Dani is not as verbal as Jack was at this age. We think it is because Jack doesn't really let anyone get a word in edgewise. However, she is just content to listen and she is such a babbler. Don't get me wrong--she has a lot of words. She usually just says the first part (like with Sammy--"Sahhm") or the end (like with book--ook). She does have some complete words (Mommeeeee! Dadeeee!). And some are very clear and obvious (Okaaay, Down!, Uppeee!) Then there are the things that she just mispronounces (again is "agehnin", peach is "cheap"). And the words that sound nothing like the real word but we know what they mean (Dinnnnn! = Thank you!) And then there are the words that are understandable only to her. And there are a lot of them. She will look me in the eye and have a complete conversation with me. And only one of us understands what is going on. They go something like this:
Dani: Mommeeee? Ah bu ge je nammie fahn shu!
Me: Oh. That's lovely.
She also likes to create her own words. In Florida, she invented the word "Jibby Jibooo!" She just says that one and laughs. All this babbling leads us to believe that once she does open up with the words, there will be NO silence in our home.
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My parents' friend Randy got the kids a big stuffed dog. It didn't take long for Dani to claim her as her own. (Dani loves all animals, stuffed or otherwise). She even named her. She walked up to her, pointed and said, multiple times, "Dindy No Wahn". I am guessing that this is her full name but we now just call her "Dindy".
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