What Little Ears Hear

Jacob is always asking me what the baby said. "Mom-what-he-say?" is a permanent flavoring phrase completing each sentence Jacob says in relation to Andrew. It's maddening at times, but it can also be very funny. Like the time he came running to me and said, "Mom! I heard Andrew say his first word! He said 'Gooooo!'" He thinks a lot about what Andrew is thinking, and while it can be annoying for me to constantly answer what his brother's thoughts are, it is nice to know that he is relating to the baby as someone who is capable of thoughts, and doesn't just see him as a blob who takes his mother's time away.

Today Jake said he heard a song about baby talk. I asked what it was and he said he wasn't sure what the name of the song was, but the words went like this, "The baby just said meow." Now, to put this into perspective, you must sing those words to the tune of Collective Soul's song 'December.' You all know the song. It's real words go as follows: "Don't scream about. Don't think aloud. Turn your head, now baby just spit me out." Now sing Jake's version, "blah, blah blah blah. Blah, blah blah blah. blah blah blah the baby just said ME-OW!" Ha! We couldn't have thought that up if we tried. Funny. Wonder what other song lyrics he has floating around in that head of his...