Miss Makaela is 15 months old! Crazy huh? In honor of this milestone we spent FAR too much time at the clinic, thanks to a front-desk snafu in which they didn't actually check us in, so the staff didn't know we were there. Good times.
Oh well, what can you do? We are thrilled to report we have a healthy little lady...with a giant head, for her big brains of course :)
And after filling out the 15 month questionnaire at Mak's appointment, it got me thinking about all the words she says, so I thought it would be fun to share Mak's Dictionary...a Maktionary if you will :)
I'll set it up like this:
Mak version of the word - definition/how she uses it
Hiiii - Hi and also a general filler for when things are too quiet
Dee-da! - See ya, bye bye. The girl loves sending off strangers.
Dane-doo! - Thank you! Polite little nugget.
Q-meh - Excuse me. Mostly when we tell her "say excuse me Ginge" because Ginge likes to act as a road block.
Duh-dee - Daddy, often combined with see ya - "Dee-da-duh-dee-Dee-da!" always with great enthusiasm.
MeMe or Mam-ee - Mama. RARELY used. That's the way it always goes, right?
Gigi - Ginger, our dog. Most commonly said phrase by Mak currently is "Hiiiii Gigi Hiiii Gigi Hiiiii Gigi"
ErRah - Rocky, our dog. Usually said as if she is calling him, or when she is looking for him.
WoofWoof - Dog and all other furry looking animals with tails :)
Duck- Duck. And bird. And sometimes large bugs that fly.
AyAn - Elephant. We look at lots of animal pictures, most of the time she just looks and points, but with elephant she likes to try to say it.
Eee-Eee - Monkey. Only used when she sees a picture of a monkey.
A-va, A-va - Vacuum. Sometimes she loves it, sometimes she fears it.
Uh-oh! - Uh-oh. Used when something drops, OR when she purposely lets something go AND if she sees garbage of any sort, crayons, you name it on the floor at a restaurant or other fine establishment :)
Hiya - Helicopter. She loves watching for them and pointing to them, and makes a raspberry noise to combine with the frantic pointing and shouting of "hiya hiya hiya!"
Papa - Papa, phone, iPad. This started because we would ask her if she wanted to FaceTime with Papa. Now all electronics are "papa" whether she is playing a game, listening to music or actually talking to Papa.
Nuh-nuh - No. She often walks through the backyard, looks at dog crap and say "nuh-nuh." Glad she knows her boundaries on that one, haha.
All-guh - All gone! And when grapes are "all-guh" the girl will LET YOU KNOW.
Bebe - Baby. Basically used for anyone that looks under 12. But the cutest is when she loves on her "bebe" doll. Lately she even tries to change her baby's diaper, feed her, put her down for a nap, clap her hands, all of it- adorable.
Buh - Book. She will tear through her stacks of books until she finds the exact one she is looking for.
GUUh - Go! She likes to help and tell the dogs to "GUUh" to their room when we are leaving to go out on an adventure.
Vroo-Vroo - Cars, Trucks, Motorcyles. All things that go vroom vroom, duhhhhh.
CruCka - Cracker. This is said in a very gurgly-deep in the throat way. We think this was actually her first official word.
Haaa-Ttt - Hot. It sure is Haaa-Ttt when we get in the car.
NumNum- Yummy. Chocolate is especially NumNum.
Yaya or Yusssssss- Yes. Usually she just shakes her head VERRRRY slowly. It is the sweetest.
HeyUL - Hi y'all. We just taught her this. She is officially a southern belle.
Makaela really is good at communicating her needs and wants. She also gives a lot of non-verbal cues, either by pointing, signing, and bringing you or taking you to what she wants. Don't get me wrong, we still get the "ehh ehhh" whine but it's not an all day thing (THANK.GOD.)
She is also great at following directions, so it is CLEAR when she is just CHOOSING to ignore our instruction. Yeah, we're onto you smarty pants ;-)
