making our list

as part of the studies mommy has done with jack at umd, a macarthur-bates communication inventory (for ages 16-30 months) was filled out for jack at age 17 months.

it's so much fun now to look back at what he could say then ... and what his burgeoning communication ability has led to half-a-year hence.

we'll post the results of a new one filled out this month ... to see the progress he's made in 6 months time ... but in the meantime, check out where we were last november:

(and remember, you can single-click on the image to enlarge it)

31 words at 17 months

• moo
• uh oh
• vroom
• bird
• cat
• kitty
• squirrel
• dog
• bus
• truck
• ball
• cheerios
• egg
• milk
• shoe
• sock
• nose
• boo boo
• daddy
• nana
• mommy
• jack
• bye
• hi
• hello
• night night
• no
• help
• all gone
• hot
• more

check back tomorrow to see how we've grown!