Sam at 22 Months: Fun with Words

Last night, in preparation for my parent's visit this weekend, during which they are going to be watching Sam for us on Friday because daycare is closed, I wrote them an email, trying to explain to them all the funny little things Sam is saying these days. Her vocabulary has expanded immensely in the past month, and it is so much fun to listen to her talk.Of course, she has her own little language to a certain extent, so a "Sam dictionary" is necessary for some things!

Here are a few of the cute phrases she is saying these days:

a-whaattee?! = what is it? (Said over and over and over to everything in sight :-))

it tol = it's cold! (Said while clenching her little fists up and scrunching up her face. Adorable!)

it bit = it fits

tuk voom = truck vroom!

eepy = sleepy (ie. "mama sleepy" when seeing me yawn)

rayrees (or something of that ilk) = raisins

baby atch = baby watch (ie. when we are eating, baby (her lovey) will "sit" on the table and watch us eat, so as not to get dirty/wet)

mama eat ee! = mama eat it!

mere = come here (ie. mama mere!)

miny or mindy = windy

after a sneeze, she will say "bess you"

tovuh = yogurt (ie. if you ask her if she wants yogurt to eat, she will probably say "two tovuh" meaning she would like two yogurts. We try to discourage this if we can, and just give her one yogurt! Of course, denied two yogurts, she usually will ask for two spoons instead)

pretty = either hairties or blankets (ie. "mama blue pretty" means mama's blue hairtie, but "two pretties" means she wants two blankies for nap time.)

ronnie bear =  This is as it sounds, and means she sees the teddy bear from her crib that Ronnie likes to steal! :-)

mama unin! yeah mama! = "Mama is going running! Yeah mama!" This is just incredibly adorable to hear when I am headed out the door for a run. Makes me smile every time :-)

She is like a little sponge, and often surprises us by parroting back something we just said. This will certainly come back to haunt us soon, I am sure, but in the meantime, she continues to astound us with her language.

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I got in a quick 3 miler this morning. I was tired. The run was uneventful. But I got out there, and am hoping to feel better after a rest day tomorrow. Oh yeah, and maybe little miss vocabulary will let me sleep tonight too! That would help :-)