Chatty Chatty Andrew

We have ourselves quite the little talker!! We still don’t know what he’s saying but he loves babbling. He will play and cruise around the living room just babbling along.

His first babbles, much to my joy, were ma ma ma ma. He did it mostly when upset and it sounded like he was calling for his Mommy. It worked, my heart would melt and he would always get picked up and cuddled or mommy milks or whatever he needs.

He still does it when he needs me. But now he has added a ba ba ba sound to his repertoire. He can even mix it up and do some ba ma ba and ma ba mas.

We talk back to him and repeat these noises as well as asking him what he is saying and trying to make words out of his mumbles. Sometimes it really sounds like he is saying something!

Yesterday a cat woke him from a nap before he was ready and he was cranky and whining and fussing and babbling no matter what. He wanted Mommy then he wanted Daddy. He wanted up then he wanted down. At one point he was babbling and whine-crying and Daddy says, “what’s the matter Andrew?” And we swear he babble-whined back, “I don’t know.”

Of course he isn’t really speaking and we know that, but he is baby talking up a storm and it is so adorable. Even when he’s upset we can’t help but laugh at the sounds he is making!

And I guess it isn’t fair to say he isn’t speaking because he IS speaking, just not in our language yet.

GrandpaLee, my father, came for a visit from California last weekend and wore us out! ;) It was a ton of fun. He got to see and hold his first grandchild and play with him and show him the guitar. Andy and I would be thrilled if Andrew picks up guitar playing. Any instrument really, music is so great for kids.

Their initial meeting was a little shaky. GrandpaLee was fresh off the plane and Andrew was worn out from waiting and hungry too. He is still a little unsure of new people too.

But he napped and ate on the ride home and when we got here he was good to go until 11 or so the first night and was completely comfortable with Lee by the time we all went to bed.

Here are the pictures, just click on it to take you there:


I have a few videos to upload from it too.

We also went to a friends’ on Sunday after taking GrandpaLee to the airport and got to take Andrew for his first dip in a pool. Pics and vids of that to come soon as well.

We’re going back out today too and will get even more pics and vids!! He loves it!