Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Coincidence? I don't think so.

Hazel's been mastering the art of babbling. There have been plenty of times I've wondered if she meant to say what she did, but yesterday she babbled three words at the perfect moment - THREE - and I think that's just too much to be a coincidence. Therefore, I hereby document that Hazel has said her first words.

After her nap, I changed her diaper and let her play on the floor while I threw away her diaper and washed my hands. When I came back in the room, she crawled over to my feet, then pulled up to standing at my legs and said, "mama, mama."

When I picked her up, she turned her body towards the door and leaned towards it while saying, "baba." (It was time for her afternoon bottle.)

And then, later she was playing in the living room and crawled over to me. When I picked her up, she angled and leaned her body until she was facing our family picture, which she reached a hand out to as she said, "dada, dada." I said, "Yes, look, there's handsome daddy," and she leaned down, touched Todd's face in the picture, and smiled.

The kid's a genius.

9 comments:

Emily Burnett said...

YAY! It's official! I love her choice of words and her beautiful smile. What a ray of sunshine! I love you, girls!

Megan Bruschke said...

I know I am pregnant and emotional - I got tears in my eyes when I read that she recognized Todd and said dada dada! Not only is she a genius, she is precious too!

jamie said...

mom, dad and food--what else do you need??? she's cute.

Sonia said...

hehehe....you can always say that you are #1 while Todd comes in at a somewhat less impressive #3. Even milk beat him out. HAHAHA

Amy said...

That is so great. Hazel is just choc full of personality. I can't wait until Mama, Dada, and baba can all be there in the flesh together.

Theresa said...

ahhh I love it! My neice is just starting to talk more. She says Baby it's so cute and a couple of other things. so exciting when they start talking!

Jen said...

Yeah Hazel -- so smart and such an entertainer! glad to know you can never be bored with Hazel around ;)

Kelsi said...

I started to tear up when you told about her recognizing Todd. That's one smart kiddo you've got there. I wish I was up there more to see her and you! I miss walking down the street to see you guys...

Doranna said...

that is amazing she IS a genius. i bet todd loved hearing the part about her smiling at his picture!