Monday, December 19, 2011

Ryan is 22 months!

We are rounding the corner on Ryan's upcoming 2nd birthday. We sure do love our sweet little boy so much! While Ryan is a great little boy, we certainly are understanding the stereotype of "terrible twos". He certainly has his challenging moments. However, it is very entertaining watching how his little mind works and seeing new things that he learns each day.
Regarding Ryan's sleep schedule, for some reason the weekend after Thanksgiving he started fighting going to bed at night (1-2hrs), followed by actually getting out of his toddler bed and crying and running to the door, then screaming as we made him go back to bed. We went through 4 nights in a row of one of us finally sitting in his room until he fell asleep and then sneaking out. Then came the worst night we have had yet. Ryan woke up around 12:30am one morning and got out of bed and ran to his door crying and screaming. By the time I got to his room he had opened the door and I could tell he was sad/upset. Unfortunately, after trading off every hour and a half with Mike by 6:00am neither of us had been able to get him back to sleep. (This is very unlike our child). When Mike set him at the breakfast table because he wanted to "eat, Momma, eat" he finally fell asleep. After just one night of this I knew that I would never survive it continuing both physically and emotionally as I was dealing with another stress at the same time, so off came the toddler rails and right back on went the crib front!! We have gained our sanity back with this change and Mike has switched with me and now puts Ryan to bed which seems to keep him calmer. After the change back to the crib we gradually went from 1-2hrs to falling asleep for bedtime to only about 10-15 minutes of crying now. It is certainly an improvement, but still so crazy since Ryan was so great about naps and bedtime and went down without a peep, usually a hug and kiss and "bye bye Mommy", or Night Night Mommy". I really hope this is just a phase and can be attributed to molars, night terrors, or separation anxiety and eventually we will return to the toddler rails. Oh well, toddler bed, you were fun and Ryan did great for 2 months! Maybe after his 2nd birthday we will attempt again...

I haven't kept any kind of list this month regarding Ryan's accomplishments or activities, so I am trying to recall off the top of my head. We are still attending MOPS on Tuesdays and Ryan enjoys having his cousin Naomi in MOPPETS "E" with him. On Wednesdays we still have our Little Gym "Beasts" class. We went to the Fort Worth Zoo with Mike for the first time the week of Thanksgiving and had a really great time!  Ryan is really working on the endings of words lately with sounds such as "CK", "T", "P", "D", etc. He sometimes confuses the endings or at least seems to try different sounds out such as one day when he called the school buses "Buck" instead of "Bus", but he seems to have those straight now. I sometimes wonder if the tubes in his ears make him hear certain sounds a little bit differently, but after repeating a few times he will generally correct himself and get it right. He is very clear with words such as "Milk", "Park", "Walk", "Clock", "Duck", "Sock", etc. He is definitely starting to string words together and vocabulary seems to grow and change weekly. Latest I can think of is "I got you". He is starting to recognize letters (A, E, D, T, C, U, & O) and his current favorite number is "2" and when counting '1, 2, 3,' it's typically "two, two, TWO". When we count to 10 if you stop he will say the numbers 2, 8, and 10. He especially loves mimicking us these days and I will sometimes just challenge him after saying a particular word and then ask "Can Ryan say ...?" The latest favorites for me to hear him say clearly were "elbow & eye ball", but there are many more than make us chuckle. Regarding colors, Ryan says yellow, red, blue, purple, pink, white, grey, and een (green). Still no orange, brown or black just yet and he is still being fairly stubborn with clearly saying green, but it is the same noise he makes every time he sees or picks up the color so I know that he does know it. Ryan is such a joy and has a personality that is loving, inquisitive, and sensitive filled with his Dad's sense of humor, his Mom's planning/organizing/type A mindset, and the stubbornness of a mule. ;) We love him so much and are really enjoying watching him grow!! (and can't believe how fast that is happening)

I am finding it harder and harder to find time to blog these days so you'll notice this is almost 2 weeks delayed... I think after Ryan's 2nd birthday I will only blog major milestones and not necessarily monthly. We are currently amid preparations for Christmas. We have already had three Christmas, and this week brings two more family parties and then Christmas Day morning celebrations of course followed by the Campbell family Christmas afternoon/evening. It is a busy month, but I absolutely love this time of year with cooler temperatures, festive decorations and lights, Christmas music, hot cider, Christmas movies, fires, and most of all the Reason for the Season, celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!! Traditions are so great to have and we seem to have the most around the holidays. It is great getting to start brand new traditions with our newest generation as we enjoy the Holiday Carriage Rides through our neighborhood and enjoy Prairie Lights with Ryan for the 2nd time this year. Our family wishes yours a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!






Monday, November 14, 2011

Ryan is 21 months!

Cooling off after Trick or Treat with "Elmo's World"

Handing out candy before it was all gone

Mike and Ryan on Halloween

Papa with Ryan and Charlie


New hat to keep us warm

Pumpkin party- Ryan, Juliette, and Naomi
Helping Mom bake in the kitchen

Feeding Mr. Bear a drink of water

Ryan is 21 months now and I actually have to stop and think most of the time before I respond when someone asks how old Ryan is these days. My new response is typically that he will be two in February, so I don't have to sit and think how many months that is. Ryan is falling stereotypically to the "terrible two's" by challenging the authority of his parents and constantly testing us to see what he can get away with. It is extremely challenging (and exhausting) to stay consistent with him all the time, but I know already that it is paying off and will continue to reap benefits in our relationship with him as well as how he learns to respect others as well as their belongings.

Lately, Ryan seems to really be working on those two year molars. He has started crying when we brush his teeth and seems to want ice or a "teethy" several times throughout the day. He is also back to chewing on all his toys and books. I did have a friend tell me that her child worked on these 2nd molars for 4 months before they actually started breaking through, so we may still be in for the long haul, but it's definitely been about a month so hopefully he is making progress.

The time change last weekend has proven to be a challenging one for Ryan. As a teen and young adult this was the time of year I always looked forward to- for the extra hour of sleep! Being a parent has certainly changed my opinion. Pre-time change, Ryan had been consistently waking up between 7:15-7:45am and so the first morning of the time change when he woke up at 6:30 it seemed very logical since to him it was 7:30. As the days went by we tried to move his lunch, dinner, and bedtime slowly back in 20-30 minute increments and by day 3 his daytime schedule was completely switched  to the new time. However, his body hasn't seemed to adjust yet to the morning time and is still waking him up early... What started at 6:30am for 3 days, gradually moved to 6am, 5:45am (2 days), and just this morning 5am?!??!?! Oh boy, we are not okay with that one. I'd prefer we even go back to the 6:30 at this point. He is getting one 3 hr nap each day and seems well rested when he wakes up, but I'm just getting at a loss of what to do for him. We tried the earlier bedtime last night (by 30 min) which resulted in the 5am wake up instead of later. So, tonight I believe I am going to suffer through keeping him up until at least 8:30pm in hopes that it will help adjust that morning wake up. Wish us luck!

Other things in Ryan's world include pretty good eating minus many veggies, yet typical for a toddler. He is eating what we have at most meals, but does have his backup corn dogs, hot dogs, mac 'n cheese, peanut butter, chicken nuggets, etc. for days that I make spicy foods or salads or something I know he won't eat. He tried yogurt pretzels for the first time today and is a fan. He is back to eating edamame and all kinds of potatoes, and trying new fruits like oranges and honey dew melon. He is still talking up a storm and is especially interested in all things "Elmo", "Bob", "Bus" (school buses), and naming colors everywhere. Current colors he can say and identify include: red, blue, purple, pink, yellow, "een"-green, and white.  He can point out when asked orange, but has yet to attempt to say that one. I'm not sure exactly when kids are supposed to learn their colors, but several places I've been where people observed him naming colors and asked his age, people seem impressed that he knows colors that well at his age, so that just makes me more proud of him!! :)

Ryan still loves loves loves his Toby cat and chases the poor cat around constantly to hug him, lay on top of him, pet him (sometimes not too gently), and just get in his face. Toby puts up with a lot and is very patient around Ryan, but will vocalize to him when he has had enough. Unfortunately Ryan knows where most of his hiding places are already.

Other activities for Ryan include Moppets at the Church on Rush Creek on Tuesdays, Little Gym "Beasts" class on Wednesdays, random play dates with "Nomi" aka Naomi at least once a week, other random get togethers with friends, and general errands around town with me daily. Ryan is now very interested in "pretend" play such as handing us cookies and milk off a story book page and encouraging us to "eat it" including pretend eating sounds, and sharing drinks and snacks with Mr. Bear as well. He loves stickers and band aids and while we are not seriously involved in potty training just yet, he has occasional successes with going "tee tee" in the potty for blue M&M's. He is a big help around the house with chores and follows directions well about 90% of the time.

Finally, Ryan keeps me constantly thinking as I try to understand all his new vocabulary, and has me up and going all day every day. He truly is a joy. I love all of the sweet smothering hugs and kisses that I get each day and watching how excited he gets learning new things and doing some of his favorites. He is growing up so fast and I can't believe it's already time to plan the 2nd birthday party! Now if we can only work on some of the temper tantrums and that early wake up time, life will be much happier around our house. ;) Thanks for the ways each of you bless our lives and for the continual prayer. We certainly appreciate it and love you all!!

Sincerely,
Emily

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sears Photos

Here is a link to Ryan's Halloween costume photos and Christmas card photos for this year. I ordered numbers 8, 26, 27, and 33. He is such a cutie and growing up fast!!

http://www.SearsPhotos.com/ViewSharedAlbum.aspx?ShareID=5d4d8645-01a6-4d43-90fc-34d2c48db3af

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Ryan is 20 months!

In only 4 short months our baby boy is going to be 2 years old! Wow! I will probably stop the monthly updates at that point and just periodically highlight what's going on with us because I am already struggling to keep up.

This month we have been busy with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), Little Gym, Tiny Tot Time @ Chick-fil-a, cousin Charlie's 1st Birthday, the start of TCU football season, various playdates and Mom's (Emily) 28th Birthday.

While Ryan is a happy, rather obedient and highly energetic little boy, he is also slowly creeping into the true "terrible 2's". We are starting to hear phrases such as "No, Mine" and "No" (in general). He also typically falls to the floor in frustration in true temper tantrum style when he doesn't get his way or things don't go as he has "planned"... (ahem... Mimi, Maggie... anyone relate?!?!) Sometimes it is all I can do to just walk away and let him get over it and then we can continue with our day.  Perhaps I will get it on film one day because it is quite a sight at times. We are absolutely in favor of discipline such as spanking and time outs as well, but I am also finding simply taking away "prized possessions" such as our brown bear, or specific books to be punishment enough when we are misbehaving. We are working with Ryan on sharing, not hitting Mom and Dad (when we don't get what we want), and even pinching and biting again at times... sigh :-/ A few days ago time out seemed to be our favorite place to be as Ryan sat there probably 3 times within an hour. While this may sound tiring (it is), not all of our days go this way, but when they do I can promise I am one worn out Momma by the end of the day.

Other things Ryan enjoy include;
playing at the park, playing with "Nomi" (Naomi), his "purple" crocs (the shoes he picks for EVERY day), "Toby" (his cat), being outside in general, balls, throwing anything, Elmo's World, Bob the Tomato (Veggie Tales), wagon rides, saying "TCU" everytime he sees the letter "T" anywhere, picking one object and looking for more "nahr" or another "nad" one. ie: Exit signs, school buses, lights, colored objects, balloons, fire hydrants, birds, etc. [He becomes a little obsessive about this game] He also loves to gallop, jump, ride his rocking horse, dance, and just play in general.

Ryan has learned to say the words for and to identify the following colors; blue, purple, red, and yellow. He can also point out orange and green most of the time, but hasn't really attempted to say a word for those colors yet. Pink, Black, Brown, Grey, etc. are still to come. I have read that I should also begin working with him on sorting items by size, type or color. We have attempted a few times, but he doesn't seem to get it very well or if he does it is extremely short-lived. We will continue to try.

The day Ryan turned 20 months old we also converted his crib to a toddler bed with rails and he has done GREAT with the transition. I was a little nervous how the first night would go as to whether or not he would just want to stay up and play or try to leave his room or something else. However, it's been a week now and he has slept consistently until 6:45am-7:45am in the morning (usually 11-12hrs overnight) and napping from 1.5-3hrs during the afternoon. He has not yet climbed out of his bed after nap or overnight sleep (though he knows how) and continues to call for "Momma" or "Dadda" to come get him. I am very thankful for this and he does sleep with his door closed so I would likely be able to hear him if he did ever try to leave his room. Anyways, I'm glad this transition went so well. Thanks to Kristen LaBoon, Demitria Ray, and Belinda Czerwieski for advice on making this a smooth transition.

Finally, I am looking forward to all the holidays coming up this Fall including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! The weather has finally cooled down and blessed us with some much needed rain and so I am anxiously awaiting all the fun times that Fall has to bring. Now, on to a few pictures!










Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Ryan is 19 months!

Somehow this one slipped past me a little. Ryan turned 19 months right after our Anniversary and Labor Day weekend and somehow I am just realizing I never provided any kind of update. So, here it is:

Overall, Ryan is talking up a storm and starting to string a few words together such as "Hi 'name'", "Bye 'name'", and "My insert item..." lol. Another one we have heard as a first this month is "No, Mine" and "No" in general... (unfortunately). Other new words include; house, moon, bed, trash, Bob, guitar, Abby, Elmo, Nomi (Naomi), A Lala (aunt LaLa), Mimi (my grandmother), poo poo, hot dog, Tt (TV), and makes every attempt at T-C-U with T-C-T almost every time... haha.

Ryan loves music and songs as always, but especially while reading in his little kids Bible he always wants us to sing the "Zaccheus song" and will request by pointing into the air (climbed the tree...), "Noah's Ark" (animals came in by twosies twosies), and "Jesus Loves the Little Children". Those are honestly the only stories he will look at right now. Glad we read the entire book before he turned one. ;) Other favorite songs are "Wheels on the Bus", "ABC", "Elmo's World", "Veggie Tales Theme", "If you're Happy and you know it", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Old McDonald's Farm", and "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". As you can see there is quite an extensive list once I started thinking about how our days go...

Favorite book hands down "Busy Busy Town" by Richard Scary right now. Others, "First Words" with sound buttons, "Knuffle Bunny" (again), and all his books with flaps.

Other:
  • Ryan has gotten great with self feeding with a fork and sometimes does great with a spoon with things like yogurt, and is pretty messy with a spoon with things like cereal and milk.
  • He enjoys walking backwards
  • He entertains himself spinning in circles until he falls and running in circles around the column in our dining room
  • Actually getting off the ground when he jumps, but sometimes falls bc he loses his balance and occasionally jumps more like a gallup which is also cute!
  • Ryan attempts somersaults alone, but most of the time is rather crooked
  • He has learned and likes "fist pumps" thanks to Billy and Tim (at Amy's wedding)
  • He now loves to wear baseball hats
  • Ryan loves to go "bye bye" anywhere to be out of the house...
  • Ryan has also become rather attached to his brown bear at bed time and sometimes wants him to leave bed with him in the morning, but with gentle guidance and a "bye bye" will leave him behind.
  • He is terrified of my purple Shark steam mop, but doesn't seem to mind the vacuum anymore (except for yesterday after nap while Nana was here)
  • Loves to point out Exit signs, yellow caution 'uh oh' signs, trash cans, lights/fans that are on/off, and electrical outlets almost anywhere he goes.
That is all I had listed in my iPhone for this month. He is growing like a weed and learning so much every day. Ryan is probably almost 28lbs I would guess. He is still in size 18 month clothing, but we have a few 24 month shirts that fit fine, pants are just too big. Diaper is size 4 and shoe size 6. (His purple crocs are his favorite shoes and he chooses to wear them almost every day...) Here are a few recent photos:

Lunch with "Nomi" (cousin Naomi)

Crawling at Little Gym

iPhone sounds with Grandaddy

Reading time with Nana
Fountain fun with Dad

Labor Day Weekend

Loving his new TCU hat

Loving his slide upstairs

Cheering on the first game vs. Baylor (tired)

Vegas Anniversary Trip!

I am realizing I am behind on two major posts, Mike and my anniversary trip, and Ryan's 19 month update (oops!). So, I am going to take advantage of my alone time while there are three men painting my house and my mother is selflessly taking care of my sweet little boy at her house, to play catch-up!

Michael and I celebrated 4 years of marriage on September 1st and spent a great adult only 4 days in Las Vegas, Nevada.  When we started looking to book a trip for our anniversary we wanted to do something that was relaxing and both initially thought "beach", but we also wanted something that wasn't a week or more stay which just becomes expensive or a long flight away. The fact that our anniversary falls over prime hurricane season doesn't help either. So, we settled on great food, great pools, and lots of great people watching in Vegas. ;)

We stayed at the Bellagio on the 9th floor and had a beautiful view of the fountains and could see the fountain show every time it went off. There was even a channel on the TV that you could turn on when the fountains started that plays the corresponding music. Cool right?! I was also very impressed with a simple button located next to the bed and by the entrance to the room that you could push and automatically open the curtains to see outside!! (Oh the little things in life...) Ha!

For our first day we arrived around 3pm, took a cab to the hotel, and got checked in and unpacked and picked up our tickets to Beatles Love at the box office. We then walked over to the M shops to find an ABC store and stock up on a few snacks for the room and celebratory beverages. This proved to be a WONDERFUL idea as buying even one glass of wine or cocktail in a restaurant cost as much as one bottle at the store... Sorry, I am a little thrifty and do love saving money (blame my Mom).

We then headed back to the room to get changed and freshen up before dinner. We dined at FIX at the Bellagio that night and it certainly did not disappoint!! Mike had the sea bass over risotto and got the very adult mac 'n cheese and creamed spinach as sides while I tried out the restaurant week menu of Caesar salad, 5oz filet with steamed spinach and dessert called "shake and cake". The dessert was basically a coffee ice cream and an amazing brownie/chocolate dessert. All of our food was excellent, Mike especially liked the sea bass and found it perfectly cooked. The adult mac was awesome and was fried macaroni in large sticks with a melted cheese dipping sauce. It is honestly hard to describe or give this justice, but I could have come and just eaten that it was sooo good! The steak was perfectly cooked as well and the service was nice and efficient- no complaints! After dinner we changed back into comfy clothes and took a walk North on the strip and saw the Volcano Show at the Mirage and did some window shopping.

Day 2 (actual anniversary) began with breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris. Can I please recommend this as a "must" for breakfast while in Las Vegas?!?! I had scouted out this menu before we left for this trip and it was so good we went back again the last morning.  For starters, we ordered apple cinnamon coffee cake with coffee as we waited on our food which was delicious and very fresh! Mike ordered a mushroom & brie omelet with hash browns and wheat toast. I ordered an egg white, turkey & cheese omelet with an avocado tomato relish, hash browns and toast.  As you can tell, we were stuffed by the time we left and were actually able to skip lunch without ever feeling hungry after this meal.  We spent the rest of the day walking around the strip, shopping, sightseeing and being typical tourists. We then had dinner reservations at Mesa Grill at 5pm before heading to see Beatles Love show by cirque du soleil. Mesa Grill is a Bobby Flay restaurant which we enjoyed as well. Mike ordered the Rib eye and a side of mashed potatoes. I ordered the pork tenderloin which came with a sweet potato tamale and was absolutely to die for! Mike claims that his dish "won" at FIX (not sure I agree), but we BOTH agreed that my dish "won" at Mesa as being the best!! For cocktails since it was our anniversary, I ordered a cactus pear margarita which was wonderful, and Mike drank a Manhattan.

The Beatles show was fantastic and really hard to describe other than all the Beatles music, plus lots of crazy stunts, lighting, and stage effects. It really kept you entertained for the full hour and a half. Since we had chosen the early showing we still had a lot of time that evening and spent it walking a lot (which neither of our feet really appreciated) and even got some inexpensive gellato at the Venetian thanks to a great Groupon that Mike had purchased before our trip. Mike played a little bit of 3 card poker on the video machines that evening and unfortunately I was not his good luck charm... We turned in around 1am I believe which if you know us is about 3 hrs later than normal TX bedtime, plus a 2 hr time difference (so 5 hrs later...) and we were exhausted!!

Day 3 started with breakfast at Cafe Bellagio which was downstairs in our hotel. Mike ordered a bacon, cheddar and broccoli omelet with hash browns while I had oatmeal and a chocolate milk. I was really not hungry that morning. I think my body was realizing I had been eating way too much the past two days. After breakfast, we parted our ways and I got to relax for over 3 hours in Spa Bellagio. Mike scheduled an hour long massage, a sea weed body wrap and a pedicure for me. It was really a wonderful way to relax and I was glad we put it at the end of the trip especially after all the walking we had been doing! While I enjoyed my pampering, Mike ventured down to the MGM, and Luxor to do some gambling and was "up" for the day, but overall down for the trip due to the night that I was unable to lend him any luck. ;) We met back up around 1:30pm in the lobby and went to Noodles for lunch. It was a very authentic Hong Kong style restaurant which put us a little out of our comfort zone knowing what things were, but was very tasty and an enjoyable dining experience. We commented while we were there on the surrounding clientele which was primarily Asian and speaking to one another in a foreign tongue and all seemed to be pleased with the food. It made us feel good about what we were eating. They were offering "Dim Sum" which was basically an assortment of many things, but because we weren't sure what things were we did not try them. Perhaps a mistake?? Who knows... We started with fresh pot stickers for appetizer, and I had a shrimp wonton noodle soup that I had seen the chef make on a channel in our room at the Bellagio. It was very fresh and not too filling as I was not all that hungry. Mike enjoyed Hong Kong noodles with BBQ pork and I tried a few bites and was also impressed with his choice.

Following lunch we changed into our swimsuits and headed down to the pool for about 3 hrs of relaxation. We soaked up some sun while reading books and even ventured into the pool which seemed extremely cool to me, considering the temperatures were right above 100. I think pools in TX have been bath water temperatures since mid-July. After our swim, we showered and walked to Treasure Island for a quick dinner and TCU game cheering time at Isla Mexican Restaurant. This was also a groupon purchase and not the best, but was worth our time. We sat at the bar during happy hour for half priced guacamole and to watch the first half of the TCU vs. Baylor football game. (Which oddly enough was who TCU played for the opening game on the night we got married 4 yrs ago... however we actually won the game in 2007...) :-\ For dinner I ordered Tacos Al Pastor which were good, but I've had better. Mike ordered fish tacos and said they were pretty good also. At halftime we walked across the street to the Venetian for another show, Phantom of the Opera. It was good too- my third time to see the live show and Mike's first. The "Vegas edition" was a little different with some fireworks and other effects, but mostly the same show. All the singers did a fantastic job except for oddly enough, the Phantom. He was quite a disappointing vocalist. Following the show, we basically ran through the casino to catch the last two plays of the game and see a disappointing two point loss. Let's just nicely say that it didn't make my husband a very happy camper for the remainder of the evening. We headed back to the room to relax and pack our things shortly after that.

Day 4 was basically breakfast and travel day back to TX. We ate once again at Mon Ami Gabi- Paris. This time Mike ordered the blueberry French toast and I had a chicken and brie crepe which was so amazing!! Mike also thoroughly enjoyed his French toast. We arrived home around 4pm I believe and were so excited to see our sweet little boy in the backseat of Nana's car. It was so exciting to see him light up when he saw that we were back and getting in the car with him. His souvenirs for this trip were a red Elmo t-shirt that says Las Vegas and some blue M&M's from the M&M store. I was not very good about taking pictures on this trip, but here are just a few that we did take. Enjoy!

Before dinner at FIX

Photo at Bellagio

Emily and view of Bellagio and Caesars Palace

Mike with Paris in background

Waterfall at the Wynn

Purple Pride in Vegas

Lobby of Bellagio

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

18 month vocabulary list!

I plan to put this list in Ryan's baby book, but I figure anything digital and online is always safer than just being in one place for me to lose. As of today, 8/9/2011 Ryan can say 55 words including animal noises. What a smart little guy! These are in no particular order although the ones at the top are probably what we hear most often as they are what came to mind first as I made my list.

Momma
Dadda
Ball
Blue
Apple
Ice
Juice
Bubbles
Uh oh
“dat”-cat
Ow and Oush (ouch)
Boo boo (cat and for ouchie)
Muhl (milk)
Buh (book)
Shoes
Bat
Peas (please)
Chew chew chew (when eating & train noise)
Key key key (kick- swimming)
Shh (w/ finger to be quiet and listen)
Eyes
On
Off
Hair
Head
Hat
Car
Hi (greeting and up high)
Bye bye
Purple
Baby
Yay
No
Uh uh (when shouldn’t do something)
This (said this more between 12-15mo less now)
Hot
Cheese
Nana
Bob (V.T. tomato and granddaddy bob)
Pool
Keys
Up
House
Bed
Trash
Bapack (backpack)

Noises/Animal noises
Pants like a dog & “woof”
“ow ow” for meow like cat
“moo” for cow
“sss” for snake
“ah oooo” for wolf
“who who” owl and dove bird
“ooo ooo” with arms for monkey
“fish noise with mouth”
“vroom” for car