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A month in the life of Jasmine Maya

Part 18:17 months old Jasmine's vocalisations consist of constant babbling to herself as she plays. A regular new sound is 'gollygollygollygolly' which appears to have no meaning at all, except that it clearly gives Jasmine pleasure.

Jasmine's vocalisations consist of constant babbling to herself as she plays. A regular new sound is 'gollygollygollygolly' which appears to have no meaning at all, except that it clearly gives Jasmine pleasure.

Identifiable words include 'car' and 'duck', which refers to all birds, ducks, swans, geese and so on.

Jasmine is increasingly interested in where her clothes go, and now places pairs of trousers on her legs when she is sitting, and positions hats on top of her head. She tries to drink from a cup without a lid with some success, and often climbs steps just using one foot at a time, always holding on securely.

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