I put forth an effort to talk to him in a normal voice. Not "baby talk." No goo-goos and cutsie stuff here. That crap makes me cringe. I am, however, animated in my communications with him. More so than I am, let's say with Ken or another adult or society in general.
With Kole I speak with excitement.
Even if we are looking at rocks.
"Oh! WOW! Check out that rock! It's a BIG one!"
And I'm smiling and my eyebrows are way up and I'm emphasizing all the right words while I point to a rock. I think it has played a part in him doing so well learning to talk.
I was so proud of myself as I searched online for a #1 MOM trophy to order myself.
Then yesterday...
I realized Kole talks like a bird. Everything he says is high pitched and sing-songy. He'll smile so big when he is talking you can tell his little cheekers are sore (and it's a little forced.) And boy he can get those eyebrows up.
I listened to him jabber for awhile.
"Oooooo! A chtruck! A SEEEEE!! OooooOOOOoooo! WOOOOOOOW!"
Lots of roller coaster up and downs. Hitting all the pitches. An airy "wow" at the end. Trying to get me excited about a truck.
He sounded like a baby bird.
And I realized that makes me the mama bird that taught him to warble.
5 comments:
FIRST TIME I have seen a picture of Kole and have it look so much like YOU! That shot is frameworthy. I love that little chipper
Too funny.
Just as long as you don't teach him to speak effeminately and express himself with one hand a flailin' and the other on his hip.
(Not that there's anything wrong with that....)
:)
Better that he smiles huge and talks like a bird than frowns! He has a good mama that knows what she is doing! Keep on smilin'! They watch us closely!
Hahahahaha!!! I love that. I remember Ben's neice (who is now a senior in high school - weird) used to talk soooo high. She would coo, "Uncle Be-en! Airplane! Play Aiiiiiirplane!!" I'm planning on giving her a lot of crap about that when I see her in a couple fo weeks. :)
I never talked to my kids in baby talk either, or baby fied their names, because frankly it makes me cringe when I hear other parents do it. Really tho' [and perhaps it is because my kids are older] I don't hear it so much.
And I can completely see your cadence rubbing off on Kole. Too cute. The nice thing is they do grow out of it. :)
That pic' is priceless. :)
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