it took us 20 months, but i’m going to make it official — sparklet has twenty whole words in her vocabulary.

her comprehension, in english and spanish, remains through the roof. she is following multiple part commands, and even showing some signs of responding to reason.

all in all — i’ll take it.

  • up
  • yup/yeah
  • dada
  • uh-oh
  • mama
  • poppa
  • hi
  • juice
  • bus
  • baba (bottle)
  • sit
  • mas (more)
  • aqua (water)
  • allá (there)
  • gato (cat)
  • elephant (?!?)
  • i go/they go
  • me do
  • my turn
  • i get

and, you notice what word is not on the list — “no.”