Commutation

Elsa has so many additions to her vocabulary that I don't know where to start.

She knows all words in my everyday kid vocabulary and has total comprehension of words Daniel says, even in his little kid accent.

She says t sound for cah sound- like ok is otay and haircut is hair tut.

She likes saying longer words like office and diaper. They seem to be two arm ds longer when she says than when I say.

She calls her brother baby, Banny, Beeny, Benji, and Daby. She still calls her older brother Dow-well.

More Elsa Words

Come - tome
Car - tar
Star - dar
Daniel- now-well
Shoes
Socks
Toothbrush (noises, motions, choobrush)
Bum bum
Boing
Hop hop
Baby- tiny

Chocolate- she says PLEASE!!!!

No, Daniel, stop! - No, now well, top!
Come here Daniel - Tome here now well
Go dogs go- Doe dogs doe

New words

Elsa knows as many words as Daniel, I bet, but she loves to pantomime, use sound effects, and play games to make you talk FOR her.

She said more new this week, including:
More
Barn
Umbrella
Bath
Swimsuit


She also asked me to get in bath with her wearing swimsuits tonight. I said okay. It was fun and she was in heaven.

Babbling and Some Messy Face Photos

Elsa, you are babbling!  Its official.  You are technically Blah-ba-bab-ing, because those are the noises you make.  When you are happy, you talk and talk!  When you are bored or in a lull, you are silent, but you try to get someone's attention so you can talk to him or her. You especially like to talk to your mom and brother! You've never talked to strangers and are not very open to greeting new faces/uncommon faces with high spirits.  You do have eyes for your brother and are delighted when he dotes on you.  You also enjoy as much face to face, one on one time with your mom as you can get, and you stop everything to find your father in the room when you hear his voice.

You love to gab to us, and we love it right back!

Here are some examples of Elsa chatting and trying to shine for mommy's attention.  She had just finished lunch and was her usual happy self.

Chatty Baby!

Tonight Elsa was LOUD.  She was cackling, squealing, sighing, and singing in a very sweet but shrill voice.  She woke up around 8:45 PM and literally didn't stop talking until 11 PM.  It was difficult to feed her because she kept wanting to sing!  It sounds like she is saying a little baaaabaaaa type sounds, but they are still very gurgly.  She won't say mama or dada until she keeps her tongue back into her mouth - its always hanging out so she can blow raspberries!

I cannot imagine a quiet house, not with this little singer and her joke telling brother!

Such a Noisy Girl!

Dear Else (as in, whoELSE is there who can steal my heart with a cackle and gurgle but you?).

You are a noisy one, my daughter.  The last three days you've spent much of your waking time cackling at your family, growling and gurgling and making guttural noises, squawking, making the AH noise a doctor asks you to make when you open your mouth, and crying.  (Crying not so much, but more than ever, really).

You have a summer cold and you also are learning about your own volume and voice.

You really love for me (and all of us, really) to give you eye contact, singing, and personal chats.  I think you are trying to engage us in a conversation!

Your brother talks nonstop, almost as his way of narrating his thoughts or what is happening around him, and you are so chatty as a four month old that I anticipate you two will really enjoy yakking it up together.

Here are a slew of photos that I took while you were chatting with me!  It might look like your mouth is closed in the photos, but it was open enough to have some loud noises emerge!
Love
Mama Bethany

Talk To Me, Baby

Elsa is really making her voice heard lately.  She's spend the last two weeks growling and grunting, but lately we've heard squeals, giggles, cackles, and screeches.  When she is very excited or happy, the noises seem to catch in her throat and then leap out as a squeal.  Its great!

She's squealing and laughing in all these photos.

PS, I bought her that suit on a whim because I thought she'd look cute in it next year.  Nope... she looks cute in it THIS year!