Well if you’re gonna talk like that…
It’s 5:15 in the frickin’ morning. Everyone in the house wants to sleep. I’m curled up in my covers. Andrea is doing the same. Swee’Pea, now that she can once again breathe, is sound asleep. Nutmeg the cat? Of course, asleep. Everyone is asleep – except TheMonk. I can hear him loud and clear over the monitor. He is making his monkey noises and having a grand old time doing it.
I groan to myself and silently curse the kid as I try to sleep. “AaaaaAAAAaaaaah” He says.
I start thinking of ways I can torture him as a teenager. I promise myself to show his girlfriend naked pictures of him as a kid. “OoooooheeeeeeeeOoooooo” He continues.
I start to wonder if maybe a hit of Children’s Tylenol wouldn’t put the kid out for another hour.
Then, he starts in on consonants. “BaBaBaBaMaBa” He says. “MaBaMaBaMaBa” He shouts.
Ooh, that kid. Please, just shut up. Please, I’m begging -”DaDaDaDaDaDa” I hear as he interrupts my thoughts. What was that? Could it be? After a million times of saying DaDa to the kid, is this my reward?! “DaDaDaDaDaDaDa” he repeats.
Yes! That’s my boy! Keep talking TheMonk. I mean, I’m a lazy guy who should be up making myself useful anyway. I mean, it’s 5:15 a.m. Who needs sleep when your kid wants to say “DaDaDaDaDa”? Not me. Nope. “DaDaDaDaDaDaDa” See?
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Hee hee! Yay for DaDaDa!!
I know what you mean about the early waking up. I plan on calling Clare at some early hour on weekends when she is in college, to pay her back for all times she wouldn’t sleep past 5 am.
Comment by Sue — December 21, 2005 @ 8:02 am
Way to go JT!!! Keep it up little guy
Comment by becky — December 21, 2005 @ 8:29 am
I longed for the day that my kids would say Mama. Now, I feel obligated to go in there and see what they want when they call my name – often right around 5:15 am. They seem to be on the same schedule as JT.
Comment by Sarah — December 21, 2005 @ 9:10 am
Hooray Da Da!
BTW, I’ve decided that those promises kids make when their kids — you know, like they’ll never, ever, kiss a girl — I’m going to make my boy write em down so when he starts dating… I can pull em out.
Comment by Morediapers — December 21, 2005 @ 9:41 am
Congratulations on the DaDa. You’ll soon be wishing they’d never learned your name though. There’s days when I feel like cutting LMB’s tongue out when all I’ve heard is “mummy, mummy, mummy” for 17 hours straight!
Comment by Mrs Aginoth — December 21, 2005 @ 9:44 am
The “Dadadada” is sweet as pie, but if I were you, I’d be turning the monitor OFF. “Dadadada” will sound every bit as sweet at 6:30, I promise you – maybe even more!
Comment by Mary — December 21, 2005 @ 10:28 am
The first DaDa is great isn’t it…the 10,000th is not so brilliant ;o)
Comment by Aginoth — December 21, 2005 @ 10:34 am
That was definitely worth the early wakeup call, no?
My boy, all he says is Dadadadadada. Drives my wife crazy.
Comment by Chag — December 21, 2005 @ 11:00 am
Feels good, doesn’t it?
Both of my daugther’s first words were of the Dada, Daddy lexicon… still drives my wife crazy that they said that before Mama or Mommy.
Comment by Kemp — December 21, 2005 @ 11:17 am
Brilliant! The early bird gene is a mystery it’s not from my side of the family or could it be?! Must be from your father’s side. Of course there may come a time when he will just be going to bed at 5:30 am and you will be complaining about that! There is no pleasing parents, JT just call me.
Comment by Grandmother — December 21, 2005 @ 12:15 pm
Just turn the monitor down so it isn’t too loud and then fall back to sleep listening to the wonderful babblings of your son. I miss that part. Enjoy it to the fullest.
Comment by Julie — December 21, 2005 @ 2:03 pm
*grin* That’s so awesome, Matt! Congrats… it’s official, they recognize you as DaDa
Comment by Corinne — December 22, 2005 @ 5:51 am