Maderville

Sponge
I am having a hard time keeping up with all of the new things that Landry is learning these days. It just doesn't seem like that little face should be speaking so many words and with such clarity. I am amazed at the things she almost begs to learn. Her vocabulary has just skyrocketed. Here is a short list of some of them:

Daddy(her favorite)
Mama
Bella(her second favorite)
please
thank-you
diaper
milk
juice
cheese(her favorite too)
fruit
more
potty
treat
foot
head
ear
eye
Tide(as in Roll Tide)
mmmm-uah(blowing kisses)
Kelley
Bailey(Susu's cat)
trash(she puts her diaper in the trash)
bye-bye
dog
Elly(her new elephant given to her by Kelley)
baby
door(her Daddy taught her that one tonight)
sock
shoe

I know there are others but these are the only ones that are coming to mind.

This is a list of her sign language signs:
diaper
more
bath
tooth brush
eat/hungry
up
down
potty
night night

I bought a course in sign language that starts this month at a charity auction but I'm afraid she might already know most of the beginning signs! Teaching her signs has been so good for her and I highly recommend it. She rarely ever gets frustrated especially when it comes to something that she can communicate to me. I hope this catches on to other parents because it really has been good for Landry and I believe it has helped her speech progress too.

****POTTY UPDATE****
Avert your eyes if you don't want the details.
This was the 8th day in a row that Landry has pee-peed and/or pooped on the potty! woo hoo!!
Today she did it twice and I was over the moon! She certainly knows what a potty treat(miniature marshmallow) is and she looks for them if she's done something big. I got her another potty for the half bath but she prefers the other one because it has a padded seat! The new one does, however, have a sensor in the bottom of it and plays a song as soon as she does her business. It surprised her the first time it happened and her face was priceless. I am laughing now just thinking about it. She has really made remarkable progress and I am hoping that she continues to strive for the 'potty treat'.