https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:05:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218442 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:08:18 +0000 Maysprout 1218442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it was all pretty gradual. After 2 she became a lot more creative with how she expressed things but that was the only big jump I noticed. I kept waiting for an explosion but she kept chugging along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218441 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:08:01 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1218441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: That's more how Ellie was-- never did anything until she was sure she could do it perfectly. She went from saying next to nothing to pretty elaborate sentences almost overnight. She now has a really amazing vocabulary and never needed any speech therapy. Lorelei has more of an, "I'll try that," sort of personality, so I'm not at all surprised that she's a talker. She wants to do all the things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218434 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:05:22 +0000 littlek 1218434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like B is close. He has about 25 words and he's started stringing them together. My guess is he will be hitting it soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218428 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:04:19 +0000 yoursilverlining 1218428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: that's what my LO did with walking. Never took wobbly steps. One day she just stood up and walked halfway across the room, and now she's fully on the go!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218293 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:05:24 +0000 looch 1218293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was more like 24 months for us...we went from 2 word sentances to singing songs pretty much over night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218291 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:03:55 +0000 Mamaof2 1218291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS was around 17 months</p> <p>DD was 2.5 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218203 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 06:31:35 +0000 Ree723 1218203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E is almost 17 months and I think we've hit the language explosion in terms of receptive language but definitely not expressive. It seems as though every day she understands more and more words and phrases, but she still really only says 'what's that' and 'what's this', along with loads of babbling.</p> <p>Knowing my LO though, she will continue to refuse to say words for us until she feels like it and will then probably just start talking in full sentences completely out of the blue. Apparently I did the same with all my milestones as a kid and DD has definitely followed suit so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1218173 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 05:21:15 +0000 lamariniere 1218173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217847 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:41:09 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1217847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For Lala it was the same as Twine's daughter. For M it's been more like 18-19 months, but at 20 months I'm loving the new words and phrases "I did it!". The language explosion I think is the most fun stage!</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: Go Olive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217799 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:30:48 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1217799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think around 18 months for charlie. it was later for olive.. she started stringing together 3-4 words at 22 months. She's 25 months now and said an 8 word sentence tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217794 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:29:40 +0000 yoursilverlining 1217794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 17 months and I feel like she is in/just entering the language explosion phase. She's stringing 3 words + together now, and it feels like every day she comes up with multiple new words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217743 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:19:13 +0000 winniebee 1217743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: no idea!</p> <p>T has about 25 words and is definitely trying to parrot more lately. But it's not at the rate of a word a day yet or anything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217738 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:17:30 +0000 mrsjazz 1217738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long do these language explosions last? I feel like she's been in one for the past couple of months. She's almost 19 months. She's been repeating after us for quite some time, but lately she's been surprising us with a new word or words daily. One of today's words was "headband." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217114 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:08:07 +0000 tysonja 1217114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he's almost 18 months but hasn't hit it yet! :)</p> <p>he uses a few words and generalizes them over many meanings haha... maybe doesn't help that i understand what he's asking for by context :) i am treasuring this baby-language stage though! :) they grow up too fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1217068 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:59:45 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1217068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He had a small one around 20 months and a mega explosion a bit after turning 2. He seriously won't shut up now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216772 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:29:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1216772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is 20 months and I think he's just about hit it. He doesn't necessarily speak in sentences of say more than 2-3 words together but he copies everything we say and is learning at least 5 new words a day. It is so fun </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216766 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:28:28 +0000 shinymama 1216766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>25 months? I was worried, but his pediatrician said the dual languages he was learning were likely playing a role and that he would catch up. He did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216761 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:26:37 +0000 HLK208 1216761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B was 20 months. E is 17 months and probably has around 20 words that she uses? Some are so unclear though.</p> <p>She has her favorites down! Those being cheese, goldfish (more like ga-ish), daddy, milk, shoe's, hi and please. That's about all that she uses on her own but she imitates more words that I tell her to say (still not exactly clear). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216759 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:26:01 +0000 autumnlove 1216759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20ish months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216755 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:24:51 +0000 KT326 1216755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Wow that is early! </p> <p>DS is 19 months and just starting to string words together. It seems like he says something new everyday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216743 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:20:21 +0000 winniebee 1216743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: wow that is so early! You now have 2 little chatter bugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216728 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:17:21 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1216728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to say Lorelei was about 13/14 months? She has been using full sentences for quite a while now, and she is 19 months. Ellie was around 2.5 when she started to really string words together. Her first two-word "phrase" was at 24 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-have-their-language-explosion#post-1216720 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:14:10 +0000 winniebee 1216720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like when they went from having a few dozen words to many many words and stringing words together?</p> <p>T is 18 months and hasn't had it yet! </p>