Little Chatterbox

My Mia is finally back to her old self. She is eating a little better too, but mostly she is talking up a storm. I've been a terribly bad historian on her behalf and have failed to record the exact day of many of her milestones. But I can say that by 10 months and a week she can say the following:

• Ko/Go for Kona and any dog she sees whether live, on Planet's Funniest Animals (yes we are opposed to TV, but when she was sick it made her laugh her cute little laugh so let her watch it everyday, but always with adult supervision), or in print.
  
• Hi/Bye-self explanatory
  
• Ba for ball
  
• Mama when she is crying it out or stuck in the crib
• Xixi for gongxi gongxi-well wishes or good luck in Mandarin
• Oush for ouch (that's what we tell her when she tries to remove outlet covers or pull electrical cords)
• Ha for hot when she goes towards the baseboards, but it doesn't seem to stop her.
  
• Pa/Ba for Papa
• Pua Pua for grandma
• Up/down
  
• Bubu for the source of her milk

Yes, that last one is interesting. A couple of weeks ago, Mia started pulling off while nursing to say a few words to me. I like to think she was giving her commentary on the taste. Food critic would describe her well as she does have discriminating tastes. Somewhere in between her chattering she would point to my nipples and make like she was just about to pinch. This action would prompt me to say, "That's Mama's bubu, no pinching." So that is how she learned to name her first body part. Unconventional, I know.