first words (22 months)

For awhile we were worried that Mak might have a slight language delay. She was really good at expressing herself with sounds and pointing but not with words. Maybe she was still trying to figure out the bilingual thing...all Chinese with grandparents, all English with her uncles and Chinglish with mommy and daddy.

One morning Around 21.5 months, Mak started to repeat letters and words that start with them beginning with A/apple. And from then on, new words started popping up gradually. It's been fun hearing her speak! Here're her first words so far...

1. "miu" = milk
2. "nana" = banana
3. "appo" = apple
4. "bubbo" = bubble
5. "egg" = egg
6. "Elmo" = Elmo
7. "ma" = mommy
8. "da" = daddy
9. "yeh YEH" = Chinese word for daddy's daddy
10. "yeh YEH" = Mak's mischievous way of calling "gung gung" - mommy's daddy
11. "mama" = daddy's mommy
12. "popo" = mommy's mommy
13. "bay bee" = baby
14. "moore" or "mooooi" = more
15. "amen" & "ah-moon" = English and Chinese Amen
16. "eat eat eat" = wants something to eat...usually spoken with conviction and finger pointing at mouth
17. "daaah" = daddy, mommy or just wanting someone's attention
18. "OHhhh", "MO", "NO" = no
19. "ball" = ball
20. "I daat" = iPod touch

Alphabet she can recognize and repeat: A, B, E, I, M, N, O, S, X, Y(usually whispers this one)

Numbers: 8 (what a true Chinese girl!)

Mak with one of her favorite "toys" that we regrettably introduced to her a little too early...

big sister in training

Makayla will be a BIG SISTER...sibling's expected arrival date...May 26, 2011!

...just chillin' in mommy's tummy at 12 weeks old...