Some new communications skills

Filed Under Fifteen Months, Talking | 4 Comments

Bailey is fifteen months old now. Her vocabulary is growing slowly but surely. If she says something consistently and means the same thing with it, I count it as a word. Even if the pronunciation is a little bit off ;)

She has recently added:

Um-vvv (movie)
Eye
Muh (mouth)
Guh (grampa or grammy)
Puh Puh (please, this started because we were saying “PUH PUH” trying to show her how to make the P sound)
Dih (This)

Obviously she leaves the end off of most words, and always has. I am guessing that will come with time. She seems to have it all in her head and understands whatever we say to her, she just can’t or won’t make it come out of her mouth. I always read blogs/talk to friends whose kids the same age have been saying full words for months now, and I worry that she’s behind. Then I remember she walked at ten months and I try to remind myself that she can’t do everything. She has probably been focused on physical development. I am just looking forward to her being able to tell me what she wants.

Here are a few other fun things she has started doing lately:

She can smile/show her teeth on command- I will have to get a picture because the face she makes is so funny.

Blowing kisses is now with an open hand instead of a flinging fist

During a funny moment we taught her “You tooted… What does a toot say?” And she makes a farting/raspberry noise with her mouth! I know that’s just charming to teach a little girl… but hey, it’s good for a few laughs.


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  1. Beth on July 20, 2008 9:54 pm

    It looks like Bailey’s word explosion is beginning! :) Adam did not say anything (except the occasional mamamamama and a few animal sounds) before 15 months old. Once he hit 15 months, a lightbulb went off and he started saying some of the words we’ve taught him for so long. Just keep talking to her like you have been. Most of my friends’ kids didn’t really start “talking” until 18 – 24 months. And like you mentioned, her walking was sooo early. She will continue to amaze you… she’s such a cutie!!!

  2. Dawn B on July 20, 2008 10:15 pm

    Yeah, alot of actual attempts to speak more and communicate come around 20 months. I always call that the “golden month”. James and my nephew, Ethan, both had an explosion of speech at that exact time. Now, again…I know every kid is different. But regardless of that, Bailey sounds like a very BRIGHT girl!!! And I’m not just saying that. lol
    The fact that she’s already trying to say SO MUCH is amazing to me. I’m no doc but it still seems to me that she’s ahead of the game.

  3. Sarah on July 21, 2008 12:22 pm

    That post made me laugh….I can’t wait to see her in November. I know it is what mom’s do, but do not worry. She is a very unique little girl and I’m sure she is just carefully choosing her words to say. Why speak unless it is critically important right?

  4. Lauren on July 21, 2008 5:51 pm

    My 15 month old says the end of words. So maybe we should put the two together, and we’ll actually get full recognizable words.

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