It is a constant, and I mean truly constant, verbal barrage these days. It’s like a month or two ago she suddenly became a verbal savant, able to remember and repeat any word or sound made in any language after hearing it only once. And now she can string them into phrases. She doesn’t just talk to ask for something or make a timely comment, like a normal person would, but carries on a nonstop commentary the entire day.
At dinner (translated from Chinese): “grandpa sits in chair. Grandma sits in chair. Grandpa, grandma, daddy, mommy sits in chair. Ah-ya sits in chair. Daddy moving eyes. Grandpa moving eyes. Grandpa smiling. Grandma eating rice. Mommy noodles spicy. Ah-ya’s noodles not spicy. Mommy’s water. Ah-ya’s water..” In the car: “big truck. Small truck. Flowers. Wind in trees. White clouds. Hot. Chair hot. More snacks. Bird! Bird flying! Lights..” At home: “Mommy potty. Daddy shower. Daddy hair wet. Grandpa resting..” At the changing table: “Ah-ya diaper. Ah-ya stinky. Ah-ya lifting butt. No more stinky. Clean. Putting on clothes..”
The baby’s also moving all the time these days, so much so it’s distracting and sometimes downright uncomfortable. One’s moving all the time; one’s talking all the time. What can I say?
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