As both faithful readers know, we have two new twin granddaughters. Well, I got to wondering if they\u2019d do things at the same time or which one would be \u201cfirst\u201d to accomplish a new task. I wonder which one will be the first to speak a recognizable word \u2014 and \u2014 what will that word be?<\/p>\n
So that got me to wondering about babies first words… I\u2019ve heard that the most common first word is some form of dad, like dada. I guess most moms and dads want the first word to be either dad or mom, or some variation of those \u2014 some think that the kid will be more devoted to the first parent they can name. Most babies usually say something that sounds closer to dad than mom first because the \u201cd\u201d sound is easier for them to say than the “m\u201d sound.<\/p>\n
My extensive research into this subject indicates that \u201cno\u201d is probably the most common word (outside of dada or mama.) Why is that? Because one of the primary roles of parents before kids can talk is to keep them from doing things they shouldn\u2019t do, so kids here the word no<\/em> a lot and babies tend to repeat the sounds\/words they hear most often.<\/p>\n It\u2019ll be interesting to see what Rory’s and Ellie\u2019s first words will be. I don\u2019t remember what Dave\u2019s first word was, but think it may have been dada or something like that. I remember Kelly\u2019s first clearly spoken word was clock. We had a grandfather\u2019s clock and every time it chimed (4 times and hour), she said, \u201cclock.\u201d I think Locke\u2019s first word was also something close to \u201cdad.\u201d Emily\u2019s first word was \u201cIguana.\u201d I have no idea what that means \u2014 except maybe that Emily has always operated outside the box\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As both faithful readers know, we have two new twin granddaughters. Well, I got to wondering if they\u2019d do things at the same time or which one would be \u201cfirst\u201d to accomplish a new task. I wonder which one will … Continue reading
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