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Gaga Over My Baby Part 2

One of the greatest rewards of being a stay-at-home mom is that you get to witness on a 24/7 basis how your baby or babies metamorphose from being "cute" to "superlatively cute". The development of their speech is critical especially for boys who tend to develop it later than girls. My girl who’s now 7 y/o, started mumbling one-syllabic words and humming familiar melodies when she was just 4 1/2mos. When she turned 1y/o, she could talk just like any of us adults around her. My boy, on the other hand, was the total opposite of his Ate. When my boy turned 1y/o, he could only say "Mommy" and "Daddy" and a few indistinctive words which probably meant I want this, I hate this, give me this, I’m pissed off…usually followed by fits of crying. 

Now that my boy turned 2, things have changed a lot with his speech. He would make sure every now and then that his message would come across and taken seriously no matter how they sounded. Unfamiliar the sounds may be to me, but from a toddler's perspective they were coming from somewhere known and understood. No excuses there. Just recently, I felt inspired to list down every lil word my boy developed. I must admit I felt thrilled each time I sat down and recall my boy’s growing vocab. Everyday is a work in progress decoding and deciphering his unique words. Re-discovering a new form of entertainment such as this fills my mama-heart with so much joy and it's FREE.


Noah’s Amazing Vocabulary and Pronunciation Guide

Names of Things

Duh-pee-tr - diaper
Duh-bee-deem - his blankie / “pangutungan” / just like Linus' security blanket
Perdee-guy - his long pants / long trousers
Wow-ey - flower
Wee-wew - butterfly
Kuh-kee-koh - tricycle or any wheeled vehicle for that matter
Koh-gay - Colgate when it’s brushing time
Eeed duh buk - read the book when he likes to read his books
Owie - when he gets hurt
Kee-koh kee-koh - twinkle twinkle
Gee-tawrrr - guitar
Koh-keh - chocolate
Luhl-luh - banana
Baa-baa - milk
Freeem - ice cream
Keyk - cake
Dee-dey - birthday
Baah-nee - Barney
Dee-jay - BJ friend of Barney
Bee-bop - Baby Bop
Eh-em - SM, the mall
Chooss - juice
Bee-bowww - rainbow
Sheee - sea or any body of water like river,- lake, waterfall ,Cup of water,- soup in a bowl, water in bucket and Basin
Aaht / cone - hot / cold
Shweesh wan - give me this one
Suh-seet! - that’s it!
Moh-morrr! - no more!
Tee-tuh - Fita biscuit
Guy - malunggay

 Names of Animals

 Doggie - dog
Hoh-see - horse
Eew - cat
Tsk-tsk-tsk - lizard
Poh-keee - monkey
Kee-ken - chicken
Fee-shie - fish

 Names of Persons

 Daddy - Daddy
Mommy - Mommy
Bee - Ate Bethany
Mee-mee - Tita Nini
Vreee - Tito Henri
Nunn-aay - Nay-nay for Lola
Munnh - Noeme, our helper in Puerto
Nehn-nee - Leny, our helper in Batangas

 More to come… puyat na.


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