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Sven's Vocabulary

I had intended to keep a log of all Sven's words up to age two, just like we did with Soren.  But, like Carl, Sven's language progressed so quickly that I gave up early.  By around 21 months, I was no longer surprised by any word he said and was probably using five to ten new ones every day.  Now, at two, he is producing multiple clause sentences.

He still says "carry you" instead of "carry me" but other than that, his grammar is impressively good.  We have another talker in the family.

Anyways, without further ado, here is the list that I maintained, up until it became unfeasible:

By 1 year
hi, ow, more, all (as in "all done"), mama

12 months
dada, please

13 months
ball, bye, whee!

14 months
up, no, uh-oh, shoe

15 months
down, diaper, stick, side (as in "outside"), flower, nose

16 months
ears, cat, juice, milk, day (as in "someday"), cake, night (as in "good night"), mine, rice, door, poop, thank you

17 months
stink, snack, meat, hot, sock, monkey, story, head, elbow, up, bike, car, apple, help, fork, spoon, eye, bubble, berry, not, toy, towel, go, open, yeah, stairs, bagel, bottle, rock, love you, teeth, brush, Darcy, cookie, meow, banana, sippy, stupid, outside, scriptures, done, Texas (as in the neighborhood boy), yeah

18 months (2 word phrases)
scissors, pizza, potty, stroller, pancake, Chomsky, bowl, chair, boom, Soren, mac cheese (as in "macaroni and cheese"), Carl, water, duck, walnut, happy, dinner, Oliver, pajamas, yummy, song, Max (as in the books about Max and Ruby), doggy, sit, gone, jump, peekaboo, watch movie, some, bunny, eggs, smoothie, salad, helmet, picture, honey, bed, stroller, swing, clean, spill, oatmeal, very, spoon, beep, blankie, cereal, want, hummus, lego, table, jam, bath, read, night, Thomas, pear, spicy, John, hot dog, dragon, bear, get, puzzle, Megan, chalk, one, money, animal, home, Peter, silly, the end, tablet, home, Evelyn, beans, timer, road, wheel, funny, mouse, going, see you, yogurt, morning, seatbelt, stepping, phone, block, boy, balance, curry, roti, chair, eyes, Piglet, clothes, belly button, tickle, hands, feet, away, alone, dice, muffin, needles, playdough, that way, two, three, four, yogurt, applesauce, button, again, Homer, donut, everything is awesome!, don't, Mr. Collin, popcorn, spider,

19 months
boots, grasshopper, cheerios, Ethan, Isaac, dinosaur, buzz, Charlie, again, zebra, butt paste, toilet paper, bathroom, puppet, hair, round, garden, itsy bitsy, George (which refers to the book Harold and the Purple Crayon), cricket, sucker, the end, nice, silver, buckeye, pee, blow, beads, house, pee, blow, high chair, couch, build, tower, hooray!, Circle Time, Nora (as in Noisy Nora), hush, Ethan, Isaac, boing, chicken nugget, C (as in "vitamin C"), noisy, buggy, Jackie, Grandma, buckle, strawberry, G (from the song "Go for G!"), waterfall, tram, alligator, scary, fish, elevator, Tim, swimming, sun, hot tub, Grandpa, change, wipe, making, Breezy, home, amen, knuckle, library, Thomas, turn page, moo, Becca, pine cone, doggy, another, candy, cream of wheat, bowl, that's a, Halloween, costume, trick or treat, motorcycle, open, close, peanut butter, cricket, me, I, chocolate, baby, bucket, milk, styrofoam, Jesus, bracelet, Michael, elder, give me, card, knight, another, spam, horse, Emmett, put on, need, harp, doing, could you, scrambled, Babar, sweater, cheese

20 months (3-5 word sentences)
bread, puzzle, follow prophet, Monique, mouth, ride, red rover, elephant, tamale, tiny woman, tang, brown, moo, all, window, carry, knock, who's there?, shut, come in, clap, nap, throw, right, castle, marshmallow, minecraft, soup, cold, raining, watch, stand, monkey, do, wake, listen, feet, snow, Heavenly Father, hug, put on, take off, wear, panda, Owen, carrot, Sven, megablocks, you're welcome, pumpkin, animal, aunt, sister, paper, pie, boot, wash, birthday, pee, potty, draw, hat, dragon, bird, tiger, tornado, whale, hurt, porridge pot, fish, underwear, Sven-y boy, couch, boy, walrus, hippo, fall, beautiful, autumn

21 months
throw, away, let, mighty, bracelet ...

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