16 months

Happy 16 months to our smart and beautiful baby!  We got back from MN yesterday where Jane impressed everyone with all that she is able to do now.  Check back tomorrow for trip pictures.

Here's the ongoing list of Jane's language development (bold items new this past month):

Words

Maaaa (mom)

Daaaa (dad, although he often gets called maaa)

More (muh)

Mop

Dog (without the g)

“Huh?”  when looking for something she can’t find

Saw (aw; they are doing construction downstairs and Jane HATES the saw)

Pop pop (when popping bubbles “mop mop mop mop”)

Droid (“duuuud” in a deep voice, just like daddy’s phone says when it gets a text)

Splash, again, right back (not even close to sounding actual words, but she says it the same way every time)

Pasta (taaa)

Grandma  (maa ma)

Bra (bwa)

Signs

Water

Candy

Banana

Cheese

Coffee

Airplane

Car (same sign for car, bus, van, truck)

Bike

Run

Bird

Frog

fish

Hat

Ball

Book

Markers (we use the sign for draw)

Swing

slide

all done

tree (sometimes)

train

toothbrush

rock

ice cream

bug

turtle

scissors

carrot

pee (jane knows when she has to pee…thank you cloth diapers!)

movie

boat

paint

giraffe

butterfly

Sounds/motions

Whale (looks up and blows, as in blow hole)

Crab (pinches her fingers together)

Dog (licks or does her bark)

Cat (meow meow)

Snake (shutters because mama hates snakes)

Gorilla (thumps chest)

Elephant (sound)

Chicken (flaps arms)

Crocodile or alligator (claps hands together mama says, “snap snap”)

Lion, tiger, dinosaur (“roar” without two /r/ sounds)

Fire truck, ambulance (siren sound)

Motorcycle (mama says ning ning ning ning, Jane approximates)

Flowers (Jane sniffs)

Shakes head no\

Shakes head yes!

Dust buster/vacuum cleaner

Pigeon (mama says “mine mine mine” jane says “mymymymy”)