GOYA GOYA GOYA

Eliza's only 8 months old but the time is passing fast. It's easy to forget the little things that were once part of her infancy. So before we forget forever, here's a not-so-entertaining post with her most notable phrases and actions.

porpoise speak (or dolphin girl): Was what we termed her high-pitched babbling as a newborn. We have no idea what it meant, but would like to have had it analyzed by a marine biologist. Besides Dolphin Girl, I also used to call her Baby Burrito and Squeakers.

goya-goya-goya: At about three months this meant that she was content sucking on her pacifier and ready to calm down. A slap of the hand or a pat on our arm/person also means she's contented with her surroundings.

da-da: At five months "da-da" could have meant anything, but she figured out who I was by Fathers Day. Da-da started after I began tapping her mouth as she hollered to make a war chant kind of noise. She started imitating and the word emerged, as well as a lot of other noise.

ma-ma: This came later as 7 month teething set in. She began biting her tongue as she cried and the sound came out. Now by 8 and a half months she'll turn and address her mama directly.

the growl (aka roaring, the exocricist voice): At about 6 months the growl livened up conversation around the house. It just comes and goes as the spirit moves her. Occasionally she'll stiffen hers arms outward as she growls (like she's throttling a chopper motorcycle).

Nee-nee or Neer-neer: At nine months this is Eliza's call for some "intimate blouse time" with her mother.

Baa or baw: We're not completely sure but we think she's caught onto the word "ball" 8/25/08

More to come...