She Can Say Stuff!

Over the past two months, Yolanda has gone totally verbal. She starting talking at a pretty early age, six months or so, with the basics– dada, mama, baby, socks. And her vocabulary has grown steadily ever since. Then right around November, she really hit her stride. She starting busting out words right and left. Play, blocks, down, nose, eyes, diapers, wipes, cheese, puppets, downstairs, boots. And because she’s bilingual– agua, mas, cuchara, gracias, zapatos. Now she’s all about repeating what we say. Some of her newer words are awesome, please, pizza, sushi, and alright.
Of course her pronunciation is off and there are still a few letter sounds that she can’t say, but overall, I’d call Yoyo a regular chatterbox. Here are some of her funnier pronunciations:

Ah Daiiii: All done

Oh-dirt: Yogurt

Du-Du: Choo Choo

Aaaoats: Oats

Oppy: Open

Shishue: Tissue

Dees: This (we think; it’s what she says when she wants something, as in “dees! dees!”, while she points at the desired object. )

and our favorite, Bata Bata: Belly Button

Here’s a picture taken just before Christmas in South Florida:

We are teaching her to say “plumber’s crack”.