Emerson's Words

So, we've been trying to tally up a list of all the words, ASL signs (largely thanks to "Signing Time" videos), and sounds Emerson uses to communicate with us now at 20 months, and here's what we came up with. Not that he's a genius or anything, but you can sure tell where his interests lie (balls, animals, and trucks!):

Spoken words:
Ball
Dog
Cat
Truck
Tow truck (“ta tuck”)
Tractor (“tac ta”)
Car
Yuck
Sock
Shoes (“shoooo”)
Hat
Momma
Dadda
Nite Nite
Baby (“dada,” not to be confused with Daddy…)
Duck
Shark
Cookie
Cheese
Banana (“nana”)
Juice (“joo”)
Hot
“Deck Dopter” (helicopter – we’ve only heard this one once)
“Ana” (his term for virtually everything that flies)
Please
One (“un”)
Two
Boot (“boop”)
Yes (“yah”)
No
Nose
Mouth (“Moum”)
Eye (“aah”)
All done
Bye bye (“nye nye” – he never says this to people… in fact, the only time he really says it is when we’re flushing stink bugs down the toilet!)
More

ASL (sign language):
Hug
Toothbrush
More / Help / Ball (they all look alike these days… depends on the context!)
Cold
Eat / Food
Milk
Drink
Apple
Cookie
Cheese
Cracker
Ice cream
Coat
Hat
Bath
Mom
Dad
Grandma
Book
Fish
Bird
Alligator/Crocodile
Tiger
Elephant
Bear
Spider
Octopus
Hippopotamus
Rhinocerous
Giraffe
Zebra
Lobster/Crab
Camel
Starfish
Grumpy (he learned this from pointing out this dog in a Clifford book that was always angry!)
Please
Hurt
Sorry (we’re starting to use this one quite a bit!)
Sleep
Cell Phone (holds palm up to his ear)
Work
Airplane
Train
All done
Baseball
Basketball

Sounds:
Grr (bear)
Rarr (lion, tiger, and quite a few others)
Wadda Wadda Wadda (penguin)
Eee Eee (monkey)
Arf Arf! (dog)
Hamph (crocodile)
Hop! (frog)
Arr Arr (sea lion)
Twee twee (bird)
Caw Caw (parrot)
Baaa (Sheep/goat)
Haa haa (Horse – he literally fake laughs)
Mmmmm (cow)
Buck buck (chicken)
Doo Doo! (rooster)
Snort (pig – he makes a snorting sound and wrinkles his nose)
Eww (Skunk – he also plugs his nose with his fingers and wrinkles his face, which is the same thing he does if he has a dirty diaper)
Ssss (snake)
Whoo (owl)
Hhhmmmm (elephant)
Pppfff (human fart)
WhoOOO (Fire truck)
Choo Choo (train)

Emerson Ball Skills

So Emerson has really been showing off his ball throwing skills lately. Check out his great form (and hilarious leg kick) in the following videos:



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Pumpkin Patch

Amber's mom was in town this past week, and we took Emerson to the pumpkin patch. Here's a comparison with last year. I can't believe this is the same kid!

And a comparison of Halloween costumes: