Play
Pronounced: Pey
Meaning: To have fun with her friends or toys. When we go to playgroup I ask her if she would like to go play with her friends and she gets excited and squeals, “p’ay!”

Walk
Pronounced: Wok
Meaning: To move around on foot. Common uses: 1) when she wants to go outside and wander around looking for all our neighborhood animals she will point outside and say, “wa’k.” or 2) when we are at a store and she is in her stroller or shopping cart but would prefer to walk alongside me she will ask, “wa’k?”

Clue
Pronounced: Klooo
Meaning: Short for Blue’s Clues, the only show Ana will sit and watch for longer than five minutes.

Amy
Pronounced: A-meee sometimes Me-meee
Meaning: Our neighbor and Ana’s baby-sitter.

Note: The timing of this word was perfect as the first time Ana ever said her name was on Amy’s 18th birthday! Happy Birthday, Amy!!!

Help
Pronounced: He’p
Meaning: Asking for assistance, mostly used when Ana is climbing something and either gets stuck or scared. May take the form of H’up when being used as a combination of “help” and “up.”

Color
Pronounced: Caw-yer
Meaning: Used to describe the various hues of the world around us. Normally I am asking Ana “what color is         ” and she replies back “caw-yer.” Also how she describes what she does with her DoodlePro.

Hello
Pronounced: Hi-yo
Meaning: A greeting. Formal form of “hi.” Most often used when pretending to talk on the phone or when acknowledging random strangers.

Note: Since Ana has started learning a new word literally every day I thought I would try to keep track of her ever-expanding vocabulary the way I do all her accomplishments: on my website. Make sure you check in regularly to see what my amazing daughter is gonna say next!