mmm-mm, gimme nnnuh-uh!

Not surprisingly (since they’re a staple food in our house), other than the usual moma-dada babble, Blessing #5’s first recognizable word is officially “banana” …Recognizable not because of his clear enunciation of it, but because the same thing is heard at every meal. He reaches, points at the bananas, grunts a nnnnnuh-uh, and soon starts shoveling bites into his mouth. His word for “banana” sounds quite a bit like the I’m-pooping grunt, but he is saying banana nonetheless.

I captured a short video to illustrate.

Here’s an explanation of the video timeline (and if you listen closely, you might hear him say nnnnnuh-uh banana a couple times!):

the banging-on-the-table demand for bananas

the “mmm-mm” and reach to feel the banana

the examination of the banana and taste test of the peel

the eating of banana coins and the “mmm”-grunt for more

the drop of a bite over to the side of the tray for the dog to snag

the that-was-naughty-naughty gasp of Monkey Moma

the “I will not cry, I will not cry” quivery-lipped pout of B#5

the “nu-uh” by MM again

the “I will not look at Moma, I will not look at Moma” as B#5 averts his eyes and pretends he doesn’t hear me

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