Sienna can talk....finally...well sort of.....

At our 15 month appointment, Sienna had zero (yes, as in "0") words. Well...she said "mama" and "dada" (but to everything including animals and inanimate objects) and "uh oh" (when she fell down, dropped things OR threw things).

The Doctor was a little concerned, saying that she should have 4 words (that she understood the meaning of) by that time.

Sienna must have heard her though, because she took the criticism to heart, and, by her 16 month birthday she had 9 words!!

#1 - Uh oh (if you count that - some do, some don't)
#2 - Ditee (Kity - can't you tell? Ok - neither could we for 2 months)
#3 - Baaah (ball) - and if you ask her to go get a ball - she will
#4 - Baby (her most clear word - the only one that needs no interpreter)
#5 - Dada! (said with great enthusiasm and emphasis on the 2nd syllable - we are 100% sure she knows who dada is)

#6 - mama (less convincing - she mostly says this when she is mad about or wants something)
#7 - Wow!
#8 - No! (Still sounds cute to us, but we have a feeling will get old fast)
#9 - Pupah (puppy, by far the cutest of all -and most recent)

Animal noises:
#1 - Howls like a wolf (really cute)
#2 - Barks like a dog (sounds suspiciously close to her monkey noise)
#3 - Moo's like a cow (usually just gets the "oooo" part - but sometimes the whole thing)
#4 - Mary noise

Sign language:
She knows the sign for "eat" - and uses it often.

Here are a couple of pictures - just random ones we have taken recently. I'll try to get a little video of some of the words soon

Sienna helps Mom unpack groceries. She knows which ones are hers, and where they go.

She LOVES shoes - of any shape and size!

4 generations together up in Gaylord in May 2008