A Feeble Attempt at a Comprehensive List....

...of Tali's vocabulary. It seems like she knows more words than I can count.... But I want to try to capture it here as much as I can... just so I don't forget. :)

I'll try to start with individual words - words that she says just by themselves - and then move on to phrases.

Mommy (finally!! :) )

Da-da

Hi

Eat

Banana ("nana")

Grapes ("Gpsss")

Water

Hungry

Hair

Bear

Brush

Book

Giraffe ("Raff")

Elephant ("Eh-phant")

Boz (her favorite little show)

Elmo (her other favorite show)

Flower

Butterfly ("Uh-fly")

Caterpillar ("Ap-a-gar or Ca-par")

Puppy

Dog

Ball

Shoe

Sock

Up

Down

Bottom (because we say "sit on your bottom")

Truck ("shruck")

Okay

Owie

Fishy ("ishy")

Horsie ("uh-see")

Bug

Again!! (in the most excited voice imaginable, to Stan when they are playing :) )

Off

On

Hat

Light

Baby

Please ("pssss" or "peeess")

More

Phone ("sone")

Shiny

Button

No

Yes

Outside

Tired

Drink ("dink")

Glasses ("sasses")

Strawberry ("aw-beee")

Cracker

Cookie

Turkey

Triangle (i can't even spell how she pronounces it! :) but it's consistent every time.)

Star

Happy

Uh-oh

Jacket

Warm ("wuhm-wuhm-wuhm!")

Potty

Fan

Open ("uh-pen")

Amen

Pray

Jesus

Hiding

Song

Sing

Why

Nose

Ear

Eye

Tongue

Feet

Play

Rock

Thunder ("nunner")

Girl

Out

Knock

Yogurt (can't spell how she pronounces it :) )

Box

Slide ("side")

Ssshhhh (complete with finger on lips....or on cheek...or up nose. :) )

Gigi

Ga-pa

Nana

Cow

Moo

Pig ("peeeeeg")

Isaac :) :) :)

Bye-bye

Night-night

Diaper

Poopy

Hello ("a-ho!")

Towel

Ducky

Paci (unfortunately :-/)

So (after we sing the last line of Jesus Loves Me "the Bible tells me so," she always says "so.")

Cute

Airplane

Pretty

Fly

Clean

Pillow

Belly

Phrases:

Daaa-daaaa, where are youuuu??

Taaaliiii, where aaarre youuuu??

More please

Up please

I love you ("I-yuh-youuu")

Help please

Yay Tali!

All gone

All finished

Thank you

I sad (she's actually starting to use this accurately sometimes)

I shy

I tired

I drop (when dropping her food on the floor....argh...)

I down (when sitting or lying down)

Hi Mommy

Hi Da-da

I stuck ("I tuck")

I see you

She will also repeat the entire alphabet after me if I catch her at the right moment (one letter at a time).

The other day I was sitting on the couch and she came and pulled my shirt up to see my belly....got down really close to my tummy like she sees Daddy do when he talks to Baby Isaac....and said, "I yuh you!" (I love you). SOOOOO SWEET.

This Wednesday we have court AGAIN. Please pray.... Up till this week it has been looking like we will lose her in the next couple of months, almost certainly.....apart from a miracle, which God is in the business of doing.... :)

Hope you all are well and enjoying your summer!!