Thanks everyone! Yes, I really do try and make a point to acknowledge her frustrations so that she learns the words to respond to them. I'm just hoping this phase ends soon! And sometimes it is her getting upset because she wants something she can't have (like my kindle!).
It's funny you guys mentioned the picture thing. She actually initialized something like that on her own awhile back. For instance, once she was pointing at some rubber duckies in a book when she wanted to take a bath (we always sing that song in the bath). It took me a little bit to figure out what she meant but it was pretty cool.
Oh, and I think the articulation thing is also an issue. The sounds she can make she does well and says confidentially but I think there are a lot of sounds she just can't make yet.
