Friday, August 25, 2006

This One Counts!!

OK, so I've been thinking Rowan has been saying mama legitimately (meaning he's not just making the noise, but actually intends to say mama) for a few weeks now. But after tonight I'm absolutely convinced (and I have witnesses!).

We were over at Grandma Connie and Grandpa Kevin's house. Rowan was sitting in the middle of the kitchen table entertaining everyone sitting around it. As I walked over to the table, Rowan followed me the whole way and finally smiled up at me and said "maaama." He said it so purposefully and in such a sweet little voice. He totally melted my heart!

I'm counting mama as his first real word (with, of course, an asterisk about the 8-month grandpa controversy;-). I am realizing, though, how muddy the developmental milestone waters really are. It's so hard to decide what's a noise and what's a word. He seems to copy a lot of noises (baa when we make sheep noises, for example) but mama is the first word that I feel confident he says and means. Of course, I'm not biased or anything! ;-)

1 comment:

Heidi Sue said...

Oh, that's great. He's definitely more aware of the maamaa sound and what it means. You can tell he knows who he's refering to. I miss you and Rowan already and it's only been three days. I guess I'll see you tonight at Body Works! Love ya,

Heidi Sue