Sounds of the Season

AGE: 9 months and 2 weeks… it’s about time for a vocab round-up.

A:  Aye Aye Aye!  Imagine that stereotypical scene of a Mexican cowboy shooting his pistola in the air as his horse stomps and bucks…  That’s what Jacob sounds like at 4am.

B: Ba Ba, BA BA.  This sound reached its pinnacle on moving day.  Consonant #3.

C: No sign of the letter C.  But he gets the most bashful smile when you say it.

D: DA DA!  Almost always yelled with total glee.  Over the last two days, this has morphed to Die Die!  Why is my innocent little baby making death threats?  Consonant #4.

E: No E.

F: Ffffff.  This sound is still fun to make.  Infrequent but especially effective on an especially drooly day.  Mmmm, bubbles.  Maybe tied for Consonant #3.

G: Goo Goo.  Jakey’s first consonant and the reason his Mommy still calls him Baby Goo Goo.  If he could, he’d probably tell his mom to stop calling him this embarrassing name. MooooOOOOM.  Consonant #1.

H: Ha ha!  I love when Jakey laughs.  I’m so much funnier.  Almost everything I say is a knee slapper…. literally.  Consonant #2.

I: No I.   Yet it’s still all about him… Let’s talk about me, let’s talk about I, let’s talk about number one oh my me my.

J: No J.

K: See C.

L: No L.  I’ve been trying to get a La La for ages.  Nada.

M: Ma Ma.  A new phenomenon as previously described.  I don’t think it actually means mama.  Though it’s interesting how it’s almost always said in a slightly tearful, slightly resistant tone.  Consonant #5, tied with N.

N: Na Na.  Nigh, Nigh.  Jakey Nigh Nigh. Is he saying this because I’m saying it and he’s tired or is this just wishful thinking?

O: No O.

P: Maybe?  Puh Puh.

Q: Does the duck quack count?  It’s not so much quack quack as Bachhqua qua quaaaa.

R: No R.  I’m sure.

S: No S.

T: No T.  But he sure loves sweet tatatoes.

U: U?  Not so much: See I.  Unless you count Uh Uh Uh.

V: Va Va.  Jacob’s first Spanish.  He, she, you (formal) go.  Wow, how advanced.

W: Wa Wa.

X: What would X even sound like?

Y: No Y.

Z: No Z.

!: Isn’t this the symbol they use for that tongue clicking sound used in southern Africa?  Yes, Jake is well on his way to mastering foreign words.  English?  No.  Zulu?  Yes!