Gaby saying "Gabes shir"
68. Bir - Bird
69. Moow - Moon (as in Goodnight Moon)
70. Bed - Bread
71. Bu - Bug
72. Buckeh - Bucket
73. Bed - Bed
74. Teess - Teeth
75. Elee - Elephant
76. Ot - Hot
77. Loon - Baloon
78. Pass - Paci, pacifier
79. Plah - Plane
80. Aw-dun - All done or all gone
81. Diss - This, I say when I point to something I want
82. Ow - (4/7/02) I say this when I get hurt (or someone else does)
83. Beess - Beach
84. Icekeem - Ice cream
85. Bahpah - Backpack (my brother's especially)
86. Anty - Empty
87. P-pah - Paper for drawing with my crayons
88. P-boo - Peekaboo!
89. A-bee-chee-dee - ABCD, the beginning of the alphabet. I go on and say ABC
again instead of EFG and I get some other letters right too (like L).
90. Milk - Milk
91. Num-num - I say this when something is yummy
92. See-os - Cheerios
93. Mo - Baby Mozart video, my favorite one
94. Sit - Sit. I tell me mother where I want her to sit.
95. Bubo - (4/13/02) Bubbles
96. Lemahn - Lemon. We have a lemon tree in our backyward and I like to pick
the lemons.
97. I do - I answer this whenever my mom, dad, or Gabriel asks "Who loves
mama/dada/Gaby?" It started because my mom would say "Who loves Bela?
I do!" Now if they ask "Who loves Bela?", I listen to see who
will answer. If they ask who loves something or someone other than mama/dada/Gaby,
I don't answer at all.
98. Si - Switch sides while nursing
99. Seal - Cereal
100. Kahkeh - Cracker
101. Top - Stop! I tell Gabriel to do this when he is walking ahead of me.
102. Beh - Bear
103. Peass - Peas. I love to eat frozen peas
104. Boo - Boots, especially my mommy's booties.
105. Tutu - (4/17/02) Choo-choo train
106. Cheh - Chair
107. Tep - Toothpaste. I always ask for it on my tootbrush.
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