luke's words

Luke's been saying words for about four months, ever since Pop-Pop and Nana visited us at Thanksgiving, and the little man, ever the diplomat, let loose his first words in a string: Mama, Dada, Pop-Pop, Nana, apple, and bubbles (or, more specifically "bub"). With four months of practice under his belt, Luke's spoken vocabulary includes an amazing array of words:

People:
Mama
Dada
Pop-Pop
Nana
Nounou [Luke’s nanny, Jackie]
Ezra [Luke’s share care buddy]
Momo [the monkey]

Food and drink
Agua [water, in Spanish]
Milk (muh)
Apple
Poire (pwahr) [pear, in French]
Cream cheese (cr-cc)
Ham
Ananas [pineapple, in French]
Banana

Actions and descriptions
No! (nah!)
Up (uppa)
Encore (unk) [more, in French]
Il n'y en a plus (a-phew) [no more, in French]
Uh-oh
I know (uh-no)
Attend! (ah-tah) [wait, in French]

Animals
Panda (pahn-da)
Panther (which sounds remarkably like Panda, but really is different)
Bear (bah)
Armadillo (ah-ma-b)
P'tit Ours Brun (puh-t-uh) [little brown bear, in French]
Le chat (sha) [the cat, in French]

Other things
Car (cah)
Bus (buh)
Manos (mhan) [hands, in Spanish]
Bubbles (bubb)
Airplane (uhp-l)
Star (tah)
Alphabet (ah-buh-but)
Cape Cod (c-cd)

Animal noises
Moo
Meow (m-ow!)
Bark (woof)
Rhhhhh [elephant]
Baaaa
Coqorico! (coq!) [rooster]
Quack (cop-cop-cop)

Baby signs
Milk
More
Eat
Play
Work
Hot
Airplane
Fish
Diaper

All of these words, signs, and sounds makes our day so much fun!