Words and Signs

AJ has had a minor explosion of words and signs. She's so quick to pick up new signs now, and she's started using a few spoken words! Her spoken words include "mama," "dada," "no," "key," "cheese," "pasta" (said "pa"), "up," "down," and "amen." ("Book" has gone away -- so sad!) She also does animal sounds for cat, dog, monkey, and bird, along with a generic roar that's good for lions or bears.

She's got tons of signs: "eat," "water," "more," "milk," "apple," "blueberry," "banana," "book," "ball," "baby," "hurts," "hot," "bird," "frog," "flower," "hat," "all done," "music," "phone," "help," "bath," "diaper," "potty," "sleep" -- and the latest one she made up for herself: "video." This is because she loves watching videos of herself and Eva on their respective blogs. This week she said her first three-word sign sentence -- video baby phone -- which meant that she wanted to watch the video of Eva talking on the phone. Crazy!

Here she is for your enjoyment:

Nice Outfit

 

On the Mall

 

Museum of Natural History

I Like Mike!

Zoo!

Our Strong Girl!

Going to the Park

Swim Lessons

It was AJ's second week in the pool, and she blew all the other babies out of the water! (Just kidding.) She cruised around the pool like she owned the place.

D took this picture illegally, while the instructor was busy saying, "Sorry, we don't allow cameras..."

Walking with AJ

Now that AJ is stronger on her feet, we've started letting her take us for a walk. This entails walking out the front gate, setting her on the sidewalk, and saying, "Go." As long as she doesn't run out in the street or wander into someone else's yard, she gets to explore wherever she wants. This clip gives you a sense of what these "walks" are really like...

Revolutionary War Hero Nathanael Greene

You get to hear her latest word in this clip.

Magic Trick

Winter Park

AJ Smash!

Cookie

Mistress of Funk

Are we scarring our child with too much Magnum P.I. theme song?

Sunny and 58 Degrees

Nanna's Request

This afternoon, we told AJ's Nanna that she's been running around saying "Key!" Of course, Nanna requested a video -- and this was the best we could do. It sounds more like "Ka," but I think she was too busy trying to eat that yogurt to perform for the camera...