Woo! Vivian is picking up a lot of words! She can definitely say, “mama.” We have heard her say, “Mark,” a few times when he walked or ran by her. She can also say, “more.” You may be thinking, “don’t those words all sound the same when a baby says them? How do you know they are different?” Well, we don’t! But, she is using them correctly and in the right context. She does tend to say, “mama” to refer to either me or milk, but that is appropriate. Also, given that Tom, Mark, Ender and I are not great at Mandarin, we could be missing some words in there! I haven’t heard her say anything in Chinese- but again, I’m not the best judge. Did you know the sound “ma” in Chinese can mean different things if said differently. Depending on your tone, “ma” can mean mad, mom, or horse. What if Vivian has actually been talking in English and Chinese this whole time. She may be saying, “Mark is mad mama didn’t get him more horses.” Bilingual word explosion!
Ha! I have also heard Vivi say, “dada,” but not often recently and not consistently when Tom walks in. “Ender” is still one of her best words, and I swear she said “Ender” while pointing to a Pete the Cat book, but no one else heard it.
Mark and I took a long adventure in the rain to Trader Joe’s. I should have made Mark use the potty at the store, but I did not. Next time!
