Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. My wife, the baby, and I all got sick last week. We are better now. The daycare situation has improved lately as we are all starting to get into a routine. The little one doesn’t seem to mind daycare, though she didn’t “coo” as much the first week when she got home. Things are much better now, though, as she gave a ten minute “coo-ing” speech the other day. She seems to be trying out “b” sounds and using her tongue to make different noises. Very cute.
I have not done much writing lately, though I have been thinking about my story in progress a lot, jotting down any notes that come to mind. There is also going to be another short story opportunity with my local newspaper that I may try to enter, as I have had some success with that.
Today is Tuesday, which means Chapter 3 of The Neddiad, by Daniel Pinkwater.
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I wouldn’t worry about your baby having periods of not cooing very much. It is normal for babies and children to go through silent periods, in fact it is important for language development. She was probably processing all the new sights and sounds. Kiko started with ba-ba-ba too, he was making all sorts of sounds around 6 months – then he stopped and all we hear from him now is “Da-da” and “Tu-duh” (which, weirdly, he does only say when he’s playing with his teddies). These babies are amazing, aren’t they?
Helen,
Thanks for the advice. I was a little worried at first, but now she seems to have kicked her shyness. Now she wants to talk even when she is supposed to be eating