Zac: Mr. Vocabulary

Hanging out in the end table

Zac has an enormous vocabulary.  It amazes me every day the things that he says.  When the Drs. asked how many words he could say I didn’t have a clue... 15, 20, that can’t be right.  So I have decided to begin listing them so I can count them and keep track.  

Zac is delayed in his gross motor skills and currently this translates into him being almost 15 months old and not walking yet.  Although, he has now started walking behind toys and cruising the couch very well.  He was evaluated at 14 months old and was at a 10 month old level for walking.  However, in the same evaluation his verbal and problem solving skills were around the 19 month level.  I had to make this blog post vs. just listing it for myself because any parent who is worth anything has to brag on their kids every now and then right? :)  

Since Zac is a little mocking bird and will repeat just about anything, I will only include words that I know he comprehends.  They are words that he can point to the object and identify or use in the proper context (such as hello and bye bye).  Also, some are obviously more clear than others, but all listed are distinct and identifiable.

Taking a  picture in Iowa

Eating a hot dog on July 4th

1. book
2. night night
3. diaper
4. bath
5. duck, quack quack
6. doggie
7. puppy, wuff wuff
8. meow
9. hat
10. shoes
11. pants
12. eyes
13. nose
14. neck
15. mouth
16. lips
17. teeth (this one is brand new, not consistent yet)
18. ears
19. belly
20. toes
21. knees (learned it last night, caught on pretty quick, we’ll count it)
22. dada
23. daddy
24. mama
25. mommy
26. bye
27. hi
28. hello (waves during bye, hi and hello with a real quick shoot of the arm straight up)
29. cars
30. truck
31. outside
32. Rachel (one of his first surprisingly, he LOVES cousin Rachel apparently!)
33. Luke
34. Nay Nay (Aunt Renee)
35. Papa
36. Tay Tay (Aunt Taylor)
37. Gigi
38. Mimi (Grammy, but he chooses to say Mimi)
39. Juice
40. Milk
41. Grapes
42. Peas
43. meat
44. cup
45. water (in a cup and identifies the river as water)
46. cereal
47. mail (also one of his first)
48. boat
49. paper
50. what’s that (repeats it non stop while pointing at everything in the room until you tell him)
51. t.v. (pretty new, but knows it real well!)
52. baby
53. paci
54. push
55. touch
56. hot ( i think he thinks hot means touch though, we’ll have to correct that!)
57. shells
58. lawn mower (within the last few weeks, we saw a man mowing on a walk and said lawn mower about 10 times and then a few days later he repeated it without prompting while watching me mow... not sure how he picks it up so fast).
59. phone (working on cell phone, he’s almost got it)
60. remote
61. monkey
62. owl (his pillow from Mrs. Allison)
63. potty (he doesn't get the concept for himself, but if you go into the bathroom he says potty)
64. nasty (ok he definitely doesn't get this fully, but he says this when you go into the bathroom, which I find hilarious)
65. picture

Most of these are months old also.  I know I have forgotten at least a few, it’s hard to remember all of them.  He has started putting two words together also, but doesn’t do this very often.  Tiffany has heard him say “dada work” and “mama home” and “where’s dada”. I have heard him say "potty nasty" but I don't think I'd count that since he doesn't know what it means...

Washing dishes in Iowa