the ELLA echo

words, words, words, signifying everything

words:

1. shap:  snap
2. oo!:  oops!
3. hot:  hot--also means heart
4. deer:  there
5. peet:  peep
6. tar:  star
7. moo:  moon
8. chot:  chocolate
9. shing:  swing
10. wot:  walk
11. co?:  cold?  always asked with her little hands held together, she is copying me from when i would ask her if she was cold swinging on the porch in 20 degree weather.
12. hut:  hug
13. et:  egg
14. pay:  play

sounds:

1. ssssssssss:  snake

things that have changed:

1. hair is now "hire"

what did you say, young lady???

MORE WORDS--THAT WE DIDN'T TEACH HER--SHE JUST LEARNED THEM ON HER OWN:

1. shreen:  swings--used for any playground area or equipment
2. shree:  french fries--also uses the sign.
3. sheen:  athena, another of our dogs
4. dot:  dog--this one makes me sad, she used to bark when she meant 'dog' and now the bark is going away.  :(
5. cut:  cup
6. bat:  bath
7. coat:  coat  :) 
8. boon:  balloon
9. copcorn:   popcorn
10. she?  she?  she?:  see?  always a question, always asked in threes, meaning, let her see, usually meaning pick her up so she can see the copcorn going around in the microwave
11. tok:  chalk
12. T:  TV
13. nat:  nap
14. tao:  tail
15. wheeeeeee!:  put me in the swing, or put me in the stroller--either way, she's getting a ride
16. chee!:  cheese!   said while smiling beatifically for the camera, can also mean the camera itself
17. joo:  juice, meaning gerber fruit juice snacks
18. waa weh:  gerber wagon wheels, of which she likes only the veggie ones
19. buhbah?:  bubbles, always a question
20. nana:  banana, of which she can eat at least three a day
21. my:  rice
22. et:  egg
23. shoon:  spoon
24. fur foo:  bird food
25. cah:  car
26. wok:  walk
27. geep:  grape
28. bow:  bowl
29. cooee:  cookie
30. goot:  good, used to indicate that your ears, eyes, and heart are in working order
31. bah:  ball
32. may:  rain
33. tick:  stick
34. hot:  heart
35. bye:  butterfly
36. but:  bug
37. hop:  help, accompanied by clapping which is her way of showing the sign which is a fist placed in the other palm.  also used to indicate that she has inadvertently change the channel to something not noggin.
38. dow:  down, used to indicate any time she wants out of something--the stroller, a swing, her step-n-play, etc.
39. ah-kee:  OK
40. tane tu:  thank you, also uses the sign but combines it with a kiss so she is constantly blowing kisses in gratitude
41. flowers are signified by the sound of sniffing

drinking the bubbly

no-spill bubble blowers are useful for not spilling other things as well:

peep show

this is the peep.  my sister sabrina gave it to ella for easter.  please notice the yellow thing sticking out from behind, according to ella it is the peep's "tao" (tail):

click here to the show:

Download 256Kpeep.wmv 

tane tu, lala!

juliana, ella loves this little push toy, esp. now that she has seen rudi cutting the grass:

is there a doctor in the house?

there is in OUR house:

first skinned knee

as soon as she hit the ground i knew what had happened.  she looked at me so confused, like she wasn't sure if it was supposed to hurt or not.  it obviously wasn't bad, but she cried and cried and my heart was breaking.  luckily i was able to whip out the magic mommy kisses and before long she was back in the yard chasing bubbles and doggies.

"shoe-shoe! o shoe!"

that is an actual quote, and this is an actual picture of the quote in progress:

summary of an afternoon at the mall