The Vocabulary of a 1-year-old

Ever since returning from Long Beach, where Alia was talking up a storm, Joel's vocabulary went from about 3 words to about 25...and we are trying to teach him more every day! Here is a sample of words that he uses, and pretty much knows what they mean: mommy, daddy, Joel, more, ball, cheese, apple, hot, cold, banana (nana), up, help, egg (pronounced ghee), go, nono, shoe, sock, uh oh, yummy, fish, butterfly (ok, he only said it once but it was impressive!), hi, bye bye, Mimi (Jen's mom), cracker, book - this is all I can think of...but he can also point to his head, hair, eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, tongue, nose, hands, toes, chin, and tummy when prompted. I am amazed every day how much he can say and understand!