All those hours of the "Da" song have finally paid off. Just days after her fifth month birthday, Melinda started making her first real sounds. Sure, we've been getting "Ardsfsdfsdf sdf sdf" for weeks now, but we've been hungering for real sounds.
Well, the weeks of waiting are over. Melinda has said her first sound. Was it "Da?" No. Infact, instead of saying Da, she said Ma. Not just once. Not like an accident. Non stop. MA MA NA MA MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMA. I figure that when I'm off at work, Tracey picks up Melinda and says "Forget that Da stuff, let's talk MA."
So, her first sound was Ma. I hesitate to say words because I associate words with comprehension. So far, Tracey's been "Ma", Abby's been "Ma", her plastic keys have been "Ma". Actually, nothing's been Ma, she's just saying it over and over.
Early on, while I was teaching Melinda the finer art of saying "Da", one of our friends told Tracey, "leave him be. When she wakes up in the middle of the night, do you want her screaming Ma or Da?" So I guess that's some consolation.
In other relivant, important baby news, I taught her how to hold her bottle. It actually wasn't difficult at all. I picked her up, put the bottle in her mouth and placed her hands on either side. Done. Really. She does about 80% of her feedings now. Hands free operation. Lets see you top that - breast feeding mothers. Most times I still hold her in my lap and watch her.
Well, the weeks of waiting are over. Melinda has said her first sound. Was it "Da?" No. Infact, instead of saying Da, she said Ma. Not just once. Not like an accident. Non stop. MA MA NA MA MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMA. I figure that when I'm off at work, Tracey picks up Melinda and says "Forget that Da stuff, let's talk MA."
So, her first sound was Ma. I hesitate to say words because I associate words with comprehension. So far, Tracey's been "Ma", Abby's been "Ma", her plastic keys have been "Ma". Actually, nothing's been Ma, she's just saying it over and over.
Early on, while I was teaching Melinda the finer art of saying "Da", one of our friends told Tracey, "leave him be. When she wakes up in the middle of the night, do you want her screaming Ma or Da?" So I guess that's some consolation.
In other relivant, important baby news, I taught her how to hold her bottle. It actually wasn't difficult at all. I picked her up, put the bottle in her mouth and placed her hands on either side. Done. Really. She does about 80% of her feedings now. Hands free operation. Lets see you top that - breast feeding mothers. Most times I still hold her in my lap and watch her.
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