Words of the Week - 2nd Edition

Reese's vocabulary is exploding. She now says more than 60 words and repeats a lot of the words we say. So, I think I'm going to have to change my strategy for "Words of the Week" from ALL the words she says to just those that are super cute or have a little story behind them. Here we go...

* Lots of words for food like "Cookie", "Cheerios", "Bean", and "Peas".

* "Back" said when she puts things back/away. Reese really likes to organize things and says "Mess" when the living room is filled with toys. The other day she was cleaning up her toys (done completely on her own without any prompting from me) and discovered some different types of blocks were mixed up in their containers. Reese said "Ohhhh" (with great expression) and immediately picked out the wrong blocks and put them each back in their own separate containers. Oh my - she is already a perfectionist like her parents!
* "Bean" and "Peas" said when she picks up the vegetables to feed Mr. Owl.
* Reese now says many names of her friends & relatives including uncle "Brian", cousin "Jack", cousin "Peyton", neighbors "Mike" and "Katie", and my friend "Correne".

* "Again" said whenever she wants to do something again, like flip upside down or read the same book.

* "Tunnel" said when driving through the tunnel on I-94 on the way to South Minneapolis and when she rolls her ball through her ladybug tunnel.

* "Drink" said when she wants a drink of water from her sippy cup. Reese will ONLY drink water from her sippy cup - she hates cow and soy milk. If we try to trick her by putting in milk, she will take one drink, get a disgusted look on her face, and look at you as if she's saying "what are you thinking giving me milk?" The no-milk issue is something I definitely have to bring up at her 15 month doctor appointment next week.

* "Ming Ming" as in the duck from Wonderpets.

* "Shoes" said when she wants to put on her shoes to go outside and play. She loves to play outside and has finally figured out that we have to put on our shoes first. So, she says "shoes" and runs and sits on the little step by our front door so I can put her shoes on.

* "Thank you" said when you give Reese something like a toy she asked for or her sippy cup with water. This is definitely my favorite of Reese's words/phrases.