As evidence of the previously mentioned parroting, here are a couple videos of Sophia going through the alphabet with me. She does get caught up in a couple places, like with "I" (eye! I know that one) and "U" (You! I know that one), and she had to take a couple runs at it, but things are always a little harder when there is a camera pointed at you (it was the 4th time she did it in a row by the time we thought to haul out the camera). Also, here is evidence that she says "'puter"for computer, even though it seems to apply to other technology like the camera.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Vocabulary
Sophia's vocabulary has been growing steadily, and the most exciting thing is that she is now parroting. She will repeat almost anything we say (although she still has trouble with some sounds). In addition, she still will occasionally launch into a string of what we like to call "Baby Swearing" although it is not always when she is angry, just when she has something to say. kind of "argalargaraglaphlaglarwarg." We haven't caught any of it on tape yet, but when we do we will post it.
She knows a lot of sign language and uses these signs correctly with regularity:
*Potty (letter "t" held up and shook)
*Please (hand on chest)
*Thank you (hand touches lip)
*Cheese (hands face-to-face and rub)
*More (fingertips of both hands touch)
*Milk (fists squeeze, as if milking)
*All done (hands wave in front, often violently)
*Bath (hands move up and down chest as if washing)
*Love (a hug)
*Tired/Sleep (hands folded on the side of the head)
*Hot (hand over mouth)
*Banana (Peeling a finger like a banana)
Many of these are now accompanied by the words themselves, since her word vocabulary has also exploded. For example, this morning she said "poo-poo", then "potty" and made the sign for potty, so I took her to the potty and she peed in the potty. Now that is an amazing accomplishment!
Here is an incomplete list of the words she uses correctly.
*eye, ear, mouth, teeth, tongue, nose, hair, chin, neck, elbow, knee, toe, feet, hand, finger, thumb, back, belly, button (for belly button) etc. She can point these out on herself, on another person, on her dolly and her rabbit, and on a picture as I draw it. She even pointed out what was missing today (I drew a face without a nose and she pointed to where the nose should be and said "nose") Now, to be fair, her word for "nose" is "no". which is the same as for "snow" and "no", but they are used consistently correctly, so we're giving it to her.
*sticky, dirty. said when interacting with maple syrup.
*stop
*walk
*ding ding; choo choo; ch-ch-ch. her kindermusic class is working on trains, and she loves all the sound effects
*William (her best friend)
*Haley (although the "L" is still giving her trouble. more like Hadeey)
*Mommy, Daddy
*Sophie (sounds more like "zoe" but it's really close and again used correctly)
*happy
*bye-bye
*Oh no, Oh dear, OK. she uses "OK" sometimes when she's done with an activity, and with a little exasperated sigh, you know like you do when you are talking to someone and the conversation is over and you say "Ok" or "Anyway". Very funny. Also "Oh Dear" is very funny when something happens to one of her toys.
*booger. This one is a little embarrassing, and we sometimes pretend it's "burger"
*poo-poo, potty, diaper (as described above)
*cookie, cake, cheese, egg, banana (more like nana but used with the appropriate sign)
*'puter (we may be spending too much time on the computer with her)
*hat, boots, snow
*hot (pointing at the oven, or the fireplace, or a candle)
And I'm sure there's more, but this is the collection over the course of about three days.
And, she has now uttered what we thing might be her first two-word original phrase: we were in the pantry and she looked at the dog treats and said "haley cookie" without prompting. Very cool.
She knows a lot of sign language and uses these signs correctly with regularity:
*Potty (letter "t" held up and shook)
*Please (hand on chest)
*Thank you (hand touches lip)
*Cheese (hands face-to-face and rub)
*More (fingertips of both hands touch)
*Milk (fists squeeze, as if milking)
*All done (hands wave in front, often violently)
*Bath (hands move up and down chest as if washing)
*Love (a hug)
*Tired/Sleep (hands folded on the side of the head)
*Hot (hand over mouth)
*Banana (Peeling a finger like a banana)
Many of these are now accompanied by the words themselves, since her word vocabulary has also exploded. For example, this morning she said "poo-poo", then "potty" and made the sign for potty, so I took her to the potty and she peed in the potty. Now that is an amazing accomplishment!
Here is an incomplete list of the words she uses correctly.
*eye, ear, mouth, teeth, tongue, nose, hair, chin, neck, elbow, knee, toe, feet, hand, finger, thumb, back, belly, button (for belly button) etc. She can point these out on herself, on another person, on her dolly and her rabbit, and on a picture as I draw it. She even pointed out what was missing today (I drew a face without a nose and she pointed to where the nose should be and said "nose") Now, to be fair, her word for "nose" is "no". which is the same as for "snow" and "no", but they are used consistently correctly, so we're giving it to her.
*sticky, dirty. said when interacting with maple syrup.
*stop
*walk
*ding ding; choo choo; ch-ch-ch. her kindermusic class is working on trains, and she loves all the sound effects
*William (her best friend)
*Haley (although the "L" is still giving her trouble. more like Hadeey)
*Mommy, Daddy
*Sophie (sounds more like "zoe" but it's really close and again used correctly)
*happy
*bye-bye
*Oh no, Oh dear, OK. she uses "OK" sometimes when she's done with an activity, and with a little exasperated sigh, you know like you do when you are talking to someone and the conversation is over and you say "Ok" or "Anyway". Very funny. Also "Oh Dear" is very funny when something happens to one of her toys.
*booger. This one is a little embarrassing, and we sometimes pretend it's "burger"
*poo-poo, potty, diaper (as described above)
*cookie, cake, cheese, egg, banana (more like nana but used with the appropriate sign)
*'puter (we may be spending too much time on the computer with her)
*hat, boots, snow
*hot (pointing at the oven, or the fireplace, or a candle)
And I'm sure there's more, but this is the collection over the course of about three days.
And, she has now uttered what we thing might be her first two-word original phrase: we were in the pantry and she looked at the dog treats and said "haley cookie" without prompting. Very cool.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Buhton
Papa says if I press this my bum will fall off....
Actually, Sophia loves searching out her own belly button and other peoples' as well. Often, the other person has a look of surprise as Sophia decidedly pokes at their belly. It's too cute.... and it comes with the exclamation: Buhton!
Actually, Sophia loves searching out her own belly button and other peoples' as well. Often, the other person has a look of surprise as Sophia decidedly pokes at their belly. It's too cute.... and it comes with the exclamation: Buhton!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Christmas 2 -Winnipeg/Sioux Narrows
We just can't get enough of Christmas in our family. This year, seeing that Vancouver got Christmas day actual, Winnipeg got New Years. So, we packed up all of our goodies in Vancouver and trekked them over to Winnipeg, and eventually to the cottage. It was another wonderful holiday, and something entirely new for the Gerhard family. Christmas has never happened in all of its glory at the cottage.
One of the great things about being at the cottage was the DIY Christmas lot. Adam, Kristine, Arthur and David trekked out into the forest and found the perfect tree for our celebrations. Sophia was enthralled by the decoration process, and decided to start out by making sure that the waterproofing was good enough.
Later on, she worked at 'helping' Uncle Adam with picking ornaments to put on the branches. Sometimes she would "help" again by repositioning them.
It was a tough ordeal, don'tcha know???
One of the Christmas decorations that caught Sophia's eye and attention was a lovely snow globe. We don't have any of these at home, so she had yet to experience one. She loved it.
Woo hoo for Christmas morning...again, Sophia loved the paper.
Checking out the fancy new suitcase Auntie Kristine and Uncle Adam gave her. Now she can run away in style!
Post present recuperation.
Grandma gave Sophia foam tiles which have numbers that pop out of the middles. Grandma enjoyed building, Sophia enjoyed popping out the numbers and...
Destroying them!
Another favorite cottage past time of Sophia's, thatnks to some very patient family members!
Braving the cold to stand proudly with the new cottage sign we created. It actually was a nice day, and Sophia enjoyed being pulled along in her sled. And the weather held out pretty well, with only a couple of days being too cold.
She eats with a big person fork (okay a desert fork) and most of the time she gets it into her mouth rather than her nose.
When staying at the cottage, Sophia usually sleeps in the play pen. It's getting a little squishy for her, she just keeps growing. So we decided to try her out sleeping on the bed by herself. She seemed to do okay. Doesn't she look peaceful?
Both Grandpa and Nana (when Sophia was in Van) discovered that Sophia loves looking at the Where Waldo? Books. Both adults spent lots of time pointing out different things in the pictures and Sophia just soaked in the attention.
Happy breakfast face!
Adding Sophia's measurements to the cottage wall. David and Adam still have their marks, so it seemed fitting to add the next generation!
Explaining what it all means.
Bags packed and ready to go! She actually pulled this through the airport with her...it was too cute! And she was so proud.
One of the great things about being at the cottage was the DIY Christmas lot. Adam, Kristine, Arthur and David trekked out into the forest and found the perfect tree for our celebrations. Sophia was enthralled by the decoration process, and decided to start out by making sure that the waterproofing was good enough.
Later on, she worked at 'helping' Uncle Adam with picking ornaments to put on the branches. Sometimes she would "help" again by repositioning them.
It was a tough ordeal, don'tcha know???
One of the Christmas decorations that caught Sophia's eye and attention was a lovely snow globe. We don't have any of these at home, so she had yet to experience one. She loved it. 
Woo hoo for Christmas morning...again, Sophia loved the paper.
Checking out the fancy new suitcase Auntie Kristine and Uncle Adam gave her. Now she can run away in style!
Post present recuperation.
Grandma gave Sophia foam tiles which have numbers that pop out of the middles. Grandma enjoyed building, Sophia enjoyed popping out the numbers and...
Destroying them!
Another favorite cottage past time of Sophia's, thatnks to some very patient family members!
Braving the cold to stand proudly with the new cottage sign we created. It actually was a nice day, and Sophia enjoyed being pulled along in her sled. And the weather held out pretty well, with only a couple of days being too cold.
She eats with a big person fork (okay a desert fork) and most of the time she gets it into her mouth rather than her nose.
When staying at the cottage, Sophia usually sleeps in the play pen. It's getting a little squishy for her, she just keeps growing. So we decided to try her out sleeping on the bed by herself. She seemed to do okay. Doesn't she look peaceful?
Both Grandpa and Nana (when Sophia was in Van) discovered that Sophia loves looking at the Where Waldo? Books. Both adults spent lots of time pointing out different things in the pictures and Sophia just soaked in the attention.
Happy breakfast face!
Adding Sophia's measurements to the cottage wall. David and Adam still have their marks, so it seemed fitting to add the next generation!
Explaining what it all means.
Bags packed and ready to go! She actually pulled this through the airport with her...it was too cute! And she was so proud.
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