One thing about living right next to a playground is that we overhear some of the most interesting/banal discussions. Two mommies sitting out there... taking about the "List of 25." Of course, I was intrigued to keep eavesdropping...
"Ogre," she said, "Shrek was popular at the time."
They were talking about first words. Specifically, they were talking about the first 25 words. This got me thinking about Liam's list.
1. mama
2. more
3. ball
4. book
5. baby
6. bye
7. dog
8. D (for Devin)
9. cheese
10. fish
11. nana
12. cracker
This doesn't include his signs: all done, airplane, eat, more, milk, sleep, dog, bird, different
These are the ones he uses regularly. He repeats what we say, but I don't think the words have meaning yet. For example, if I say 'Lester', Liam says his version, which sounds pretty close. But it isn't 'Daddy', and he doesn't yet connect the two. If I say 'Daddy', Liam knows exactly who I'm talking about, and will even point to him. However, he doesn't yet say 'Daddy'. He also doesn't use 'mommy' (or mama) to refer to me all that often either. Most of the time 'mama' means 'more, more'.
Self Portrait in Red
November 2007
About Bean
- Baby Bean
- I was born on 3/1/07 at 10:27pm in Seattle. I can sleep through the night and I love books. I smile at every one I meet. I'm not a morning person. I love to read books; in fact, usually it's the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing before bed. My favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham (Previously Moo, Baa, La La La and Twinkle Twinkle). My best friend is Devin. We do a lot together. Sometimes we don't like to share. I can say a lot of words, but I think I'm often misunderstood. I voted for Obama. I don't like mac and cheese. My favorite day is Friday, because that's when the garbage truck comes. I've been to seven states, including Washington.