Tori is Sixteen Months Old
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tiger_spot(And I am waaaaay behind on recording these things. Sorry, second child!)
Tori is extremely good at communicating, although she uses very few words. She favors taking a parent by the hand and leading them to the kitchen, getting out a cup or bowl, opening the fridge, and pointing at the desired item. If the parent then tries to get her to talk or sign to indicate what she wants ("Oh, you want the water! Can you say "water, please"?) she will give them a look which indicates "You know what I want. I know you know what I want, because you just said it in two languages. I am not going to wave my hands around or make stupid mouth noises for no reason. Make with the water." She prefers to speak (or sign) only to communicate new and interesting information, or to point out dogs.
She loves dogs. Dogs are the best. Squirrels, cats, tigers, tubas, small cartoon children, etc. are acceptable substitute dogs for pointing out if there are not enough actual dogs.
Spoken words: Uh-oh, whoo!, dog, bye-bye, that, mama (seems to be a sound of general contentment rather than a name, but I'll take it), hello, yes, baby. [Those last pronounced hewwo, yesh, and baba, which is heart-meltingly adorable.] She may be trying for "agua". And of course there is Lai-ya, which means "Morgan, where are you?".
Signs: milk (often used as a generic want), diaper, more, food, pick me up, no, shoes, medicine, book. She copied both "cheese" and "please" yesterday but I don't know if they'll stick. She may be starting to pick up "thank you".
She likes to babble-sing or hum to herself. Sometimes it's recognizable tunes; I've heard bits of "London Bridge" and a fairly creditable "Frere Jacques".
She's a superb climber, and has mastered sloped ladders already, so she is entirely independent on slides. Slides are great. She's also figured out how to move dining chairs around the house to reach light switches and shelves that are supposed to be out of reach, and does that at every possible opportunity. At least that makes a noise; she is surprisingly stealthy for a critter that sings all the time.
She loves bouncing games and exploring the yard. She's remarkably independent, and though she'll check in with a parent for snuggles or books occasionally, she is soon off on her own little missions again, stacking blocks or pulling everything off a shelf.
She likes to help when people are cleaning up, carrying dishes to the kitchen or packing toys back in a box. She likes baths; she's obsessed with toothbrushing.
In general a very cheerful, personable creature. Entirely satisfactory toddler. :)
Tori is extremely good at communicating, although she uses very few words. She favors taking a parent by the hand and leading them to the kitchen, getting out a cup or bowl, opening the fridge, and pointing at the desired item. If the parent then tries to get her to talk or sign to indicate what she wants ("Oh, you want the water! Can you say "water, please"?) she will give them a look which indicates "You know what I want. I know you know what I want, because you just said it in two languages. I am not going to wave my hands around or make stupid mouth noises for no reason. Make with the water." She prefers to speak (or sign) only to communicate new and interesting information, or to point out dogs.
She loves dogs. Dogs are the best. Squirrels, cats, tigers, tubas, small cartoon children, etc. are acceptable substitute dogs for pointing out if there are not enough actual dogs.
Spoken words: Uh-oh, whoo!, dog, bye-bye, that, mama (seems to be a sound of general contentment rather than a name, but I'll take it), hello, yes, baby. [Those last pronounced hewwo, yesh, and baba, which is heart-meltingly adorable.] She may be trying for "agua". And of course there is Lai-ya, which means "Morgan, where are you?".
Signs: milk (often used as a generic want), diaper, more, food, pick me up, no, shoes, medicine, book. She copied both "cheese" and "please" yesterday but I don't know if they'll stick. She may be starting to pick up "thank you".
She likes to babble-sing or hum to herself. Sometimes it's recognizable tunes; I've heard bits of "London Bridge" and a fairly creditable "Frere Jacques".
She's a superb climber, and has mastered sloped ladders already, so she is entirely independent on slides. Slides are great. She's also figured out how to move dining chairs around the house to reach light switches and shelves that are supposed to be out of reach, and does that at every possible opportunity. At least that makes a noise; she is surprisingly stealthy for a critter that sings all the time.
She loves bouncing games and exploring the yard. She's remarkably independent, and though she'll check in with a parent for snuggles or books occasionally, she is soon off on her own little missions again, stacking blocks or pulling everything off a shelf.
She likes to help when people are cleaning up, carrying dishes to the kitchen or packing toys back in a box. She likes baths; she's obsessed with toothbrushing.
In general a very cheerful, personable creature. Entirely satisfactory toddler. :)
