The Vocabulary of a Little Girl

Ava is quite the chatter box.  After watching two boys build their vocabulary, it has been very interesting to see a little girl build hers.  I can attest to the validity of girls learning to speak faster than boys.  Ava is heads and tails above where her brothers were at at this age.  She doesn't speak all these words perfectly, but she says them clearly enough that you absolutely know what she is saying. At 16-months, here is a list of her words:

• Shoe...which of course tops the list as it is one of MY favorite words too!
• No
• Mine...with two older brothers, she learned this one pretty quick!
• Uh-Oh
• Whoa
• Mommy
• Daddy
• Riley
• Banana
• Apple
• This
• Oh-No
• Nana...not to be confused with BAnana, though when she says them, they sounds exactly the same :)
• Blues Clues (Boos Coos)
• Map
• Backpack...yes, from Dora
• Blink
• Duck
• Weeeee
• Tub
• One, Two, Three
• Hi and Bye
• Baby

She also makes lots of animal sounds: monkey, cat, cow, pig, sheep, dog, chicken, horse.