First 100 Words

This will be of no interest to anyone but myself, but for documentation purposes I wanted to record Tory's first 100 words. My little Bean hit a big growth spurt in language this past month and has skyrocketed from 64 recognizable words to 100+. I'm glad I took the time to write down each word as she began to say it because I found it both interesting to see what she said and when she said it, and I'd also have guessed she spoke far fewer words than she really does.

So, without further adieu ... Tory's first 100 words:

1. Hi --at 9 months of age--
2. Uh oh
3. There (as in, there she/he/it is)
4.  Mama
5. Dada
6. Up
7. Here
8. Cheese
9. Beep beep
10. Off
11. Brrrr (to indicate coldness)
12. Ho ho ho (for Santa Claus)
13. Papa --at 16 months of age--
14.  Woof (for dog)
15. Baa (for sheep)
16. Meow (for cat)
17. Neigh (for horse)
18. Sssss (for snake)
19. Moo (for cow)
20. Quack (for duck)
21. Hop
22. Ball
23. Blue
25. Balloon
26. Bubble
27. Pop (as in, a bubble popping - not the soda)
28. Hide
29. Night night --at 18 months--
30. Nana
31. Yeah --at 19 months--
32. Shoe
33. Dog
34. Duck
35. Black
36. Whoa --at 20 months--
37. Go
38. Knock knock
39. Fall
40. Pink
41. Truck
42. Backpack
43. Baby
44. Big
45. Boat
46. Hot
47. Yay!
48. Ouch/Owie (pronounced "owbie")
49. Bath
50. Knee --at 21 months--
51. Down
52. Toes
53. Nose
54. Green
55. Hat
56. Two
57. Orange
58. More
59. Ear
60. Three
61. Towel
62. Horse
63. Help
64. Bag
65. Worm --at 22 months--
66. Beach
67. Minnie (for Minnie Mouse)
68. Sure
69. Pillow
70. Four
71. Five
72. Mess
73. Hair
74. Hello
75. Mommy
76. Cheers
77. Six
78. Drink
79. Aden (for baby brother)
80. Elmo
81. White
82. Thank you
83. Okay
84. Deer
85. Loon
86. Toys
87. Kiss
88. Neeley (for cousin)
89. Brooke (for cousin)
90. Clap
91. Stuck
92. Purple (pronounced "pur-til")
93. Necklace
94. Tiger
95. Hippo
96. Penguin
97. Chloe (for dog)
98. Diaper
99. Sit
100. Clean

... and there's more including "pants," "shirt," "brown" and "Tory" to name a few. I think I'll stop documenting her words now that they're flowing so frequently. There's so many new everyday, it's difficult to keep up! Tory now repeats almost everything we say including fairly complicated words like "Chuggington" (her favorite train television show) and Spaghetti-Os. I'm actually quite impressed how clearly she speaks and is understood by others outside our family. Someday, I'm sure I'll be wishing for a few minutes of peace and quiet but for now, it's wonderful to hear my little girl communicating with us in her own voice.