R Bear has this little “song” when she wants to breasfeed (yes, she’s almost 2!  I wanted her to self wean but so far there’s no sign yet).

“Dede na, mmm mmm mmm”  in a singsong voice.

That has led other members of the Bear family to ask for the same things in the same manner.

So when E Bear wants me to turn on the A/C, he goes “aircon na, mmm mmm mmm”.

R bear now has the following words in her vocabulary.  This is NOT in chronological order, meaning, not in order of appearance.  And it’s from memory.  I know there are some other words that she knows, but at the moment, these are what I remember.

1. Mommy
2. Daddy
3. Ahia  – for her brother
4. “Dede na”
5. Bye bye
6. Hi
7. Baby
8. Yaya
9. Ama
10. Aku
11. Diku
12. House
13. Star
14. Milk
15. “good night”
16. “Pen” — for open
17. Ako na
18. No
19. Yes
20. Nose
21. Eyes
22. Mouth
23. Head
24. Feet
25. Cha cha — for eating
26. dun – “doon”
27. hingi – when she wants something, she opens her palm and says this
28. Shoes
29. Socks
30. Pupu
31. Wiwi
32. scissors
33. Oso — the “special agent” bear on TV
34. Mickey Mouse  — bulol nga lang
35. Bread
36. Bah-ney — “Barney”
37. Breakfast  — although this is not clear yet
38. chips
39. Dibo — the gift dragon
40. bag
41. go up
42. “i skim” — ice cream
43. “sheds”  — shades
44. slippers
45. flowers
46. water
47. “hao chi” — Chinese for “tastes good”
48. Ja-i-bee — for Jollibee
49. “Lo” — for Hello, when “answering the phone”
50. “what’s that?” — a bit bulol
51. nana — for banana