6 1/2 months old
MY 6 1/2 MONTH OLD SON SAYS, "DADDA," WHEN I COME HOME FROM EUROPE
After 14 days in Europe on business, I came home at 6pm and my wife came down the stairs to welcome me home with our 6 month old son in her arms. My wife told Conor, “Look who’s home, Conor. It’s daddy.” And my son look confused for about 10 seconds and then he got a giant grin on his face and his arms started flailing. Then his feet started kicking. Suddenly, his jaw dropped and for about 10 minutes, he couldn’t close his mouth. He was smiling with his mouth wide open. When he finally was able to close his mouth, he started saying, da da. I had never heard him say it before. My wife said that he had started saying da da only that morning without any coaxing from her.
I took this recording later that same evening when we finished eating dinner.
I looked online to see if there is some sort of magic age that an infant starts talking. It looks like about as early as 6 months but most start around 9 months. So if you’re child isn’t saying words by 6 months, don’t sweat it.
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AT 6 1/2 MONTHS OLD, CONOR AND STAND WITH A LITTLE HELP
At 6 1/2 months, Conor seems to be in a growth spurt now. Only 4 days ago he said, ‘Da Da’ for the first time. 2 nights ago, I was laying on the floor and he crawled over to me and put his head down next to my chest and went to sleep. Then last night, he didn’t need me to hold his arms so that he could stand up. He just leaned against me and with a lot of work, was able to hold his own balance. These are really fun times now because I can see a little person forming from an infant. I’ve enjoyed every step of the way so far. And it keeps getting better.