Words of the Week

With things changing so quickly around our house, CEC's mommy has decided to post an unexpected update a mere 2 weeks after the last one. Yep - they change that fast.

Here are Caroline's words of the week (actually the past 2 weeks, but it doesn't have the same alliteration):

1. [the horse says] ‘neigh’
2. “x” . *She calls all letters and numbers, including the X, “x”. except the 8, which she calls…
3. eight. *Randomly, she knows this one.
4. balloon (loon)
5. bird (beud) *We’re working on distinguishing ducks from our other feathered friends
6. boat
7. book (sounds a lot like block: bock)
8. BRAVO (baahhbooo) *Usually said when mommy or daddy does something that C likes – like eating one of her Cheerios – or when she is particularly proud of herself.
9. Mommy: "Do you want to sing?" C: “A-B-C” *When her teachers told us this one, I didn't believe it. But it's true. Video coming soon.
10. gentle (sounds a bit like turtle: juuttlle). *Usually said while she pats momma.
11. hair (haeu…)
12. happy *Said especially when she hears someone say "birthday." Like I've said, this girl loves a celebration!
13. hot *And the toaster is a “no no. hot." She's catching on!
14. JoJo *A new one - JoJo is her friend Johanna, at school
15. momma *Hooray! Finally!
16. papaya
17. pat *...pat pat, while she pats herself
18. push *As in "What do we do to the elevator button?" C: "Push"
19. water (sounds a lot like waffle)

She also can recite (with some help), her favorite book, Moo, Baa, La La La. It goes something like this:
MOM: The cow says...
CEC: ...mooo...
MOM: The sheep says...
CEC: ...baaa...
MOM: Three singing pigs say 'La La La'
CEC: No No
MOM: :-) 'No No' you say, That isn't right. The pigs say 'Oink' all day and night. Rhinocerouses snort [snort] and snuff [snuff]. And little dogs go 'Ruff ruff ruff' Some other dogs go...
CEC: ...Wow wow wow...
MOM: Yep! 'Bow wow wow'. And cats and kittens say 'meow.'
CEC: Duck
MOM: 'Quack' says the duck. The horse says...
CEC: Neigh..
MOM: It's quiet now... what does Caroline say?
CEC: [Insert giggles]

We're working on a video of this, too, but performances on demand are hard to come by. Stay tuned...