Thought I’d start a dictionary of Mallory’s words in anticipation of her 18-mo appointment in May…where the her pediatrician will inevitably ask “how many words does she have?”

• Gob-ah = Thank you – 16 mos
• Buh-pah = any animal, especially dogs – 1+ years
• Gide = outside – 17 mos
• Eye = light – 16 mos
• bootball = football – 14 mos
• ball = 1 year?
• gigi (with hard g’s) = Gigi – 15 mos
• guck = duck – 14 mos
• wowowowowowowow = bow-wow/what does a dog say = 16 mos
• eeeeeeeeeet = eat – 16 mos
• mmmmmmmmm = what does a cow say – 14 mos
• Eeek-a-boo = Peek-a-boo – 14-ish mos?
• Ay-ya = Alli – her friend at school – 16-mos-ish?
• gabyebye (go bye bye) – what she says when she doesn’t know where something is – 17 mos
• pees (please) – 17 mos
• cheese – for pictures – 17 mos
• byebyebobo – no idea what it means but she says it a lot. When leaving daycare at 18 mos, I said “see you later, alligator” and she said “byebyebobo”.
• goo-mee = excuse me – 18 mos
• kinkee
• c-ya = see ya – 18 mos
• eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet = eat 15 mos
• belbow = elbow – 18 mos
• gaga = dada – 18 mos
• beet = feet – 18.5 mos
• nilk = milk – 18.5 mos
• go poo = go poop – 18.5 mos
• boot = foot, boat or book – 19 mos
• a version of bubbles – 19 mos
• bite = wants a bite of our food or she is pionting at a bug bite – 19 mos
• Hi mama! Hi gaga! – all the time starting 18.5 mos

I realized (like almost two years too late) that I should still add to this with Mallory’s silly mispronunciations. Here goes:

• strike = Sprite – 4 yrs
• patren = pattern
• askident = accident (still says this at 4yrs)
• plum trees = palm trees
• compudeeder = computer (more when she was 2 & 3)
• Flordida = Florida (more when she was 2 & 3)
• headhodge = hedge hog (age 4)