Talking With Cooper

Well, it's Cooper's 11th week (12th hits on Wednesday 23 March) and he's now talking. Okay, he's not using words, per se, but rather, he's cooing and giggling, and even laughing out loud. I wanted to bring this up again because this is what I recieved in my weekly email about baby's development.

"Cooing is your baby's way of showing he's happy. This pre-speech exercise lets him play with sound just as he plays with his fingers and toes. Show your approval by cooing or talking in response; see if you can have an extended conversation. While you're at it, set him down in front of a tape recorder and preserve his first sounds for posterity. In a few years, both of you will love listening to that early baby talk."

So when you see Cooper, don't hesitate to have a conversation with him. If he's enjoying it, he'll smile and give you his rapt attention.