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Speech at 18 months


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Every milestone of this little boy leaves me dumbstruck; but out of all these milestones, speech has been the most interesting one. New words each day, funny, cute pronunciation; often makes me feel like "ohh isko ye bhi pata hai" (ohh, he knows this as well)

This post is mainly a record for me and my family to look back, read and smile. May be when A grows up, he'll read this and laugh too. 

Babies babble through the beginning of their lives and we all wait for them to speak up their first words. My baby's first sound was that of ba, so he started with bubububu, which was meaningless babbling. But for us bubu is for grandfather, so, his gibberish meant a lot to his doting bubuji. At around 8 months he uttered his first meaningful word and guess what that was - A.C.!!! Yes, the A.C. for air conditioner. He would point to the A.C. and repeatedly go on saying A.c. a.c. a.c...... 

I don't even remember when he started saying mumma. 
Till 14-15 months he had a vocabulary of around 10 -15 words.

Suddenly post that 15 months mark there was an explosion of words and he seemed to know words for almost everything that surrounded him. 

Here is the record of the words that he uses daily. I have written what I could recall, there is much more that could be added to the list.


Now, between 18- 19 months, he has started combining 2 words like - bubu pooja, cut scissors, etc.  He uses almost all these words appropriately except the word "office". He says it clearly, but obviously doesn't know what it means. So, when someone is missing from home, he assumes that they are in office. 

AC
By bye
Bubuji (bubui/bubuji)
Chashma (chchaa)
Dance
Girgaya (gigyaa)
Dark (gaak)
 Light (dight)
Laptop (mataap)
Umbrella (ambaaja)
Chhata
Mama/mummy ( also calls me mama-ii)
Mouse (maushh)
Bugs
Birds
Papa
Bua
Prisha/trisha
Mishti
Ishaan
Aama ( in Kumaoni for daadi/grandmother)
Book
Chuha
Khakha
Mumum
Bottle (battii)
Water (wataa)
Bowbow
Potty (paati)
Dirty (dati)
No
Okay
Tata
Fan
Aajaa
Hi
Bindi (bibbi)
Bugs
Spoon (spoo)
Chamach (chama)
Banana ( bana/mana)
Grapes (gapes)
Apple (aappu)
Pahan (pahaa for wearing)
Shoes (shus)
Car
Lizard  (jijard)
Gaadi (gaai)
Auto (auko)
Aunti (aati)
Naani
Happy
Give me .. gimee
Office
Thankyou (kaaku)
 Nainai (bathing)
Finish (fishish)
Fish (feesh)
Dudu
Milk (mip)
Roti (doti)
Rice
Uncle (akal)
Tai
Open (opo)
Khol (kho)
Key
Chabi
Goodnight (gootat)
Yes (yeaas)
Bhaiyya (baayaa)
Didi
Names of all the dogs in our building (selfie, elbus n zombie)
Kapda (kapaa)
Diaper ( diapu)
Ship
Cow
Cat
Socks
Jhoola (juaaa)
Touch
Home
Ghummi
Bathroom (bathum)
Phone (pho)
Moon
Sit
Basaa
Wash
Clean
Pooja
Ganpati (gappi)
Machis (maachees)
Cheese
Makhana (maapaa)
Eyes (aaeees)
Nose
Mouth
Head 
Teeth 
Lips (bips)
Hurt
Hit
Pitti
Penis (peeus)
Hand
Haath
Toe
Paper (pepu)
Photo
Fly
Train (trin)
Plain (pin)
Cookies (coochies)
Biscuit  (bisis)
Crackers (catchers)
Pen
Woww (waaaaoo)
Music (moonis)
Song (sau) 
Cut
Scissors(seesas)

Sometimes I wish i could record every moment of my life with him, the giggles, the smirk, the naughty eyes and the pranks he has already started playing are all worth looking back at a zillion times. 
Here on the blog is a checklist on speech milestones and a few ideas to help you help your child get there with words. 
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  1. UnknownNovember 16, 2017 at 1:43 AM

    What a fun phase! That's quite a vocabulary for an 18mo. Glad you're recording each phase, I'm sure paragraphs will soon follow :)

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    1. notjustmommyingNovember 16, 2017 at 10:45 AM

      :) didnt want to miss this wonderful phase.. everything else can be documented through pictures not words..

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  2. UnknownNovember 18, 2017 at 12:42 AM

    Way to go! Your 18 mo is really a talker. Thanks for providing the list -very helpful!

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  3. Neha TambeNovember 18, 2017 at 4:03 AM

    He seems to be a talker! Every kid is unique and he seems to be progressing really well in terms of increasing his vocabulory

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  4. UnknownNovember 18, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    This is such a nice idea! My boy started talking late, other than few words like mamma, papa... He started other words at around 19 months. Just as you said, all of a sudden in 1 week he learnt so many new words. He pronounciations are so cute, I try to record them, but I love this idea of keeping a note of the words too

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  5. The Novice SoulNovember 18, 2017 at 11:10 PM

    Your kid is a real talker. I too have a 18 month baby at home and he too speaks quite a lot. though not as much as you have listed here. But listening to their words is quite a music to the ears, isn't it ?

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  6. UnknownNovember 19, 2017 at 4:52 AM

    aww this is so cute he would love to read this post when he grows up..that really sweet of you to record each and every word he says in this post

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  7. DeepaNovember 19, 2017 at 10:30 AM

    That's great. He is a talker and that's a good sign. It shows he is growing according to the milestones. This is such a cute list of words.

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