Conversations

Today I got a great video of Elliott making some of his new sounds. He coos and oohs and gees and agahhs. He says things. This is the beginnings of language and a new way to communicate with the world. He stares straight into my eyes as his mouth forms a small "O" and his hands grasp together. I can see his tongue curling in his mouth and sometimes his whole body wiggles and jumps. He pauses and listens...thinks about what he will say next. One day these sounds will become words. Little by little we learn more and more how to speak to each other and how to understand each other. He imitates me. I imitate him. We talk back and forth. These are our first conversations.