I honestly don't know where our quiet sweet baby went. Just over the past week or so Claire has developed a very LOUD presence. What starts out as cute baby talk ala Pebbles dramatically changes to a very boisterous shout (as in the previously posted video clip). How do you teach a baby volume control? She talks/yells ALL DAY LONG.

Here's what she's saying (or trying to say) these days..........
"BOOOOOOO" (When asked what a cow says. Close, right? Must be a ghost cow.)
"EEE EEE EEE" (When asked what a monkey says)
"WOO WOO" (When asked what a dog says)
"AAAA AAAA" (When asked what a sheep says)
For some reason she thinks a pig growls. It's her favorite animal sound to make.

Mommy
Daddy
Doggy
Duggy or sometimes Guck for Duck(y)
Teeeeee (for teeth) She'll crawl into the bathroom, point at her toothbrush and yell "Teeeeeeee". She loves getting her teeth brushed!
Ba-Bau (for ball)
Baby
Gabbie (or sometimes Babbie)
Iney (for hiney)
Emmo or MoMo (for Elmo)

Ni Ni (for "Night Night")

No (Unfortunately she's very good at this one and uses it when she means it!)

Hi
Bye-Bye

She'll attempt to repeat a lot of what we say too (like Pappy, apple, thank you, please) but isn't quite saying them on her own yet. I can't wait until her baby talk turns to real words so I can finally discover what she's yelling about all day!