The Many Voices of Twinkle

Lizzy LOVES the sound of her own voice. She is a very vocal baby and loves to try out new sounds constantly. She has a LOT to say. She doesn't say many words clearly yet (except "Mama") but she's definitely getting there. She tries to say "kitty" and "hello" often, but she hasn't mastered them. What she HAS mastered, though, are her yells. She loves to yell.

My favorite yell is her Tarzan call. She often does this one first thing in the morning when she wakes up, or if she's in the high chair for too long. It's her "come take me out" yell. She's really quite good at it, too. I can't help but laugh at her sometimes when I hear her. She sounds like a baby version of Tarzan.

Her other yell is her cockatoo cry. It sounds something like a screechy "Ah...Ah...Ah.. Ahh!" If you've ever heard a cockatoo you'll know exactly what I mean. She often does this when she just wakes up for a nap and wants me to get her out, or if she's playing.

Her other yell is her bloody murder scream. And no, she doesn't do this when she's angry, frustrated, or sad (at least not most of the time). She does it simply when she wants to hear her voice. She loves testing her voice out to see how loud she can get. She can get pretty loud sometimes!

None of these yells mean "I'm hurt" or "I'm sad." She has those, too, of course.