Yep, I'm a daddy's girl!
Elise has been babbling up a storm for the past few months, leaving us eagerly wondering when she would say her first word. Well, the time has come and her first word is "dada". Daddy is very proud, and has enjoyed teasing mommy saying, "she said dada first!". Of course, daddy has been training her since two months to say dada. He would sit with her in his arms and repeat, "dada dada dada" over and over. She would widen her eyes and smile each time he did this. It now appears that his hard work has paid off as she says dada all the time. She started out by referring to everything as "da" and has now progressed to "dada".
It's still debatable whether she knows that daddy is "dada". Daddy swears she knows, but she pretty much refers to everything as "dada". When I make her a bottle, I call her by saying "baba". No matter where she is, she will immediately crawl out to the kitchen to fetch her baba. When she grabs for her bottle, she excitedly says "dada dada". It is so cute!
Our future chatterbox
Another adorable thing Elise started doing, is babbling and pointing while we read to her. When we read aloud and emphasize words to her, she babbles back and tries to repeat what we say. Of course, it usually comes out as "dada", her most favorite word. However, every now and then she will repeat the word very closely. It is so exciting knowing she is on the verge of speaking!
Her babbling gets cuter by the day, and she now often reaches up to touch our faces while she babbles. It is almost as if she is speaking directly to us now. She will smile, reach up, uncurl her palm and softly touch my face while she babbles in her own little language. It is so precious and I just love the feeling of her soft little hand caressing my face. When I look down at her smiling face, I’m satisfied in knowing that she is feeling the same intense love and joy that I experience with her!
Elise now points and babbles during storytime :)
