Things Jackson Can Do At 16 Months

Jackson has been learning and growing so fast these last few weeks!

This week we realised he can count to 2, and we are working on 3 (and beyond).



He also uses over 100 words regularly. Mama made a list of the ones she could think of:

FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Mama, Daddy, Jackson, Piper, Granma, Lili, Ben, 'Nome, Grandaddy, Peter, Voula, Roger

ANIMALS AND ANIMAL SOUNDS
miaow, cat, duck, quack, dog, oof oof (dog barking), owl, hoo hoo (owl sounds), baa (sheep), moo (cow), bird, squirrel, goose, fish, chicken, chicks, rooster, pig, turtle, frog, ssssss (snake), emu, devil (as in Tasmanian), cheetah, lion, tiger, monkey, gorilla, brown bear

FOODS AND EATING
apple, banana, strawberry, peach, blueberry, pasta, pizza, chicken, fish, tuna, bread, juice, water, pickle, cheese, snack, fork, bib, bottle, milk

CLOTHES
shoes, t-shirt, jumper, hat, bra, nappy (pronounced "nah-mee"--watch out Noname!)

BODY PARTS
eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, hair, hands, feet, toes, belly/tummy, hair, knees

OTHER THINGS
baby, pram, clock, air (airplane or helicopter), bus, train, car, tram, truck, money, bath, book, ball, ballooon, meter, flower, pen, door, wall, keys, pink, yellow

EXPRESSIONS
hello? (while holding a mobile phone to his ear), bye bye, no, yeah (rarely used!), noah? (where are you?), door! (let's go!), big truck! (or big car, big shoe, etc: look, it's a big...!), poo (when he or someone else is using the toilet/needs a nappy change), teeth (wants to brush his teeth), up up up! (look, it's an airplane or helicopter!), love you (ends with a kiss)

Jackson also understands way more than he can say. If you ask him to retrieve something, he usually understands and responds accordingly: "Go get Mama's comb, please" OR "Where did you hide my keys, Jackson?" OR "Let's put the cat food tins away now".