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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great disclaimer, lol!

I would say your kid is definitely talking.

My third is only 4 months old and I heard a very clear "mama" over the monitor when she woke up the other day. The logical part of my brain knows it's too soon, but it had me wondering if its possible. [/quote]

Mine would cry mama starting at 8 weeks, and sometimes it did sound more like talking than a cry. She definitely wanted me when she said it, and was calling for me, but it still wasn't a real word.

If I asked where's mama, she wouldn't look at me. She didn't understand the word mama referred to me even though she appeared to be using it regularly. My early talker, in the other hand, clearly understood that the word mama meant me several months before using it.

Maybe your 4 month old is different, but I do think some babies just cry like that. It does, however, make me wonder if this is part of the reason why we use the word mama in so many different languages (not only is it easy to say, but some babies "cry" it).[/quote]

Consonants made by the lips (lke M) are easiest for babies to produce, so they tend to come earlier. And yes, I think that's why the word is similar in many languages. Could also explain papa.

DS's first word was "shoe" (I didn't count mama as a word, and don't recall when he said dada). I don't remember when he said it (I know he was using it a lot by age 1) but we thought it was fun how he applied it to mittens and socks as well as shoes. [/quote]

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