It wasn’t that he wasn’t talking. He would jabber on through binkied mouth in phrases and repeated words about 20 % distinguishable to the non-relative ear. So imagine my surprise when he walked up to me first thing in the morning and said:
“Reid hit me in the head!”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the prepositional phrase. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later I smelled something foul and asked Rhett if he had stinky pants. He replied:
“No, Grandma changed me.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His second sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the exclamation. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later he walked into the kitchen. He announced:
“I go in car. I go in fiiiiiiive minutes.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first two sentence combination. Subject-check/check. Verb-check/check. Bonus prepositional phrase-check/check. I also felt like I needed to award additional points for catchy phrasing and dramatic delivery.
Let’s take inventory of his first 4 sentences. His life is in peril. He resourcefully recruits help as needed. He is on the move. He is giving me warning. This is a pretty clear and concise picture of his world here at casa de Nirvana.
I am hiding the car keys and my cell phone. I have no idea what skills he will master or what he might say next…Rhett(2) woke up 3 days ago speaking in complete sentences.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t talking. He would jabber on through binkied mouth in phrases and repeated words about 20 % distinguishable to the non-relative ear. So imagine my surprise when he walked up to me first thing in the morning and said:
“Reid hit me in the head!”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the prepositional phrase. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later I smelled something foul and asked Rhett if he had stinky pants. He replied:
“No, Grandma changed me.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His second sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the exclamation. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later he walked into the kitchen. He announced:
“I go in car. I go in fiiiiiiive minutes.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first two sentence combination. Subject-check/check. Verb-check/check. Bonus prepositional phrase-check/check. I also felt like I needed to award additional points for catchy phrasing and dramatic delivery.
Let’s take inventory of his first 4 sentences. His life is in peril. He resourcefully recruits help as needed. He is on the move. He is giving me warning. This is a pretty clear and concise picture of his world here at casa de Nirvana.
I am hiding the car keys and my cell phone. I have no idea what skills he will master or what he might say next…
It wasn’t that he wasn’t talking. He would jabber on through binkied mouth in phrases and repeated words about 20 % distinguishable to the non-relative ear. So imagine my surprise when he walked up to me first thing in the morning and said:
“Reid hit me in the head!”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the prepositional phrase. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later I smelled something foul and asked Rhett if he had stinky pants. He replied:
“No, Grandma changed me.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His second sentence. Subject-check. Verb-check. Bonus points for the exclamation. I let it rest for an hour or so. I just wanted to soak in the amazement. Later he walked into the kitchen. He announced:
“I go in car. I go in fiiiiiiive minutes.”
I nearly cried. How beautiful! His first two sentence combination. Subject-check/check. Verb-check/check. Bonus prepositional phrase-check/check. I also felt like I needed to award additional points for catchy phrasing and dramatic delivery.
Let’s take inventory of his first 4 sentences. His life is in peril. He resourcefully recruits help as needed. He is on the move. He is giving me warning. This is a pretty clear and concise picture of his world here at casa de Nirvana.
I am hiding the car keys and my cell phone. I have no idea what skills he will master or what he might say next…
He sounds so smart! You are in deep, deep trouble.
How exciting! Those first words, sentences – no matter the content are the best!
Good move on the car keys. He’ll at least be able to unlock, climb in and lock the doors soon…
My 2 year old just started this up too! Suddenly saying things I understand – conversations, almost!
xo ~K
It’s so weird when that happens. It’s like a blink of an eye and BAM! They’re off!! Jabbering away!
Great sentences. My two year old’s first sentences took my by surprise too. I thought she would never put 3 words together and then one day she proves me wrong.
What a great story to tell, too, that his first sentence was “Reid hit me in the head”!
It’s a big, big day.
Way to convey those thoughts, Rhett! Wow. I loved that transitional phase, too.
You sound like you might be a grammar cop, Hollyanna. I fear them. Despite being an English teacher….
YAY!!! Such an exciting time 🙂 Good thinking on hiding the phone and keys 😉
Oh, this is my favorite verbal stage. I predict his next sentence will be about rolling with his homies.
What a big boy!! Boy-Child#2 has a shirt that reads “My parents taught me how to walk & talk now all they want me to do is sit down and keep quiet”.