For some time Elliot has been babbling "da-da-da-da-da" incessantly which I reckoned didn't count as a first word since it was just babbling nonsense, right? On the other hand, Elliot saved "mama" for when he was really upset and cried out a long "maaaa-maaaah" which obviously signified something a bit more meaningful, don't you think?
So what does it mean now that he's babbling "ma-ma-ma-ma" all the time? Elliot also does the shorter "da-da" and "mom-mom" and he seems to be addressing us, but he's a bit non-fussed with who is who. So do these count as words? How are we supposed to know what the official first word is so we can write it in the baby book? And is it always this random and arbitrary for little ones, and parents just make up something? It's all so confusing.
2 comments:
I think the first sounds that form a word regardless of understanding are the first word.
That just happens to be Dada.
I tell you what his real first word will be.
It will be NO!
And believe me he will know what it means when he says it. Teeheehee
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