calling me mama

yesterday morning i was stirred out of my sleep by a soft voice...

"ma....ma....mmmmama...ma-ma-ma...maaaa-maaa...ma..mam..."

OMG! could it be racrac talking and calling me? "maaaa-ma...mmmma-mam...ma..." yes it was him! i opened one eye and caught a glimpse of Fil changing his diaper while racrac continued on with his babbling..."ma-ma...mamama...ma, ma.."

my first thought was to get out of bed, hug and kiss him but i was afraid to interrupt his "talking" so i decided to just close my eyes, listen and savor the feeling. "mmmma--ma...mama-ma...ma, ma"

thank God he's babbling again! i remember he started saying ma-ma at 4 1/2 months but when he got that ultrasaucer activity center a week before he turned 5 months, he stopped "talking" and instead focused on his motor skills: jumping, sitting, crawling, standing, cruising, playing...

and now that he is 8 months old and has already mastered those skills (he can also stand momentarily and take 2 or 3 steps!), he's saying ma-ma again, yey! i was so worried he's got a speech problem or something 'coz the only sounds we heard from him during the past 4 months were squeals, laughs, coos, cries and screams...

anyway, being the OC stay-at-home mom always armed with a digicam to document my baby's firsts, here is a compilation of racrac's videos saying "ma-ma" taken June 24 (the first time he said it), July 4 (2 days before he got the ultrasaucer activity center) and yesterday and today's videos. i know it's too early yet for him to associate that word with me but still, masarap pa rin pakinggan...

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