Thumper has been talking for quite some time now. Months and months, and I wish I could recall exactly when it started (or I wish I’d written it down, rather than assuming I would remember). His first word was daddy, and then came mommy, ball, Dido (for Diego), belly, etc etc. In recent weeks he added no and not to his arsenal, and began to use them rather forcefully, testing the toddler waters. It was always single words or two word combos (like, “me that” or “my that” when he wants something) mixed with his own Thumper non-English language, until the other day. The other day, he produced his first sentence. Three words, all strung together in context. I was so proud. Though…the sentence itself… I hope it doesn’t hint at some really terrible two’s ahead of us.<\/p>\n
His first sentence: “No, not that!”<\/p>\n
And he’s been saying it ever since. This morning, he decided to up the level of difficulty and add another word. “No, not that, Mommy!”<\/p>\n
I love that he’s talking, I love how verbal he is. But is it wrong to wish he was saying “yummy scrambled eggs” or “I love you, Mommy” or something like that? <\/p>\n
Sigh. No, Mommy. Not that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thumper has been talking for quite some time now. Months and months, and I wish I could recall exactly when it started (or I wish I’d written it down, rather than assuming I would remember). His first word was daddy, …<\/p>\n