Baby Talk{s}

The babe has been saying "Mamamamamama" for a while now, mostly in a panic if I leave.


But one evening a few weeks ago My Sweets and I were snuggling up to him when out of nowhere he proclaimed, "Love you Dad." I swear! It was a full sentence loud and clear. We both heard it the same and flipped. I don't expect you to believe me, but I need to record this for posterity.


A few days later My Sweets was holding Ollie on his hip while walking around the kitchen. I asked him what he felt like for dinner... this or that. He answered, "Whatever." Ollie turned to Tom, looked up and repeated, "Whatever." It was jaw-droppingly clear, as if spoken by our five-year-old Buby and not our five-month-old Bear.


Ollie is not a constant baby babbler. Most often he is content to sit back and charm us with his big smiling eyes. But when he's in the mood to talk, he really turns it on.