Lots and lots of 'wohds' (words). It's just amazing. Not only are they saying them spontaneously (Meredith points to the scum in the bathtub and says 'dirt') but their ability to pronounce a word that we ask them to repeat is getting much better. Yesterday's favorites: 'touch'. This morning we heard the trash truck outside ('tuck' for Mae, 'tash' for Adi) and Mae pointed to the window and said 'oak' (which I think meant 'look').
It is hard for me to understand sometimes; Mae will say something and I'll repeat it back questioningly and then Adi will repeat it, as if she knows what Mae is trying to say.
They're getting concept words, too- Mae is really fond of putting things 'back' (she has turned into our re-ordering force, making sure things are in their proper place. This week, my dad took her swimming and she had to close all the locker doors before they could leave. And this morning she lifted a stray lock of hair off of my face- it clearly didn't belong!). She knows (and requests) up and down (the former with an over-emphasized 'p' so it sounds more like 'uh-puh'. Adi has been saying 'uck' until just yesterday. Both say 'go' when they want to go outside. 'Out' and 'off' sound like 'ock', which is the same sounds as 'rock' and 'walk'. 'Hat' and 'hot' sound the same so, as Dave's mom pointed out, you really have to be looking to get the context in order to understand.
And Adi has said a few phrases: she'll repeat a phrase when prompted but on her own has said 'Ree me' (read me) and 'dah gook' (that book). It's interesting to see how they develop different aspects of language for a while, then seem to trade to catch up on what the other is doing.
The 'noooo's have become much more prevalent. For a long time we could get either girl to do what we wanted by asking if they could do something. ("Is that a crumb? Can you put it in the trash? Good job! Can you close the door?"). But now Adi's default answer to any "can you" question is "no" so we've had a lot more conflict. Now that they're closing in fast on 18 months, I guess we can expect that!
It is hard for me to understand sometimes; Mae will say something and I'll repeat it back questioningly and then Adi will repeat it, as if she knows what Mae is trying to say.
They're getting concept words, too- Mae is really fond of putting things 'back' (she has turned into our re-ordering force, making sure things are in their proper place. This week, my dad took her swimming and she had to close all the locker doors before they could leave. And this morning she lifted a stray lock of hair off of my face- it clearly didn't belong!). She knows (and requests) up and down (the former with an over-emphasized 'p' so it sounds more like 'uh-puh'. Adi has been saying 'uck' until just yesterday. Both say 'go' when they want to go outside. 'Out' and 'off' sound like 'ock', which is the same sounds as 'rock' and 'walk'. 'Hat' and 'hot' sound the same so, as Dave's mom pointed out, you really have to be looking to get the context in order to understand.
And Adi has said a few phrases: she'll repeat a phrase when prompted but on her own has said 'Ree me' (read me) and 'dah gook' (that book). It's interesting to see how they develop different aspects of language for a while, then seem to trade to catch up on what the other is doing.
The 'noooo's have become much more prevalent. For a long time we could get either girl to do what we wanted by asking if they could do something. ("Is that a crumb? Can you put it in the trash? Good job! Can you close the door?"). But now Adi's default answer to any "can you" question is "no" so we've had a lot more conflict. Now that they're closing in fast on 18 months, I guess we can expect that!
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