Kate words

We worried a little that Kate didn't seem to have as many words as quickly as Jack did, but over the last few months, boom, she caught up. Here are a few of them...

"Aypane" - She hears an airplane going by outside, or sees one, and just as Jack used to, she gets very excited. "Aypane!" she says.

"Peas" - We're working on getting her to say please. She's almost got it, and it's pretty sweet, usually accompanied by a big, cheerful smile.

"Lap" - I heard that one tonight for the first time; I was showing Jack pictures on the computer from when the McArdles were here last summer, and she came over and wanted to see too. "Lap," she said, indicating it's time to make some extra room on Daddy's legs.

"Fok" - Fork. It sometimes sounds a little inappropriate.

"Poon" - Spoon.

"Shake" - Jack got a pair of maraccas (misspelled, I know) at school, some sort of Mexican fiesta party. Kate loves them; there was a big meltdown yesterday afternoon, in fact, when she wanted them and Jack didn't want to give them up. She asks for them or indicates them by saying, "Shake." Because that's what she does with them.

"WoofWoof" - dog.

"MOOOOOOOO" - This is basically any farm animal. I mean, she knows cow, and duck, and goat, and pig, but when I ask what sound it makes, she usually comes out with "Moo." We were looking at a book today with a picture of a goat, she said "Moo," and I said, no, it's a goat. Leading her to her next word:

"Ohhhhhhh." This comes out like she's learned something very impressive.

"Woww!" - This can accompany just about anything, but it's frequently after she falls, or drops something, or there's a loud noise or crash. "Wow!" she says, even if it's her who just took a colossal tumble. Or tripped while trying to walk around in Mommy's shoes, one of her favorite activities these days.

"Dack" - She's getting closer.

"Keht" - You guessed it: her own name.

"Baba!" - When pictures of him come up on the computer screen, as they did tonight. It's usually a yell. I suspect it's because she looks a little like him. Only younger and prettier.

"Good-bye!" Sometimes, "Bye-bye!"