Mia's Words

I love how much Mia is starting to talk these days. My very favorite thing is that she is saying "Mommy" and "Daddy" now instead of just "Mama" and "Dada." It's so sweet to hear. If you read this regularly, you probably know that Mia loves to eat. It shouldn't surprise you then one of her favorite words is "Bite." She'll see something she wants, point to it and say "Bite! Bite!" It makes me laugh when she does that.

Other words we often hear:
-For food: snack, waffle, anana (for banana), fish (for goldfish), peach, go (for mango) and "more" which is often coupled with the sign for more.
-For family: Lila (for Lily), Mama (for Bama), Nana (for Granna), Papa, Meme and Zac (my nephew).
-She is good at these animals' sounds: ducks, dogs, sheep, cows, pigs, lions, tigers, snakes and "three singing pigs" (from a Sandra Boynton book to which Mia correctly responds "la la la").
-Other general words: Jeez (for Jesus which she says while we're singing "Jesus Loves Me"), Boo (when playing peek-a-boo), boo-boo (when she falls down), Uh-oh (when she throws something down on the floor), Mine (we often hear "mine" very loudly as Lily tries to take a toy away), No, Bow, Ooes (shoes), Duck, Dog, Toodles (from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), Ook (for book), Eez (for please), Thank You, Eyes, Nigh-nigh (before going to bed), Too (her response when you say "I love you"), Glow (for her favorite toy - Glow Worm) and Up (when she wants us to pick her up).

Of course, we hear a lot of laughter from her too. Mia is such a sweet, happy girl. We adore her! I know there are more words than this that she can correctly say, but I am just not thinking of them right now. It is amazing how her speech skills are really starting to take off. I have a very strong feeling that once she starts talking, she won't slow down for quite awhile!