Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Preston's language at 15 months


SIGNS:
mommy
daddy
papa
nana
Gracie
apple
cookie
ouch/hurt
airplane
car/drive
motorcycle
computer
coffee
milk
cheese
cracker
grapes
all done
more
ball
dog
cat
cow
tiger
elephant (puts his hand on his nose)
lion
bird
walk (like a stroller ride walk)
yes
no
bye-bye (waves)
hi (waves)
baby
water
thirsty
hungry
eat
orange
diaper
wash hands (see below... that's when he signed this for the first time, too)
potty (learned he could do this when John said "Daddy's going to go potty" and Preston signed it)
bath
book
suction
sleep
please
thank you
sorry
shoes
brush teeth
hat
hot
wind
fruit
strawberry (red fruit)
signing time
binky
rainbow (does the rainbow part, not the colors part - - and says "bow")
flower
fish
boat
phone
bread (discovered he knew this one on 8/13/08 when I said, "Do you want some bread?" and he signed bread)
Erin - PT
laugh (signed 8/18/08 when Gracie laughed. Actually signed "Gracie laugh"

SIGNED PHRASES:
8/12/08: "More Food" "food please" "cheese eat please"

SOME OF THINGS HE DOES:
"dirty clothes" - he knows to put them away when told - - he knows how to put most things away - - he is actually quite tidy!
he knows most of "itsy bitsy spider"
he knows parts of "open and shut them" finger game
claps for joy
plays peek-a-boo
he does the "if you're happy and you know it" song
blows kisses

THINGS HE SAYS:
dada
mama
papa
woof
meow
ooh-ahh (monkey sounds)
hot (now says "hot-o")
ow
wow
apple
ball
says "ep" for "help" and approximates a sign (the sign I can't count yet because it's not consistent!)
bow (for rainbow)
mow (when lawn is being mowed)
"hi" (Nana worked on this on 8/18/08 while I took Gracie to the doctor)