Sep 22, 2010

Before the words become too many...

This talking thing is driving me crazy-Steve thinks it is status quo, and I know it is, but Adam has definitely got a mind of his own...he is of the mindset "I said it once. You better have heard me becasue I am NOT going to say it again! Especially if you want me to!!!" I just want him to talk, I know I will soon be saying "I wish you would be quiet for a minute", but for now, just say words!!! Adam is such a talkative little man these days! Now mind you, we don't understand much of what he says, but he is trying very hard to communicate with words these days. Since we don't get much of what he says, he has taken it upon himself to learn the alphabet instead. The words he can say, or that we understand what he is saying: Da Da, Ma Ma, Adam(which he is starting to refer to himself in the 3rd person-when he wants something he will say "ADAM!" like "give it to me", Doggie, akee(kitty cat), 'Rady(his best friend Brady), ball, car, boo(blue), 'olly(Molly, our dog) and Meow. He has several phrases he repeats over and over and over...and we are just as frustrated as he is that we don't get it! Now, for the alphabet- he can say, or knows the following: A,B,D(which he always says "D! dada", E(also what he calls his friend Elizabeth), H(he doesn't say H, but he sees it and goes hu hu hu), K(which he often confuses with X and the arrow for the Target UP private label brand-I hear K-K-K-K-K-K-K constantly when we are in Target), M (he doesn't say EM, but sees the letter and says "momma", O, P, S, T(he loves all of Daddy's Tennessee orange & white tees), Z. And honorable mention: W-he doesn't say it, but does recognize that it is an upside down M and points to it and says Momma! Every once in a while, we will hear what we think are phrases like, "I do it", "all done", and others. Patience, I keep telling myself, patience!

2 comments:

HereWeGoAJen said...

Elizabeth started talking all at once! She had five words and then pretty much overnight she started repeating everything we said. It'll happen!

Anonymous said...

It's kind of a cool peek into the workings of a baby's mind - how they learn language. Things like recognizing the W as an upside down M, confusing X and K...the process of learning is amazing.

On the less analytical side, at least he has Momma and Dada down! Sweet.