As much as I love being a grandma, this guy loves being a grandpa.
At times I have to fight for my fair share of 'holding' time.
But, I do diaper duty, which gives me some extra time.
Grandpa likes to get Baby Boy to 'talk'.
Yeah. That's funny. We were probably the first parents on earth to actually tell our child to suck his thumb. Having worked with two and three year old children for years before having my own, I prayed that Oldest Son would talk, as I wanted to know what he was thinking. God saw fit to grant my request.
Oldest Son started talking early and never stopped. So, there were times when his thoughts and opinions started to ware on us. At those times, we would ask him (read, BEG him) to suck his thumb. He is 25 and no longer sucks his thumb, so I don't think we did too much permanent damage.
With Daughter, I fought the urge to pray for a deaf mute. She didn't talk as early or as much. She sang. Yes. She sang. Once, The Husband God Gave Me and I heard her singing in her car seat as we drove happily down the highway.
The song went something like this:
Sometimes I'm naughty and my mommy yells at me
Sometimes my daddy says Get Back In Bed!
Sometimes I do bad things
And my daddy says no.
But I sure do love my mommy
I sure do love my mommy
I sure do love my mommy
I sure do love my dad.
Yeah. She hardly talked at all, but her songs said it all.
I hope her Baby Boy is a singer.
Youngest Son talked even earlier, even without my prayers.
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2 comments:
Oh daughter's song is too cute!
How early is early for talking?
Youngest Son could clearly say "Kitty" at six months and one week. He added "Ball" right after that. He wasn't any sort of prodigy, just talked early.
Oldest Son spoke in sentences at 15 months. It didn't seem weird to us, as I had two nieces who also did this. You could actually carry on a conversation with them.
Just so you know, Daughter talked A LOT once she got going. She just wasn't in any hurry, and had an older brother who would tell me what she wanted anyway. Her first word was UP! Followed quickly by DOWN!
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