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tarahsolazy
07-29-2005, 03:03 PM
DS is almost 17 months old, and has two words, "Hi" and "Dada".

He does have the following signs though:

Dad
Dog
Bird
Fish
Baby
Flower
Milk
Eat
More
Cookie
Cheese
Potty (why he learned this I don't know, ask Alex and Leah, LOL!)
All Done
Hot (he also says "Ha" when signing this)
Shakes head yes and no in answer to questions

I know he's normal, but I can't wait for him to say (or sign, for that matter) Mama! I can't imagine how tough it would be if we weren't signing. Its fun to see him learning signs, a good reassurance tool for me.

My FIL didn't talk until 2.5, they thought "he was retarded" in the words of 88 year old Nana (FIL's mom), and didn't let company see him. The first thing he said was "Daddy go bye-bye now?". We are thinking Fory takes after his Grandpa, who is a wonderful man.

Anyone want to share some late talker stories?

AngelaS
07-29-2005, 03:16 PM
Adrienne at 2 said Mom, Dad and Dog. She had about 60 signs tho. :D

Now she is 7 and never STOPS talking! ENJOY your toddler's quiet!!!!

mudder17
07-29-2005, 03:54 PM
Okay, Kaya is a little over 17 months. She can say the following words:

Shoes
Mama (used for any adult, including Daddy; but she signs "Daddy" at the same time, LOL)
Cracker (Kwack-er)
She doesn't say any other word very clearly, so I won't count them right now.

She's definitely a late talker compared to a lot of her friends. I'm glad I decided to teach her signs because she signs:

Apple
Water (with a pointer finger)
More
Eat (finally)
Cracker (new one)
Milk
Baby
Daddy (used to signify Daddy and Mommy)
Boy
Bird
Bunny
Dog (also pants and says, "Do--"
Cat (with her pointer finger at her cheek)
Bear
Mouse
Hat
Hair (inconsistent)
Book
Ball
Shoes (finally signs it, mostly right)
Car (new one)
Flower
Hot
Cold (more consistent than hot)
Shakes her head for no, but only nods yes when doing a game

She snorts for a pig and quacks (and says Du) for a duck or penguin

She understands nose, belly button, cheeks, eyes, ears, and mouth, although she still doesn't play the "Where's your ---?" game.

That's all I can think of for now. Anyway, I'm not too worried that she'll eventually talk, since she seems to be having fun communicating via signs. I just hate to imagine how frustrated she would be all day if I hadn't taught her signs. For things she doesn't have a sign for yet, she definitely gets frustrated!

Eileen

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NEVE and TRISTAN
07-29-2005, 04:02 PM
I would have described Tristan as a late talker...
He called me "danam" for mom...and it was not even until after the boys came home where he really started talking. But once he started I'd guess he was reciting his ABC's about 2 months later. Not to say all children who start talking late have no concerns or issues...but in our case he just needed to take his time.

No Tristan can talk up a storm...
I bet all we fine!!!!
He does a lot of acting and copying of things he sees, his latest is walking in slow motion with sound effects then putting his head low and blowing "fire" from his mouth. If you say "Tristan are you a dinosaur" he says "no dragon" :)

I wonder if his late talking made him absorb more of what is around him as far as acting etc... for he really is a ham (edited to add and a handful) :)...
Neve
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Moneypenny
07-29-2005, 04:05 PM
My nephew had very few words until he was 2 1/2. Then during the Christmas Gift Opening his mom was going to take his picture with his new toy and he said, very clearly, "No, mom. I'm not ready yet. Let me pose." We were all stunned.
He's now 8 and Talks. All. The. Time.

Always.

LOL!
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mudder17
07-29-2005, 04:12 PM
Yes, I really do think his late talking made him absorb more. There's a girl in our church who also didn't start talking for real until she was 2.5 or so. In fact, they wanted to take her in for testing and everything but her parents said, "No, she'll start talking when she's ready." Part of it was that she was very shy by nature. Anyway, one she opened up her mouth and just started talking in complete sentences.

I remember that when I watched her a few times, she totally understood everything I said and she loved having me go through books and say things as she pointed to the different things. She would go back and forth and back and forth. So that's basically why the parents didn't bother with the testing.

Eileen

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Zana
07-29-2005, 04:13 PM
DS is also 17mths and says

1. Mama (for everyone, including the UPS delivery man he fascinated by :))
2. Moooooo (for cows)
3. Bow wow (for Dogs)
4. 'at (for hat/cap)

everything else is very intense/serious baby babbling or finger pointing. Wish I had taught him signs!!

I'm generally not bothered by it, but do have a niggle of worry when I see some of his daycare friends using words so clearly!!

jd11365
07-29-2005, 04:15 PM
At 24 months we had Kayla tested for speech because she didn't put two words together.

NOW, just 4 months later, she does not stop talking! So, be careful what you wish for. ;)

All of a sudden, just yesterday, she counted to 10! Where the heck that came from, I have no idea. So much for a speech delay.

Once he says Mama, all will be well in the world. :)

Wife_and_mommy
07-29-2005, 04:19 PM
I wonder if you'd consider my dd a late talker. They only words she says consistently are:
mama
dada/papa
all done(all da)
please(pease)
no(nah)

She has said:
banana(nana)
ball(ba)
bubbles(baba)
I love you
balloon
thank you
hello
bye bye

She knows these signs: dog, music, please, alldone,more, eat, telephone,banana,"I love YOu",bath, thank you

She hasn't learned: shoes,socks, drink, water, no,apple,bird, duck,cat, and probably a few others I can't think of.

When people ask me if she's talking I don't give details about every word she says. Mostly just the mostly spoken ones but I do consider the intonated attempts she makes to be words if they're even barely understandable by me. I keep a list of the ones she's said and know she won't be speaking perfectly for a while yet so I might be considered very generous in how I grade what a spoken word is. Like I said, I do it for our own record-keeping, not to brag about how much dd talks. We are SO not into the "our kid is a genius" thought processes.


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tina-t
07-29-2005, 04:19 PM
Ds did not say anything at 15 mos. and only said papa at 18 mos. We did get him tested and he is undergoing early intervention speech therapy and says some words. He does sign a lot though and even signs 3 word sentences - he just signed "shhh...papa sleep". He just cracks me up.

steph2003
07-29-2005, 06:03 PM
Almost 18 months here & all we get consistently is Uh-oh! He signs "more" but pretty much uses it as "I want something" & then we try to guess what it is he wants.

He says da-da but doesn't really call DH da-da. He won't say mama much to my dismay :)

Also says "bubbles" or something like that when we are blowing bubbles!

"Ba" on occasion for ball. And "ca" when a big truck goes by

I think he has started to understand more of what we say so that gives me some reassurance. I definitely think he is a late talker & has been "late" w/everything thus far (crawling, walking, etc.)

Karenn
07-29-2005, 06:05 PM
We had Colin's speech evaluated just before two years. He said a number of words, but most of them were indecipherable! He was "borderline" and put on the waiting list for speech therapy. Three months later (shortly after he turned 2) all of my concerns were absolutely washed away. He talks up a storm now and people have actually commented on how well he articulates his words. It's funny how hard it is not to worry even when we "know" better!

kalebsmama
07-29-2005, 07:14 PM
Kate is almost 22 months and has very few words. We had her tested a couple of months ago and she scored well in receptive speech and mild/moderate delay in actual speech. She was put on the list for some therapy.

She says:
mama
dada
nana (banana)
she makes sounds for several animals that I don't think I can spell since it's not quite right! Meow, moo, quack, woof, roar.

She signs:
milk
more
eat
drink
water
please
thankyou
airplane
cracker
flower
bird
cat
dog

I think that's about it. It's definitely becoming more and more frustrating for all of us. She has decided that whining is her main form of communicating and it really grates on our nerves. Seriously, she whines so much that I think she doesn't even realize she is doing it. She just walks along whining. Ugh!! Also, when she is pointing to something and whining for it (like a glass of water) we were told to make her ask for it in words (words she already has). But, if you ask her to use words, she gets all mad and storms away having a tantrum. I am so ready for her to talk. I don't care if she talks all the time - bring it on, please!!

mamato1
07-29-2005, 07:23 PM
Count me in on the late talker roll call. Brendan is a little over 18 months and says:

Mama
Elmo
Ankay (Pancake is his bear's name)
ba-oon for balloon
down
Uh-oh
gain (again)

He has lots of words that he has used once, but I can't get him to repeat them. I have a theory that he is just a little perfectioninst and is waiting until he can say things perfectly. My MIL reports that DH was that way. Today Brendan said basketball clear as day, but we can not get him to repeat it!! Compared to others his age he seems behind, but in our case he always does things late but really well. He went from cruising to proficient walking in two weeks.

Chris

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dowlinal
07-29-2005, 07:32 PM
Madeline is almost 18 months and she also doesn't talk much. She says
Mommy
Dada
Yaya -(grandma in greek)
Na - (for Nouna which is greek for godmother)
Okay
&
Doggie

She also signs
milk
hungry
more
water
potty
dog
bird
fish

Strangely, she will shake her head no but not yes.

She does babble a lot but I have no idea what she's saying

mudder17
07-29-2005, 07:35 PM
Actually, she sounds way ahead of Kaya. :) I think she sounds fairly average to me, at least if I compare her to DD's friends. I'm impressed you've taught her to say "please". I'm working on the "Thank you" sign, but haven't figured out "please" yet.

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Saartje
07-29-2005, 08:05 PM
I don't know what's considered "normal" or "late," really, but Ishie is 14 months and doesn't really have any words, not even Mama or Dada. He seems to say those syllables *slightly* more often in reference to me and DH than he says them when he's babbling randomly, but it's far from consistent. He said "thank you" a few times in context over about a two-day period, but hasn't said it again since. Once he looked out the rear window of our car at the car behind us and said "carrr" very clearly, but that's the one and only time he's said that.

There are a few other words that he may or may not have said on one or a few occasions. We don't really know. If those words count (said once but not again), I guess he said his first word at five months ("Ca!" for cat; we didn't count it because he didn't keep saying it for long). If they don't, he doesn't have any words so far.

Not worried either way, though (LOL - I know it would be awfully early to be worried if we were going to; DH is impatient, though). He has a good receptive vocabulary, and clearly listens a lot more than he lets on (which I remember doing as a child — listening to adult conversation while I played, and taking most everything in).

Wife_and_mommy
07-29-2005, 08:46 PM
I'm not a big talker so I have to make a conscious effort knowing she needs to hear it. She'd probably be content to listen to music all day instead of mom. :P

And I am *very* big on the pleases and thank you's. I recall someone several years ago saying her 3-year old wasn't "old enough" to say please and always vowed my children would learn manners from a young age. Little did I know I'd have my own child saying please in a matter of months. Tells me she wasn't *teaching* her child manners which drives me nuts but whatever. Can you tell this bugs me? ;)


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aliceinwonderland
07-29-2005, 09:08 PM
My Ds (15 months) has said many words recently, BUT, only once or twice, and when the occasion comes up, he refuses to repeat a word he has said before. He says dada and mama more reliably, has said doggy before but not recently, has said banana (with fingers stuck in his nose as he thinks that's funny), apple, water (astonishingly clearly too, but just twice!!) He says "Alo" when he puts phone to ear. He also had many signs, and knows them (does hem quickly when we out DVD in) but refuses to use them recently...
He bables oin amazing sounds (wakes up babling an entire conversation, complete with intonation and hand motions), but I wonder about the not-repating of words he knows how to say...

dr mom
07-29-2005, 09:11 PM
Jared is just a few weeks older than Fory, and is also not talking. He will say "da" for dog or down, "ba" for ball, and otherwise he just grunts, points, or signs. He does have a working vocabulary of about 20 signs that he uses regularly, so I know he understands much more than he can vocalize.

He doesn't say "Mom" either; although he knows the sign, he doesn't use it. When he wants Mommy, he signs MILK MILK MILK and puts his hand down my shirt for added emphasis!

CBB
07-29-2005, 09:12 PM
Fun topic. I thought DD was a late talker. One of her playmates who's 10 days younger spoke so many more words than her when they were 13 months. Over the last 2mo, her volcabulary really expanded. DD is now 16.5 mo. She says:

No, moon, "tar" for star, "sh" for fish, sun, ball, toe, George, Elmo, baby, Moma, Daddy, and A,B,C,D in English.

Drink water, light, car, dog, cow, horse, duck, bird, sit, slow, potty, aunt, TV, rice, cracker, egg, eyes, foot, hands, circle, hold, all gone, sorry, "one hundred years" (because that's what we say when she sneezes), in Chinese.

She's spoken to mostly in Chinese at home. She says so many more words in Chinese than English -- I think Chinese is easier to pronounce than English.

She signs:
water, milk, ball, fish, dog, bird, please, more, no more, baby, eat, cold, wash hands, yes, no
some signs that look kind of the same: happy and car, flower and cat, water and hot

mudder17
07-29-2005, 09:14 PM
Well, she's learning "thank you" right now, so I'll just start working on "please". :)


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mudder17
07-29-2005, 09:33 PM
Wow, she's quite the verbal and signing communicator! Funny thing about Chinese--it's easier to pronounce (IMHO), but unless you grow up with the whole tonal language thing, it's harder to learn for an adult. :)


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CBB
07-29-2005, 09:46 PM
I definitely believe that Chinese is easier to pronounce. Each word is one syllable. Like "water" is "shui" (as in feng shui) which is one syllable. DD says "water" in Chinese but can't say it in English.

jk3
07-29-2005, 09:47 PM
You might be surprised how quickly his speech will pick up. Braden was following a similar course at about 17 months and then all of the sudden around 20 months his speech took off. They learn so much every day - it can be mind boggling!

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mudder17
07-29-2005, 09:53 PM
Hmm...I never thought about teaching Kaya any Chinese or Taiwanese words, except "Lai" (come), "A-ma" (grandma) and "A-kong" (grandpa).
I still think Jasmine is pretty advanced, though. :D

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momtoemma
07-29-2005, 10:16 PM
My younger DD seems to be a late talker too. She is 16 months old, and the only words she says are Hi and dada. Tonight I thought I might have heard mama, but it's hard to tell. She is way behind her older sister who talked often and earlier, however, I posted this in as a concern in an older thread. My theory is that older DD talks to much (nobody in our house can get a word in edgewise) that younger DD couldn't manage to get any words in if she wanted to! Her older sis talks for her! At any rate, I can tell that she understands many things but just doesn't have the words for them. Mostly she just points to something and makes a grunting noise right now. Great thread!

linsei
07-29-2005, 10:38 PM
Count us in.

Consistently, ds says:
Hello (Elo)
Hi Hi Hi
Bye
Woof (all time faviorite word - everything is "woof")
Yes (he says yes but acutually means no)
Ice

Other than that, he does a lot of imitating, and will repeat what we say, but only when we say it. Still does not say mama.

He signs more, eat, milk, and something I haven't figured out yet.

If they do rec speech therapy, at what age do they start? What do they do for testing? Is it based on your answers or do they talk with the child?

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darby24
07-30-2005, 12:06 AM
I think my family wins the latest talker award here.

My nephew (the just turned 3 year old) is still just learning to talk. It's just been the last two months that have been the language explosion everyone talks about. Honestly within the last two months words such as; Hi, Bye and Now have popped up. He had daddy and mommy for the longest time, he named me Nonie back in January and had the odd other word (buppy for puppy, names for the grandparents as well.) He has maybe 30 words right now and before May had perhaps 5? That's a guess on my part. Put it this way, we still think it's cute when he wants something and we say "later" and he responds with "No, NOW!" It won't be cute in a few weeks I'm sure!

It's interesting, he was pretty vocal last year. He sort of clammed up, perhaps his way to deal with the new baby arrival? He was always into signing, at most we probably had 40. He could always get his point across though.

Another interesting tidbit. He didn't say Momma/Mommy consistently until last Christmas. He would only say it if he was upset or hurt. However he would constantly say Deeya. My BIL finally figured it out last November, he calls my sister "Dear" and my nephew was copying him "Deeya". Cute. Of course after we figured it out, he started calling her Mommy.

His brother is now 16 months and babbling away. that partly is egging on the older boy. Baby can say his version of Puppy, Kitty, Daddy and Momma.

And can sign; Up, down, out, more, eat, please, thank you, all done and can shake yes and no with his head.

My BIL apparently was a late talker (had therapy) and our cousin (male) didn't talk until he was 5 (no one could understand him but his siblings) but now he is the most verbal adult male ever!!

My sister and BIL aren't the worrying types if that makes a difference. Nephew Jay had a hearing test done in April (maybe March?) and they said his hearing was fine. No one (doctors included) has ever pushed them to get therapy done and they never had any reason to want to themselves. It's just not them if that makes any sense.

bluestar2
07-30-2005, 03:36 AM
Couple late talkers here too. At 19 months, DS and DD only say a handful of words:

mama
dada
ca (cat)
ba (for ball and balloon)
dog
at (hat)
nana (banana)
more
uh-oh (DD)
DD says Hi and DS says bye-bye but neither can say both!
and quite a few animal sounds :)


they recently learned a few signs from a friend:

more
please
eat
milk, interestingly which they must have learned by watching the friend's 18 mo DD since neither of us remember showing them

They seem to understand just about everything and are developing normally so we're not too worried although I'm relieved to hear that there are other late talkers too. We figure they may have been concentrating on their motor skills since DS began walking at 9 months and DD at 10 months and they have been on the go ever since. I wish I had taught them a few signs earlier though since they seem pleased to be able to communicate this way and we could have saved some frustration.

trumansmom
07-30-2005, 08:43 AM
I hope so! That is what DD is doing as well. It's VERY different than when DD was an infant. He had many, many more words by now, but she seems to understand more and uses them rather selectively.

It hadn't occurred to me to think of her as a late talker. I figure as long as she was communicating something, everything is okay.
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babystuffbuff
07-30-2005, 08:59 AM
My DH didn't talk until later. A few words here and there, but that was it. Then, when he was about 2, he stood on the front porch and said, "There goes Daddy, in his car, down the road to work." :)

DH is a very smart man (IMHO), with two college degrees. It's great that Forrest is signing -- he can still communicate with you. And I'm sure that he loves his Mama more than anything, even if he hasn't said it yet. :)

Sarah

kath68
07-30-2005, 09:50 AM
I love the dragon story! What a cute visual!

kath68
07-30-2005, 10:25 AM
He sounds pretty in step with DS, and the ped thought DS was advanced at he 15 month appointment when I said he had about a half-dozen words. I didn't tell him about the signs.

a month later and counting liberally (words he's said once and sound effects like Meow for cat), I figure DS is up to about 20 words and several signs:

NO! (should count twice consdering how much he says it)
yes
da (yes in Russian; there may be other words in Russian he knows, but I would have no way of knowing)
hi
ello (for the phone only)
bye bye
mama
dada
grandad (an da)
ball (including Boo ball for blue ball and reh ball for red ball, but I am not sure he gets the difference)
ba (bottle, block, bath)
book
meow
down
side (outside)
Na Na (Daycare provider Leanna)
Luda (daycare helper)
what's that (wha da)
shoe (shhh)
uh oooooooh
I am sure I am fogetting a couple.

Signs:
bye bye
eat
sleep
more
water
doll
ball
hot
dog
shakes head for no and yes

The langauge thing definitely kicks in only when they are good and ready.

muskiesusan
07-30-2005, 10:58 AM
DS2 is 15 months and has no words. He will sign milk and more, but randomly to get praise. He pretty much just likes to scream.

DS1 was a late talker as well, but he had a few words at this age, I think. For some reason I forgotten most of his life already.


Susan
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muskiesusan
07-30-2005, 10:58 AM
DS2 is 15 months and has no words. He will sign milk and more, but randomly to get praise. He pretty much just likes to scream.

DS1 was a late talker as well, but he had a few words at this age, I think. For some reason I forgotten most of his life already.


Susan
Mom to Nick 10/01
& Alex 04/04

marinkitty
07-30-2005, 01:24 PM
At 18 months it was a HUGE stretch to say Mia had 5 words. She was probably signing at least 40 signs, but the talking was definitely on the backburner.

By 22 months I'm guessing she had 250 words. And full sentences started not long after that. It was like a lightbulb went off in January and by February she was a full fledged talker.

And Mia didn't say mommy for a LONGGG time. And she never signed it though she would sign daddy and grandma. Again, when it came it was like a tidal wave. Now I'm guessing I hear it a least 100 times a day. "Mama" "Mommy" and my favorite when she cannot get my attention as fast as desired "Hey HOL!!"


Holly
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Wife_and_mommy
07-30-2005, 02:22 PM
Oh gosh. I know you'll teach Kaya manners! I just meant this mom didn't seem to think a 3-year old should need to use manners. That's what bugged me. Sorry if I sounded like a maniac. I was/am tired. :)

I did both as a matter of every day living and she picked up the please sign easier than thank you and sounds *so cute* saying "pease" with her sign. I'm sure Kaya will catch it soon. I'm amazed how from one day to the next, O will learn so many new things. It's an amazing process to watch.


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lisaE
07-30-2005, 02:23 PM
DS is 18 months and says "bye-bye." Once in a blue moon, "dada." When we ask him, and he feels like it, he'll say "mama."

He has 35 signs, though, so he does communicate. I feel the same, I wish he would talk more!

Wife_and_mommy
07-30-2005, 02:31 PM
He is fine!! If you read my post above, that's exactly what dd is doing. She was on a serious banana kick several weeks back and asked for "nana" constantly. She got over that and now hasn't said it since then.

I also got her to say I love you once and was just thrilled but she's only done it once or twice, maybe. They're all going to talk and they're well on their way so don't fret, okay? :) You should try making a list of the words he's said, even if it's only been said once and you'll be amazed.




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Our second morsel due early February 2006!

TraciG
07-30-2005, 02:56 PM
Sydney just turned 21 months & doesn't talk, the only thing she says clearly is hi, she kind of says dahhhhhhh for daddy & tries to say nice, BUT she understands everything, I am dying to hear mama or mommy !!!!!!!!!!!

TraciG
07-30-2005, 03:15 PM
O YEAH she also says NO

Raidra
07-30-2005, 07:08 PM
At Colwyn's 20 month doctor's appointment, he routinely said about 5-10 verbal words, but had 40-45 signs. All the pedi asked was if he was stringing words together, so I told him that he would occasionally say "Mommy train" verbally, but when he used his signs, he could string 5-6 together to tell us a story about something he'd done or seen.

He just turned 21 months a few days ago, and now has about 30-40 verbal words, and has picked up just a few signs this month. Oddly, the verbal words he chooses to say are things I would never think of: papaya, umbrella, hose, Ernie, Elmo (we don't actually watch Sesame Street, but have Pampers with those characters on them), ham, buckle, paper, woodpecker, big pool, etc. I think he's definitely focused on saying only things that he's interested in and that he doesn't already have a sign for. He doesn't say dog, milk, car, or any of the other "easy" words that most other kids say, because he's perfectly happy with the signs.

He's definitely in the middle of a verbal explosion.. I love it. It's a whole new thing for us.. I love hearing his unique pronunciations. :)

linsei
07-30-2005, 07:21 PM
Good to know. I totally forgot that he says some of those things!

He also does "Waszat!" (What's that, while pointing)

Thankfully, we haven't learned "no" yet. Although, he says "yes" when it's really no, so the concept is there.

Linda



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mudder17
07-30-2005, 10:13 PM
Oh, no offence taken at all. I knew what you meant. I think it's wonderful that a 15 month old can say, "Please" and it's just goes to show that it's never too early to teach good manners!


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Judegirl
07-31-2005, 11:52 AM
Rory is almost 15 months old and doesn't use any words yet, unless you count "Hoo...Hoo" to tell me what an owl sounds like. :)

She has said mama, dada, dog, and car, but doesn't use them often at all - I wouldn't say that she "has" these words; she doens't use them reliably at all. She's just beginning to mimic speech, and only sometimes.

But she is signing, reliably and well, about 70 signs. I'm not sure I buy the argument that signing doesn't slow down verbal speech; I think she'd have more incentive to try to talk if she weren't signing. But I don't mind, since we understand the signs and it allows her to string together more complex thoughts than if she used words at this stage, I think.

It hasn't occurred to me to really worry about this yet...I'll keep my eyes on what you guys are saying.

It'll come, Tarah...and then we'll look back fondly on the days of sweet, sweet babble. :)

Hugs to Fory for me!
Jude

JBaxter
07-31-2005, 02:50 PM
Nathan is 20 months and I have come to the conclusion he CHOOSES not to talk. He says a few words Daaadeee, eat which is used for feet(shoes) read , see and eat, NawNaw ( grandma but ONLY when he is on the phone) up no hot and elmo.
He says those regularly- he has said alot of things once and will make not effort to repeat them.
thank you
there you go ( I say it when I hand him something)
giraffe
good bye
football
all said VERY clearly he will do selective animal sounds elephants, dog panting snake and stepped on cat ( thats what it sounds like) I think he is marching to his own drummer and will talk when he is good and ready.
Jeana