henry knows a lot of words. his vocabulary is astounding really–especially if you’re vulcan or klingon or some other star trek species that can understand what he’s saying. he talks all day. he talks to his stuffed animals, his blankies, his books, the kitty in the window of the next apartment building. he talks to my hairbrush, to my dirty socks, to his reflection in metal bowls and the oven door.
as far as words that fit into my personal lexicon, henry is down to two. he says “hi.”(and trust me, he says hi to everyone, even including a friendly little wave.) and henry says “baby.”
he wanders from room to room in the house, “baby, baby, baby.” and no, my friends, this isn’t babble. he’ll grab my index finger and point to pictures of babies on diaper packaging, baby food, family photos. “baby, baby, baby.” if he sees a baby at the park or the grocery store, hold on and get ready for a deluge of “baby!”
henry loves babies.
i don’t have much doubt that my little 16 month old wonder has a connection to the great beyond.
here’s my only question: is he trying to tell me something?
[and if he is, should i listen?]
Wow. I have absolutely no advice here except to say that whatever the answer is, you probably already know it. It is deep inside of you somewhere and you just have to find it and pull it out. At least I’ve found that to be true every time I make a big, important decision. Luckily for me, I have been put in a position where I can’t even ask this sort of question for at least a year or so. That was God’s gift to me this year–I had to make a big decision last year, so this year he knew I wasn’t capable of handling another one, and he gave me an easy out. It won’t last forever though…
Haha, Jessie. Good luck with that one. Maybe he knows something you don’t… And hi, Tiffany. That was a bit cryptic… It’s not like this is a public webpate or anything.
Not sure what to say- why not just have them now and be done? I’ll keep saying that to myself.
Yes! Give him a baby brother!
Annie just told me Lucy’s doing the same thing to her, except she tells her all about her little brother. It really makes you wonder how much they do know…
Two is fun, and we’ve liked them close together, but I”m sure you’ll figure it out, but don’t let your 16 month old talk you into anything (that’s something I would do). Look at it this way - cool he’s expanding his vocabulary.
why not just have them now and be done? yes, why not? well my personal reason is because babies (although nice) turn into toddlers. who then turn into 2 year olds. i couldn’t have another one of those around while the first one was still home all the time.
i’m a little slow on your posts, and this one sits so close to home for us. lucy is almost possessed when she talks about her brothers and sisters that we are going to have. so far she is naming the boy johnson (no pun intended), and the girls flower and sister. now lucy is 3, so does she really know what she is talking about? am i going to hell for not listening to her babble about a new baby brother? aaaggh!
abby is obsessed with other babies too, i think it’s the age thing. they are so proud that they know what ‘babies’ are. who knows. let me know when you figure out a solution.
Guess you have your answer!