We went to the clinic for Nicky’s latest vaccinations (chicken pox this time, will do MMR next month) and found out that although he hasn’t gained much weight (he is exactly 10 kgs now) his height has expanded from 75 to 82 cm! That’s 7 cm growth in 3 months! He is going to be tall, like his dad.
I still get a kick out of observing everything he does. He is showing me more and more what he wants. He will actually go over to food or his sippy cup to tell me that he wants it. Wow. Yes, the food situation is gradually improving and I have even managed to get him to drink water now out of the sippy cup with a straw. He is even drinking a bit more without spilling, which is fantastic.
One of the really amazing things to listen to is his babbling commentary on life, the universe and everything. Yes, he has his own language, but if you listen really carefully you can hear some meaning behind the baby talk. I thought I’d give you a sample, inspired by Mo over at The Baby is Fine.
-“Wish-wish” or any “sh” kind of words. These are his happy expressions. He will say this when he has an object he desires and is enjoying playing with it.
“Es!” I have a banana!
-“Yes!/ Yeth! es!” A satisfied sound. He got the toy/ object he wanted / or his truck is doing what he wants.
-“Bird” – Yes, he did say something that sounded like “bird” on Saturday. He was sitting there very excitedly looking at a bird. This afternoon, however, we saw a bird again and all he could say was “Da!” (Nope, that’s not Dada).
-“Bawa” /”Wowo” – meaning dogs, represented by the sounds they make. The dogs are like Nicky’s siblings. He loves them to bits and pieces and gets very excited to see them. He likes to throw food at them (this is part of the reason why Coff-dog is getting so fat). When the dogs eat at 4pm I have to give Nicky his yoghurt just to keep him away from the dog food. Milo growls if you disturb him while eating.
Nicky and “Me-me”
-“Me-me” meaning mom, me. Normally wailed when upset / tired / hungry.
Nicky and “Dada”
-“Dada” meaning dad. Normally said excitedly while climbing over to dad’s side of the bed.
I will continue to listen to what he says and I’m sure more words are coming…
Sweet! I absolutely cannot believe he is 15 months!! Where does the time go?
he is too cute!
i love that he refers to dogs by the sounds they make – that is the best! maybe he’ll call the bird a “tweet” or “chirp-chirp” next time 🙂
You’ll be glad you recorded this one day. I did a little calendar–but got worse with each kid. My baby (now 2 1/2) never had one done at all. Then I just started my blog, so none of the baby stuff is written about.
Actually I’m not totally sure when he started babbling, I’m sure it’s more than a month now… But it’s nice to have this blog to track his development, more or less.
aww!! It’s a wonderful phase to be able to interpret what they’re trying to say!!
he sounds beyond adorable!
Happy ICLW – I am a bit early 🙂
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Congrats on the publication of your book! I must remember to come to you for advice.
What a happy baby you have. It’s amazing what we can learn about our children by observing and listening.
Awe I love that phase
What a fun age! Love when they are learning so much!
Hi from ICLW! Your son is just adorable! I love the early verbal days! It’s so fun to watch them really learn to communicate!
The time when they’re learning language has to be one of the cutest developmental periods! Even though our baby is nearly 3, he’s still learning to speak due to being born with a cleft lip/palate and a slow start in life with his birthmom, so we got to see the babbling stage, as well as his first complete thoughts. It is so awesome! Enjoy this time!
Happy ICLW!
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Hi from ICLW! I was so excited when I could finally start understanding what G wanted when he babbled. I think that started around 15 months. He’ll be 18 months tomorrow and OMG this last month has been insane with all the words and things he’s been trying to say! I love it 🙂