lots and lots of stuff!!

Zoe has had lots of things going on lately...

New vocabulary!
First shiner!
New dance moves!
Reading!
Climbing like a monkey!!

Let's start with the vocabulary:
She told me today "Thank you, Mommy" when I picked her up from the changing table. She can identify LOTS of things in books, including a kitty and puppy (of course), bear, bunny, fish, the "mommy" and "daddy" on a page, monkey, lobster, hyena, elephant, shoes, book, lollipops (pops), cars, trucks, ducks, birdies (bee), all kinds of things.

She has a number of sentences she says often. "I sit up," "I get it", "Where ___" "where is it?" "I get Daddy", "I go up", "I get you" (means chase me, chase me!).

She understands one step instructions, and sometimes even two step ones (like pick up your milk and bring it to Mommy" when she throws it on the ground). She understands when it's time for dinner, eat, snack (and can say "nack"). She understands when we ask her if she's tired and needs to go up for "night-night" or bed.

More often than not, Zoe will say "no" and "yes" appropriately.

And, Zoe's actual vocabulary?? She STUNS us every day with the words she picks up, repeats, and says. It's incredible.

Oh, and about the animals she knows? If you want to do something fun with Zoe, she loves to tell you the things animals say...
monkey
hyena (this is in a book she has, and she says "ha ha")
elephant
kitty
puppy
duckie (sounds more like an actual quack and less like caa)
froggie
lobster (makes an open/close motion with her hand)
skunk (says "peee-you")
snake
chicken (makes a clicking sound with her tongue)
birdie
praying mantis (she moves her hands together)
cow

She can't always tell us the name, but she does say the sound :) It's cute.

Why the variety? The different books she has has a smattering of these animals.

Ask her, she'll tell you...she's very proud of herself. She'll tell you so, but you may not understand her. hehe

Zoe has developed this very funny way to talk to you. She moves her hands and says things with such importance and emphasis you'd SWEAR she was saying something important! Just go with it, and you're bound to get a good giggle!

Okay, more things in another post!