Of all the incoherent mumbles that my almost 14 months old son produces the most intelligible is an imitation of a sneeze. Hence Jonathan’s new word is "Ap-chi"!
Jonathan was 10 month old when he started mumbling "mum um um" and I first thought it was food, then I thought it might mean mommy and now I think it means both. He uses a more coherent "IMMA" in a whining tone when wanting to complain that mommy is not being so nice... Everything else receives the title of "ABA" - which can be very frustrating for the Israeli mother, as "ABA" means daddy.
As B is a very easy sound and many babies, many say "ABA" first. There is a popular Internet joke being distributed by Israeli mothers that says: "We carry them for nine months, all the throwing up, and swollen feet. Then we nurse them and stay up at night and all they can say is "ABA" (daddy).
Jonathan’s variety of songs has also grown and for some time the tossing of his head backwards meant he wanted to hear the "sneeze" song (about a little rabbit who forgot to close the door and got a cold...sneeze, sneeze, sneeze...). Recently he has added a particular sound to the request for this song. He takes in air and then releases it between his teeth - thus creating his first coherent word of "Aah-tssss" - the closest a one year old can get to imitating a sneeze. This sound along with the sound of "O" (which is for light) count as his first words. "O" is always combined with switching on the light, or asking to be brought near enough to a light switch. "OR" in Hebrew is light.
Jonathan has really gotten clever in light switching. He manages to turn on the light in his room as I walk by the switch carrying him. Despite my movement (I do not stop for the switch on switch off game) he manages to turn the light on. At his grandparent's house there are some low light switches and Jonathan enjoys those extremely! If we bring him to out bed, he immediately targets the switch near it, easy to reach from the bed and we get a simulation of a Disco party!
His love of lights is only surpassed by his love of music - one day he will be a great party guy! Or maybe even a DJ - he sure shows promise... ha ha
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