I thought I'd list as many of Katie's current communication attempts as I can think of right now. I'll try to make a list like this on a monthly basis or so.
Words/Phrases she tries to say regularly:
Dog ("Daw!")
Thank you ("day-ooh")
Daddy ("dada")
Mommy ("mama")
Cheese ("chiss")
Cookie ("cookie")
Please ("pliss")
Yes ("yeh")
No ("no no no no")
What's that? ("whassat" or "dis!")
Animal noises she makes:
Lion/bear (growls)
Dog (pants and yells "ah! ah!")
Cat ("ma")
Cow ("mmmmmm")
Turkey ("gob gob")
Chicken ("ba ba ba")
Rooster ("ka koo")
Monkey ("ayi ayi ayi") (you may not think this sounds like a monkey, but Katie heard the George Michael song "Monkey" and now we sing the chorus together: "Monkey! Monkey! Monkey! Monkey! Ayiyiyiyiyi!")
Other signs/tricks:
Can point to her nose, hair, eyes, mouth, and teeth when asked; and she claps when asked about her hands
Can pick out different animals and characters (esp. the Veggie Tales) among her stuffed animals
When asked, "How big is Katie?" she lifts one or both hands above her head.
She claps and dances upon request
When she hears the word "giraffe", she points to her neck
When she hears "froggy froggy", she sticks out her tongue over and over
When she hears "kitty cat," she touches her cheek (similar to the baby sign of "cat" which is stroking your cheek like whiskers)
She's started trying to blow kisses this week ("mmmmmmah!")
When I sniff her feet and say, "ew, stinky!", she'll laugh and continue to try to put her feet in my face
She loves to brush her teeth and her hair -- sometimes with the same brush
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