First Words
It was about 3-4 in the afternoon on a Friday and I was at work going about the day when I received a phone call from Janae. She was on her cell phone and I could hear Verene crying in the background. Between her cries she would call 'mama...wawawa...mama...wawawa.' I was shocked! Janae and I had competed fiercly for her first words to be 'mama' or 'dada.' Well, given the amount of time she spends with baby, it didn't surprise me that I lost.
The next morning Janae confessed that Verene hadn't said her first word and that 'mama' sound came as Celeste moved Verene's chin up and down with her hand as she was crying. It was more like 'wawawawa' (move her jaws up and down) 'mama...wawawa.'
Within a week, Verene started saying 'mama' for real. It hit me when I was getting her ready for bed one evening and she started crying and called for 'mama' in her crying. When Janae showed up and held her, she stopped. Some evenings she just wants Mom.
Comments
WOW! first words already! I think you've got a linguistic prodigy on your hands! Don't worry dad, Verene will soon be saying her heart melting "dadas" all the time, and when she's 16 she'll be asking "dada" for her first car. ;)
Posted by: beverly | April 14, 2008 1:46 AM
Smarty pants! I think mama's just easier to pronounce. Why don't you try baba? ;)
Well, I hope to be teaching her how to say jerin-susu soon!
Posted by: jerin | April 14, 2008 10:59 AM