/bawkbawk/ - sound a chicken makes

CRACKER - said /cra-KUH/

first two syllable word. always heavily emphasizes second syllable.

/quack/ - sound a duck makes

THE END - said /thend/

repeats us at the end of some stories. coded as interjection - something like 'amen'?

/maaaa/ - sound a sheep makes

BLUEBERRY - said /bluhbluh/

KNOB - said /nah/

STEM - said /seh/

cherry stem.

CLIP - said /kip/

J - said /djuh/

DUCK

THAT

first deictic term. said first and most often at the end of a song that goes, "and that's that."

TAIL - said /tay/

points to tails on animals and says 'tay.'

EDAMAME - said /nanay/

first two-syllable word.

i

first lower-case letter.

MAP

DOT

X

8

FOX - said /fuh/

HIDE - said /hi/

said first when asked, "should we hide [something]?"

UP

first an adjective (describing his position), then a request (to be picked up).

L

10

MOMMY - said /mama/

had said this many times, but this was the first time it was clear he was referring to me. he said 'mama,' and we said, "where's mama?", and he pointed to me.

ELMO

said before 'mommy,' but on the same day!

SCREW - said /shoo/

FOOT - siad /fuh/

/roar/ - sound a dinosaur, lion, and tiger make

DOWN - said /duh/

describing his own position.

PASTA

first food word.

YES

first said without a question asked. pointed to the TV and said 'YES!', clear as day, because he wanted to watch a video.

OFF

first an adjective, then a request.

5 - said /figh/

ON

said first as adjective, then request. in reference to lights.

HI

said first time looking into an opened drawer, then when we came into his room after a nap.

TRAIN - said /tay/

first about trains going by outside our apartment. then about the subway and his own toy train.

CAT

POP

first with pop-its. then over-generalizes, using every time he separates two things.

HOT

EGGS - said /ehs/

STAR - said /shaar/

9 - said /nigh/

7 - said /seh/

HOP

always with a 'hopping' animal, at first a rabbit.

CAP

to a bottle, then in "caps for sale" book.

SUN - said /tsun/

F

A - said /aah/

E

D

S

SEE IT

always in response to, "do you want to see it?"

SIT

not a request.

AGAIN - said /AAA-den/

first adverb. mainly with books. emphasis on first syllable.

3 - said /tree/

ALL DONE - said /aadone/

first adjective

C

first letter.

LIGHT - said /ite/

6

first spoken number.

HELP - said /hepp/

most often in response to, "do you need help?" first verb: coded as a verb because he's requesting an action on our part.

NO - gestured

BYE - gestured

HEJDÅ (BYE) - gestured

first interjection. first evidence that he understood a swedish word. he waved 'bye' when i said 'hejdå' leaving a store. he hadn't yet waved 'bye' when i'd said 'BYE' in english.

/mmmm/ - sound a cow makes

another favorite animal.

FISH - said /shhh/

his favorite animal.

DADDY - said /daa daa/

first proper name. he starting saying 'dada' a month or two earlier, but it wasn't clear that he was referring to his daddy until now.

MILK - gestured

produced ASL sign for milk, and it was clear that he was requesting the object.

KITTY

first english word! first in reference to beach grandma's 'nick,' then in reference to 'monty.'

TA DEN (take it)

first spoken word, first swedish word, and first request. said to my swedish teacher when he handed her an object. at first, it was a lucky coincidence, but he quickly learned that the words was linked to the action and began using it at home regularly.

/nay/ - sound a horse makes

ONE - gestured

first gesture! predictably held up one finger whenever 'one' was said, even quickly and without focus, in conversation, lyrics, or the book-reading.