Vocabulary Boom

For a while there, it seemed like Colin was kind of stagnant in his vocabulary, but lately, he's been saying all SORTS of new words. He has started repeating us, too, when we say things like "don't do that" or "I don't know." It's so funny, because he uses the exact same inflection, too. Here's a list I've put together of the words he can say, and the ones he can understand (but doesn't say yet). For example, if we say "Go get a pine cone," he'll go find one in the yard and bring it to us. So far, with all his words combined, we're up to around 90, and I don't even think I've captured them all yet! I honestly didn't realize his vocabulary was this huge until I sat down to get all his words on paper.

Words Colin can say at 17 months:

Uh oh
Bye bye
Hey/hi
Mama
Daddy
Ellie (Eh-yee)
Dog/doggie
Ball
Circle (Kirkle)
Oso
Girl
Bear (Beh)
Apple
Car
Please (Peese)
Thank you
Horse
Wow
Whoa
Fish (sometimes sounds like pish)

Bird
This (Dis)
Books
No
Yay (used for yes)
There (it) is!
Tree
Emily (Eh-ee)
Shoes
Moo (keeps his lips together)
Bubbles
Cheese
Eye
Nose
Open
Go
Baby
Puppy
Dinosaur (dido)
Beep beep
Ready, set, go (reh, seh, go!)
All done (throws hands up in the air, used when finished eating)
All gone
I don’t know
Don’t do that
Choo choo
Hoo hoo (for owl)

Oh no (oh doh)

Words Colin recognizes (but doesn't say) at 17 months:

Colin
More/Again (claps for both)
Snake
Elephant
Lion
Whale
Dolphin
Cow
Turtle
Pine cone
Outside
Hungry
Tired/sleepy/night night
Paci (for pacifier)
Jake (and the Neverland Pirates)
Mickey
Do you want to....
Where is.....
What’s that?
Look at....
Snack (he goes to the pantry)
Cup
Mema
Papa
Uncle Tim
Uncle Clark
Aunt Callie
Little Red Chicken book
Chair
Sit down
Bath
Puzzle
Truck
Milk
Juice
Cracker
Cookie
Diego
Push the button (garage door opener)
Foot
Give me five
Clap

Brush your hair

Brush your teeth

If you haven't kept track of your child's vocabulary, I highly recommend that you give it a try. I bet you'll be surprised at how many words and phrases your little one knows!