LO understanding

kkay1982 · April 2014

I know a few of you have said that your LOs have a word or two, but are your LOs recognizing any words?

LO hears us and responds to our voices but I don't think there is much meaning to any of our words yet. He doesn't know his name but I am guessing part of that has to do with the fact that we call him so many things.

Not worried at all just curious as to others.

V&G101808 · April 2014

We've been testing LO to see if he recognizes his name. My husband would call him (Nicholas) and he'd look over. Then he'd say "Watermelon" and he'd look over, lol.

But it's been a few weeks and we did it again over the weekend and he only responded to his name so I think he knows he's Nicholas.

He also knows "leche" and "lechita" because he gets crazy excited when I talk about warming up a bottle for him.

LokiLahve · April 2014

She definitely knows her name.
I think she also understands "come here" - I say it when I'm about to pick her up & she reaches for me or leans toward me/rolls toward me.
We've also been working on "hands up" when putting the tray on the high chair, she seemed to be making the connection yesterday.

Eta: her only real word so far is mama & I think she knows it's me. When she's upset she'll start saying it & reach for me. Talk about Instant heart melting!

Texasmomma13 · April 2014

She says mama. She definitely knows/recognizes her name, mama, daddy, kitty, doggy, and milk. She will even sign milk. We've been working on the signs for finished and more pretty hard lately. So, I'm hoping she picks those up soon.

TrueBeliever925 · April 2014

I think he recognizes his name, hugs, kisses, dada, and mama.

He'll give me a hug (90% of the time) or a kiss (99% of the time) if I say it. A nice open mouthed kiss, btw. So adorable.

He'll look for either mama or dada if the other parent is missing. He's said mama a few times.

kkay1982 · April 2014

I can get LO to mimic me to say I love you. I know it's just a mimic but it melts my heart.

TrueBeliever925 · April 2014

kkay1982 said:

I can get LO to mimic me to say I love you. I know it's just a mimic but it melts my heart.

SO cute. <3333

Our LO will do "Uh oh" but it ends up coming out "ohhhh ohhhhh!"

Ahhhhh! I just want to squish the babiiiies! They are too friggin cute!

BlondieBia21 · April 2014

Teagan definitely knows her name. In fact, she LOVES her name. When she gets upset, all we have to do is say her name over and over in a funny tone and she starts smiling and giggling. She also knows "eat."

Mama is the only word she says that she knows the meaning to if that makes sense. When we were in the hospital, the anesthesiologist picked her up and was looking at her and she started screaming and yelled mama. I grabbed her and she said it again while giving me a hug. She says it mainly when she's upset or wants something lol.. She also says "papa" but I think it's just sounds she's making because no one is known as papa.

TeacherMom210 · April 2014

DD seems to know her name b/c she will respond to it. She also seems to know who mama and dada are, even though we don't often hear her say the words. I'm also pretty sure she knows the word grandpa.

kwrecks · April 2014

Ellie definitely knows her name. Her full name is actually Elliot, and she will always respond to both. We make sure to call her both so she can associate that they are both her name. She also knows Remy, which is our dog. She days mama when she's crying, but it's usually when she's making a pout faced cry and that's just the sound that comes out. I like to think she's calling for me, though.

nnikki10 · April 2014

DD understands no but decides to ignore us. She loves the tv box and as she starts to touch it we say "no" in a stern voice. She turns towards us and smiles and tries again.

She knows mama and dada. She is starting to say mama and look for me. Melts my heart.

BlueJewelM · April 2014

No words here. My first was a late talker. Early on gross and fine motor though. Thinking it will be the same for this guy. He looks at us when we say his name. But he looks when we say any word...

Can't wait for mama and dada though.

catskitch · April 2014

I think he hears the charlie brown teacher when we talk...with a few words here and there.

He responds to his name, but he responds to booboo too. He gets excited when we say "bath" in chinese. He says mum mum mum when he's eating. we call food mum mum. He babbles mamamama babababa, but I don't think he associates it with us yet.

Cosmic+Love · April 2014

He knows and responds to his name. I was so proud... we met a man while out for a walk. The man said "Hi, Wesley" and LO looked right up at him.

He knows kitty and he knows clap. He might know kiss, but I'm still not sure.

He babbles, but still no real words.

Revez · April 2014

She definitely understands "nap time", I get the big ol' pouty lip. She responds to her name and will give me a really sad face if I say "no". If I say "be careful" she'll stop what she's doing then do it slower.

I don't know if she knows I'm "mama" yet, but she does say it, especially when she's upset. She tries to copy a lot of what we say. It's really cute.

I can't wait to hear an "I love you, mama." I might just die.

magdalina.h · April 2014

Alexis understands milk. She doesn't respond to her name, but that's probably because we just call her sister. She will look at us when we say sister.

Caz1221 · April 2014

LO isn't saying any words yet. She uses consonant sounds when she babbles, so it sometimes sounds like "mama" or "dada," but I don't think she associates those words with me/DH. I do think she understands "fuzzy" (the name for her special blanket) and "Teddie" (our dog's name). Every time I put her down for a nap, I tell her "It's time for a nap," so she may understand that, but I'm not sure.

PB102012 · April 2014

It's funny that this was posted because just yesterday I read on WebMD that a baby LO's age should be recognizing her own name. I am not sure if she does. We call her Bug a lot, but I told DH he needs to start using her name more than her nickname, I don't want her to think that her name is Bug.

She has said "dada" repeatedly but I am not sure that she has made the connection that Dada is DH yet.

thoughtfulmommy · April 2014

He responds to his name (most of the time). He loves out dog so if I say "doggy" he looks for him. If we say "hi" he will mimic us with a high pitched "hai".

If I ask him for a kiss he licks my nose. I am not sure where he learned it. If I hold a teddy and say "kisses" he will put their nose in his mouth. He is either going to get all the ladies with the move, or none.

MommyKristin88 · April 2014

We get hi, mama, and dada, although I'm not convinced he knows what any of those mean. I think he just repeats what he hears. Sometimes he turns when we say his name, sometimes he doesn't.

janneann1127 · April 2014

He definitely understands his name, and he might understand his brother's name too. I know he understands baba, which is what we call his bottle, and num nums, which is what we say when we feed him. He is saying mama but I don't think it has any real meaning yet. DS1 said mama at 9 months and was a very early talker so it will be interesting to see how this kid differs.

courtneykid · April 2014

She definitely responds to her name.

When we say "up" she will put her hands up and reach for us.

When we say "hi" or bye" she always waves.

She only says da-da. And lots of babbles and raspberries!

KQuinonez · April 2014

He says mama and dada. He knows his name and our dog. He will look for her when I say where is Lola. We say lots of things that he knows what to do like raising his hands to us or crawling to us or clapping. I am not sure if its the situational cues that he is responding to or the actual words. We sing a lot and that really helps them so much. Oh I can say where is Mommy's nose and about 60% of the time he gets it right.

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