The Baker Bunch: Aaa is for Apple!

I realized that in the last few blogs, I didn't really give an update on what Ella's doing now, so let me keep this post short and sweet and sum it up! Ella's regular vocabulary now includes:

Mommy (with that "eee" ending- she used to say Mama)
Dada
No
Uh-oh
Nana for Banana
Aaa for Apple (I know, not a word and neither is Nana as a short word for Banana... but she signs banana or apple at the same time that she says the word, so it's clear what she's asking for...)
Bye
Knock (as she knocks on the door, it's so cute!)
BB (the dog's name)
Stop
Up
Down
More
Milk (usually the "k" is left off)
Done
Dog (usually the "g" is left off)
Ball
Baby (sounds a lot like BB, but you can tell the difference, especially when she's signing Baby or Dog while she says it)

Of all the above words, she can and does sign all of them except for BB (we haven't made a sign-name for BB) and uh-oh (although her accompanying facial expression is appropriately matched!) I guess I can't say Ella is actually signing "knock" but she knocks on the door when she says it, which would be a loose interpretation of signing - but it is appropriate gesturing.

If you count animal noises, then "baaaa" and "ooo-ooo-ahhh-ahhhh" count! When she's playing with her monkey or sheep, she'll make the noise.... Today at Target, she started making all those monkey sounds when we went past some stuffed monkeys. And whenever we walk by bananas, she'll say and sign banana. Then when she woke up from her second nap, she walked over to the fruit bowl and said and signed apple. Today when she noticed a bug flying around, she signed bug (well, her own version anyway!) and said "buh." She also signed bread and juice today, for the first time- I was excited! She's getting close to 50 signs now! : ) Or is she already there? Could be... We're having fun watching Ella learn and discover new things! Here's a few pictures from the past week...