The Queen's Speech

I know I've been posting a lot of photos of Claire taken 4-5 months ago, but here is a status today, at 20 months. Claire can say several words and can sign even more. Here are the words she can say verbally (with pronunciations):
bath (BAYah)
milk (MEEUH MEEUH)
Mama (amahmah)
Daddy (dada)
Matt (mmmm!)
ice cream (brrrr - in her case, sort of a spitting sound)
dog (AHdah/uh uh "woof woof")
cat (CAAA /eeOW "meow")
owl (hoo hoo)
fish (beeyup beeyup) - this is her version of the sound fish make underwater, "bloop bloop"
cow (oooooh) - this is her version of "moo"
goat (aaaa) - this is her version of "maa"
sheep (baaa)
chicken (bock bock)
horse/rocking horse (eeee - like "neigh")
ball (a BAWL!!!)
bubble (a BAWL!!!)
blueberry (a BAWL!!!)
cherry (a BAWL!!!)
pea (a BAWL!!!)
orange (a BAWL!!!)
grapefruit (a BAWL!!!)
planet (a BAWL!!!)
barrette (ababa)
God (Gah!) - As in "Where did you come from?" Answer: "Gah!"
sock (sah!)
shoe (sh sh sh)
train (ch ch ch)
truck (ch ch ch)
tricycle (eeeee! - like "weee!")
pacifier (ayaya)
cheese (chsss)
uh oh (uh oh)
pie (ahpaaaah)
okay (oh-keh)
ee-i-ee-i-oh (yayayaya) - said to indicate any grouping of animals - also said when getting
dressed, as in "old MacDonald had a farm ... and on that farm there were some pants ..."


Here are the words she can sign (sometimes with ASL, sometimes with her own, made-up signs):

Mama
Dada
Grambee
GG (Mama Jo/Great Grandmother)
Auntie Leesie
Auntie Libby
Beepaw/Pookah/chin/beard (same sign used for all four words)
book
dog
cat
girl
baby/dolly
icecream/cold
help
juice/yogurt
milk
donkey
bunny
sheep
chicken (this is the funniest sign)
water
phone
diaper
hat
cheese
spoon/fork

She can follow all sorts of simple (such as "put it in!") and complex (such as "pick up your can of green beans and take them into the kitchen and put it in your little kitchen") commands. She can also identify her:
head
eyes
nose
mouth
teeth
tongue
ears
hair
cheek
chin
belly button (her favorite)
"tutti" (y'all figure it out)
feet
toes
hands
fingers
elbows
knees