Talking Doll

Little Cate had her check-up last week and she is healthy and happy and growing well. At almost 17 months old, her stats are:

Height: 80th percentile
Weight: 60th percentile

She's also talking a lot using new words every day: "ha" for hat, "bu" for book, "ba" for ball, "baba" for bottle, "buh" for her blankie, "beeh" for her bear, "nigh-nigh" for "I'm sleepy and ready for a bottle and bed, "baybee" for baby (she was enamored with baby Westin when we saw him last weekend), "shh" for shoe, "shh" with a finger to the lips for shushing, "cheeesss" for cheese, "ch-ch" for chicken, "awah awah" for rock rock (in the rocking chair), "ee ee" for arf arf (like a doggie), and "boo" for peek-a-boo (complete with hands over the eyes), as well as "mmmah" kissing sounds for hugs & kisses. She listens very well and understands the majority of the things we say when we direct her to do things (turn the light on, turn it off, put paper in the trash, sit down to put shoes on, etc.).

She also signs "all done" (while saying "ahh dahn"), "eat", and "more". Interestingly, she has 2 different versions of "more"-- one is the proper form (fingers of each handed grouped together and then moved together and away repeatedly) used to say she wants to eat more, the other is two fists bumping each other to say she wants to repeat an activity (like jumping on the bed, tickling, chasing, etc.).

Fun little girl!