Sunny 9 for 2005 October 31

So, I suppose Lily's first official words are, "hot, hot, hot, hot". She learned that one of her words of gibberish meant something to us as well as her and she now uses it for everything. Well, not really but she did know what hot meant and she still does in a way but she now uses it for "food" b/c now all the food we put in front of her is "hot". She also uses it for communication to us, just for fun she'll say it so we get all happy and encourage her by repeating the word "hot" and then she goes on for minutes saying, "hot...hot, hot...hot" testing out different fluctuations in her voice. "(high)hot, (short) hot, hot(with an enunciated 't').

I guess you could argue that "uh-oh" was her first word (and knew the meaning of it too), but Aaron says it is a not really a word, but a conversation filler or an onomonopia. Which is true, but it is still a word(s). To say the least, her gradations are very endearing. She also loves her newfound freedom by walking around, and outside she throws her arms up and arches her back to try to wriggle her way down when I am holding her...great.

UPDATE: Oh yeah, I forgot she knows yum-yum and has for awhile because she said it at her first birthday party when we put her cake in front of her. But still, hot is her first real word.