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03/12/2008: "Mumbles or Mama?"

How one defines a child's first word is a pretty sketchy business, I think. Some hail the first syllables as words, willing to attribute genius to the child immediately (I know of a California couple who joked that their 8 month old daughter spoke French because the infant was constantly going, "Vous! Vous!"). Others wait until it's clear that the baby is attaching meaning to the word they are uttering (in which case it's arguable that George Bush still hasn't uttered his first word - ka ching! Thanks! I'll be here all week).

I bring up this philosophical quandary because I mentioned a couple of posts ago that Dessa is saying "Mama" now but admittedly I believe that's rather an exaggeration. The truth is that she gets going but doesn't quite know where to stop. It's kind of like when I write "banana" sometimes and wind up with "bananana". Dessa will be sitting around and suddenly out pours "Mamamamamama". I try to answer her, so that she gets the idea that when she says Mama, she is asking for my attention, but I don't know if any of that is getting through.

It can't help that I often sit around saying "MMMMamamamama" at her to try to get her going. I suspect she thinks I'm a whack job these days, with my senseless repetitions. Sometimes she repeats after me and sometimes she doesn't. See for yourself who is the smarter one in this family.

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on Saturday, March 15th, Jeannie said

You know, I meant to comment on your last blog, the Supermom one, and lost my chance. Dessa obviously has learned it is best to humor you when possible. Do all babies think their parents are crazy? I'm only working from my sample of 2 babies here, and so far 100% of them seem to think their parents are entertaining, but a little off. Or maybe that's just what I think? Hugs to everyone!! xoxoxox