Our Chatterbox

This post contains a partial list of words she knows, plus a whole lot of pictures.

Miss Leyba has been learning new words every day. Check out the words that she says regularly (and uses in the correct context):

hi
bye
cheese
apple (sometimes she uses it for pear though)
pear
yum
good
yeah
sure
there (in response to “where is mommy?”)
done
up
down
again
more
thank you
book
ball
door
mama
daddy
grandma
pop-pop (her name for Grandpa)
happy (plus phrases happy girl, happy day)
sad
shoes
diaper
dog
cat
trot trot (for the song “trot trot to Boston”)
NO!
baby
pee
purple
blue
mia mia (for Mamma Mia)

She loves to pretend read “Hop on Pop” by Dr. Seuss saying the words:
hop
pop
up
pup
(If we ask her what book it is, she replies “Hop Pop!”)

Animal sounds (when asked what does this animal say?):
baa
moo
honk
bark
meow
cock (for cock-a-doodle-doo!)
quack

Plus signs for more, food, milk, potty

Yep, that’s a whole lotta words for a 16 month old. Yep, she’s a chatterbox. Yep, I still only understand about 10% of the things she says. Yep, we adore her.

Of course, as soon as she heads out into public she’s completely silent unless she meets a kid, baby or dog. Then she starts to chat it up.

Super cute.

And now some photos from this month:

The view from our street. Yep, we see this beautiful, blooming field from our bedroom window!

Sharing David’s chai over breakfast.

She loves wearing my purse. And unloading it too, of course.

We’ve been having so many play dates lately. Miss Leyba is very loving with her friends (giving them hugs and kisses) and so good at sharing her toys (and wearing her friends hats, see above).

I snapped this photo after last weeks Daddy Daughter Date. Yes, her shirt was white when she left. Yes, I received a call from David when they were out warning me (“You’re gonna kill me…”). We’re hoping the tie dye look comes back into fashion soon. We have a whole lot of blackberry bushes in front of our house. We expect a plentiful crop of purple berry juices to complement her strawberry stained shirt. Summertime fun!

Update: Miss Leyba came home covered in chocolate this week. Outings with Daddy aren’t just messy, they are FUN! (And tasty too.)