Baby and her cries

"No paparazzi please"

Totally random post while waiting for sahur. 

My family (and myself) makes fun of Baby PP cries all the time. Yes, we are that mean. But when strangers makes fun of her public cries...that is when i kinda begin to think...her cries are rather special. 

Most babies cry "Waaaaaaa waaaaaaa" or something like that lah.

But not Baby PP. Not when she wants milk..or just want attention

We were at Curve last weekend for breaking of iftar. Baby PP was hungry and all the way to the nursing room she was crying past the throngs of parents and other babies on the baby and children inflirated floor.

Baby PP: " Adeeeeeey! Adeeey!!! Adeeey!!"

Mummylicious: "Yes Adeey Adey, just a bit further"

Other parents: "alaaahai..."adeeeey adeeey" dia nangis" while smiling and laughing

Baby PP: " Adeeeey!!! Adeeey!!" oblivious to people laughing at her.

Mummylicious just hoped there was a spare nursing room

How does your baby cries? "Uwaa waaa" doesn't cut it anymore for modern babies?

Mummylicious birthday recap: Baby first words!

Baby PP started to coo when she was around 1 months plus. Like really..."cooooo" "coooo" or just "uuuuuu". Tres adorable! ...Can't find video of her cooing. maybe later

Then at around 3-4 months...the babbling begin. lots of "gagagagaga blabalablabla" and variations of more "ooooouuuuhHHHhh"s and "cooooOOoo"s.

The best birthday present? Was from my beloved baby, Princess Peanut started to say "Mama" over and over again. On. my. birthday! awwwwww

Video was after she shouted and screamed "MAMAMAMA" when i was away. this was after i came back and changing her diaper. ....and she's saying it much softer now. and with "Da" and "Pa" thrown in. Now she's really babbling. 

I know some people say that baby at this age are just babbling consonants and vowels because it sounds good to them.

Yeah BabyCenter said 

"The first "mama" or "dada" may slip out now and then. Though it's sure to melt your heart, your baby doesn't equate those words with you quite yet. That comes later, when he's almost a year old."

But how do you explain she started saying it when I went away from her?  I left her with her aunt and Baby PP started screaming saying "MA MA MA MA MA" and when i came back..she stopped. Happy i was back. (sidenote: Yes, Baby PP is quite attached to me and would cry out when I walk away from her)

I wanted to  test the theory and went from her sight again. and again she went "MA MA MA MA MA". When I went out with my friend for a birthday supper, baby PP would look around for me while saying "Mama mama mama" (according to my sis and mom). 

Maybe it really means me? Maybe thats the only thing she knows now? Maybe coincidentally, even though it's too early for her too "equate those words" with me yet, she somehow did? So based on when she said it, and how she said it. I concluded she said "Mama" in reference to me.

Plus baby PP does this more often now when I am around and she wants milk. IE: Me. the mother cow. So with the combination of her sign language for milk that she has been doing since 4 months old. I know for sure when she wants milk. 

So whatever. My baby PP just said Mama. and that means me. Best birthday present ever!

Useful links

Parenting "Baby's first words" (also have tips on encouraging your little babies to talk. Useful reminder)

BabyCenter  "Development Milestone: Talking"

Dr Spock "Key Language Milestones in Infancy"

Dr Spock "Early and Late Talking : 9-12 months"