Most of the time Madeline and I were together today, the main theme of her babbling was "da da da da . . ." I didn't think much of it because it's a sound she commonly makes these days. But I sure noticed when Lacey got home from work this afternoon and Madeline looked at her excitedly and started chanting "ma ma ma ma . . ."Coincidence? Probably. But she's definitely getting the hang of a far wider variety of sounds, and she's really mixing it up. She doesn't always stick to one sound, but often makes a string of varied noises - something like "ga da bo . . ." - using different vowels and consonants in different combinations, all in the same breath.
And, it does seem that she's associating certain sounds with what they represent. Usually I can say "come see daddy" and she'll excitedly move in my direction and put her arms out toward me. I can also say "where's the kitty?" and (most of the time) she'll look around on the floor to find our cat.
So now we find ourselves repeating key words - mommy, daddy, bottle, the names of foods she's eating - in hopes that it reinforces her learning and gets us closer to her first word (which will be "daddy," of course!).
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It looks like at least one of Madeline's top front teeth is getting ready to make an appearance! Lacey and I spotted it this afternoon during one of Madeline's laughing spells.
3 comments:
Oh, she understands---she knows what you're talking about! And she watches EVERYTHING with those beautiful eyes! It's amazing, isn't it?!
I agree with Grandma. Madeline is listening and watching you all the time. She is soaking up and storing all sorts of information from the two of you. And who knows which name she will say first, no matter which one ma ma or da da both of you will be thrilled just hearing her say it. And usually both names come pretty close together anyway.
im jealous of the teeth situation
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