You know how, when you have kids, you look back longingly to all the free time you had on the weekends before you had kids? I do that sometimes, on rainy days, when I wish I could sit around and read for a few hours. But I also remember that drifting feeling of purposelessness, and looking forward to someday having kids whose activities could fill the weekends.
We had a perfect day today.
First I took Gatito to his group and private viola classes, while A took Ella to a book fair. Then we met at the music school and traded off. I took Ella to my favorite clothing store, where she contentedly sat in her stroller and drank her bottle while I tried on clothes. She napped in the car and then we went grocery shopping. A, meanwhile, took Gatito to yet another book fair and to buy materials to make a mold to make Playmobil figures. This was something Gatito has been saying he wanted to do, and I am amazed that A figured out how to help him do it! We traded off kids again in late afternoon and I took Gatito to How to Train Your Dragon and for s’mores. Normally we spend most of Saturday all four of us together, but I have to say this was quite pleasant, too, and we’ll spend tomorrow together.
There was never a dull moment, but both kids were incredibly well behaved and it was just one of those full, happy days that makes me feel lucky.
Incidentally, is it possible that a baby could say its first word at seven months? Several times now, Ella (reminder that that is her blog pseudonym) has said “Ella,” seemingly in context, to her stuffed elephant, who we call by that name. I thought nine months was the absolute earliest– Gatito didn’t have his first words till around 15 months.
What is this “free time” that you speak of?
Yes it is totally possible for her to start talking at 7 mos. Aaron said his first word “teddy” at nine months and he’s been talking NON STOP ever since.
We saw How to Train Your Dragon last week and we loved it. It was scarier than I thought it would be, but the kids were unfazed.
Glad all is well!
Totally possible, especially for a younger one. My daughter (18 months) started saying an approximation for her older brother’s name at 8 months, and it exploded from there. She’s now combining two and three words. I think the younger ones speak much earlier than older ones, just because there is so much more language floating around the house. Sounds like a delightful weekend. I love those full and happy times where it is all fun and special activities rather than the usual routine.
Definitely possible! Mine both were saying “kitty” recognizably by 8 months.
Are you doing baby signing with Ella? If she’s already talking she would probably pick it up quickly. I seem to recall that you had great success signing with Gatito. Our younger one just turned one year and his signing “vocabulary” has exploded over the past month. It is so much fun to see. Watching my children acquire language has been one of the best aspects of being a parent.