Laugh With Us Blog

Family, food, and travel!

  • Home
  • Family
    • My Man
    • Kids
      • Faith
      • Joy
      • Grace
      • Little Jason
      • Bobby
    • Homeschooling
    • Parenting
    • Marriage
    • Funny
  • Food
  • Travel
    • Alaska
    • Arizona
    • California
    • Cruising
    • Florida
    • Indiana
    • Israel
    • Kansas
    • Kentucky
    • Minnesota
    • New Mexico
    • New York
    • North Carolina
    • Oklahoma
    • Texas
  • Contact
  • About Me
    • Privacy Policy
  • Promotional

When Babies Learn to Talk

This is the fifth post in a series written by Frieda, my mother.  These are her memories of her first rambunctious child and their adventures on the mission field.  Click this link to start at the beginning.

I often rocked Sara and sang to her while she drank her bottle. This was the one time we could count on her being still. When she was a little over a year old, I was interrupted before I finished a song that I often sang, and to my surprise, she finished the last few words. After that I would stop on purpose so that she would sing the rest. Before long, she was singing whole choruses and verses of hymns that I sang to her. Most, though not all, of these songs were in Spanish.

With Sara’s blonde hair and big blue eyes, she turned heads everywhere we went in Central America. Like most new parents, I suppose, we thought our baby was extremely beautiful and amazingly smart. She had quite a large vocabulary by the time she had her first birthday, making her wishes known very well in both English and Spanish. A young lady who worked for us loved to take Sara for afternoon walks through the streets of the town because people would leave whatever they were doing to talk to Sara. They would ask her name, of course, and how old she was. When they would ask her father’s name, she would say, “Hal Tonto.” Everyone found this baby talk version of our last name hilarious—everyone except Hal.

Follow this link to continue reading.

Esther

Related Posts

  • Bobby is 5 months old!Bobby is 5 months old!
  • Adjusting to Life with a NewbornAdjusting to Life with a Newborn
  • Rainforest Cafe San AntonioRainforest Cafe San Antonio
  • Join me for the #FROZENfun Twitter PartyJoin me for the #FROZENfun Twitter Party
  • You won’t believe it’s not beef!You won’t believe it’s not beef!
  • Meet an NFL Star at Sam’s Club with Tyson Crispy Strips #MealsTogether #CBiasMeet an NFL Star at Sam’s Club with Tyson Crispy Strips #MealsTogether #CBias

8 Comments Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: baby

Comments

  1. This Busy Life says

    August 10, 2012 at 9:45 am

    What a lovely remembrance. It made me smile.

    Reply
  2. Susan Evans says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:11 am

    How cute that the baby would finish singing the songs! My 2-year-olds were often able to quote poetry because they had heard it so much. Young children are a lot smarter than people give them credit for.

    And I’m sure the baby didn’t mean to call her father stupid (“tonto”)! LOL

    Reply
  3. Melanie says

    August 10, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    Until I read Susan Evans’ comment, I was thinking, “Why is the name of the Lone Ranger’s sidekick so funny to them?”

    Reply
  4. EstherIrish says

    August 10, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    Ah ha ha! Thanks Susan for clearing that up!

    Reply
  5. Frieda says

    August 10, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    Yes, thanks, Susan. I didn’t realize until I read it this morning that some people wouldn’t get it–it was in the context of Spanish and pronounced in Spanish.

    Reply
  6. OneMommy says

    August 10, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    I remember when my little girl started finishing songs I’d sing. So precious.

    Reply
  7. Nessa says

    August 11, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Lol I didn’t know what Tonto meant until now. Too funny.
    That sounds like it would be such a special memory. It makes me want to start singing to my daughter every night.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hi! We believe laughter is the best medicine. Join in with us as we share our family laughs, fun with food, and love of travel. Great to meet you! Esther Irish




Favorite Posts

  • 25 Random Things About Me
  • The Hardest Year of My Life
  • Joy's Christmas Concert
  • My Bright Idea
  • Losing My Baby
  • A Bug in My Shirt
  • Why I don't fly with kids

Archives

© 2010 - 2023 · All rights reserved by Esther Irish · Privacy Policy · Log in

Copyright © 2023 · Laugh With Us Blog on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in