on to more exciting news! Bug is beginning to form quite the word bank. I am certain that most children begin to learn to words and phrases at this point, however, it is always exciting when YOUR own child begins learning.
[http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml] this link includes a chart as to where your child should be at each age group in terms of language development.
one of the key points in Bug's age group (18 months) is that children have a vocabulary between 5-20 words.
okay here comes proud mommy moment number 1,000 (haha), Bug has a vocabulary of almost 100 words. the latest words to enter into bugs vocabulary: [bubbles, elmo, nemo, bird, toy, bear, night-night, whats that?, who?, dance, chalk, poopie, pound it, high five, come on, car, go, lets go, yes mommy, please, thanks, (sanks), ear, eye, mouth. ]..
she has also learned to "pound it"- bump fists with someone else; the clap song (featured on barney), and "head, shoulders, knees, and toes". she can, and does quite frequently, identify any "boo-boos" that could possibly be on her body. week old scratches still illicit the response "owwww".
keeping this all in perspective, I am certain that there are many children (in fact, when comparing with my friends, most of our children do the same cute things- each of us quickly are shot back into reality that OUR child is not the most intelligent, perfect human being ever- but rather passing through another developmental stage.) that can successfully identify animals, dance, pound it and high five. instead of trying to impress others with the skills and abilities of our own children, we should privately celebrate and rejoice in each milestone!
HOW FREAKIN CUTE! She is the smartest, cutest little monster to you, and that's all that maters! Congrats on her having such a big vocabulary. And also managing to teach her the finer skills in life, like being able to fist bump. ;)
ReplyDeleteBug sounds like she is extremely smart and I'm sure she gets it from her mom. I really enjoy you're blog, It makes me excited for the day sometime in my far future when I become a mom as well. I really hope that court goes well for you. Just don't lose hope!
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