14 Months Little

Happy Halloween, and happy 14-month birthday to Miss Little.

In honor of the occasion, we offer you ...

Nora-Speak 1.0

WORDS SHE SAYS
Dada (this one is sometimes shouted "DA DA!!!" from across the house, or whispered adoringly "da!" when she hears his car pull up)
Mama (Mahh-mmm-ah)
Up (UH-puh)
Cup (also UH-puh)
Owl (OWwwww)
Caaaa! (exactly like the sound a crow makes - when she sees a bird - Nonna taught her this one)
Boooo (which means Moooo, which means cow)
Oof oof! (woof woof, which means dog - that one started with her manny, Zio Fede)
Apple (APP-puh! This one was a surprise, pointing to the apple in her book one night)

WORDS SHE REPEATS AFTER US:
Pasta (AH-tah)
Diaper (die-eee or di-dee, or most often, crawling away at a frantic pace, wailing in protest)
Nonna (Na)

WORDS SHE SIGNS WITH HER CUTE LITTLE HANDS:
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Diaper
(these two are never ever signed together, because diapers? no likey!)

Of course, this is no doubt a mere sliver of what's going on in that whirring brain of hers ...