Dear Henry,
Music to my ears! You said your first “I love you” to me tonight! We have a routine of reading books before bedtime, followed by a couple of songs with you sitting on my lap facing me. Usually you signsor gesture along with the songs or offers up a sound here and there. Tonight when I started to sing, you stopped me and started to sign “I love you” except this time you spoke along with your signs … “I la ooh”. This is your closest approximation. You have never put these sounds together in a row before spontaneously. So this was a huge accomplishment for you! Never mind that it is my most favorite thing to hear! I’ve been saying it hundreds of times a day for two and a half years and it’s pretty gratifying to hear it back.
As I’m typing this, you are in your crib talking to your baby. You seem to be practicing your “b” sounds. I’m hearing something like this : “ba ba, baby, bye ba, bye bye, ba boo, ba ba ba… ” etc. You are finding your voice for sure. I think you like hearing it almost as much as I do.
I la ooh too!!!
Mommy
