I knew he was only pretending not to talk.
This morning I stubbed my toe. I yelled. Sam looked taken aback. I explained, “That really hurt.”
He said, “You hurt yourself.”
I AM NOT KIDDING. (And I really am almost certain that’s what he said. I keep trying to convince myself I heard wrong, but… I really don’t think I did.)
Then I asked him to kiss it. He leaned over but dissolved into giggles in mid-kiss. I think kissing my sock was just too much. He laughed for a minute, then kissed my leg, leaning his head on it afterwards.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Sam is so utterly, totally AWESOME.
Poor toe. *blows kisses*
November 5th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
No words… I think Sam stole them!
November 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Yeah, isn’t it crazy? I think they know so much more than we can see. Jack has told me “I love you” twice now. The first time, of course, I think it was a fluke. He also started saying, “Bye to you” and I am starting to think there are quite a few sentences that I can’t make out because I don’t know the context (I suspect he is learning at daycare). I love toddler speech!
November 5th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Awesome! As my grandma tells it, one of my uncles didn’t speak a word beyond “Mama” and “Daddy” until he was almost three years old — at which point he began speaking in complete, complex sentences. Maybe Sam’s just not much for the verbal interaction yet.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
awwwwwwww, what a sweetie-pie!
November 5th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
amazing!! that will make a great story every time you tell it (even when he’s 18)
November 5th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Awwww…
November 5th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
This was so cute! He’s a cutie pie too. See ya.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Of course Sam can really talk. With his genetic makeup, he was bound to be articulate. And compassionate. And also adorable!
November 5th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Oh, Sam. He’s a treasure.
I’m so sorry I missed him last week.
November 5th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
!!!!
November 5th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Hee. I like all of this post.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Whoa. That is very awesome, and also a teensy bit terrifying.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I just realized that my comment didn’t make a whole lot of sense. Just ignore the dumb parts. :P
November 6th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
He’s too adorable for words.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
oh the cuteness!
My sister didn’t talk for years. i would “help” and interpret what she wanted, “Meg would like some ice cream. me too.” etc. Or whatever I happened to want at the time. Finally, when she was three, she said her first words, very firmly, “I don’t want any.”
November 11th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Apparently I didn’t start off saying “Mum” and “Dad”. I spoke whole sentences from the word go.
Maybe Sam will start quoting Shakespeare ad mauseam any day now.