Chatterbox

Have I mentioned how much the little man talks?
And talks, and talks, and talks, and talks.
He never.stops.talking. Ever.

So much so, in fact, that I finally took to Googling "repeating words or sentences" to see if this could be an issue. And well, yes, there are some cases where repeating things can be a sign of something else...ADHD or sensory issues, perhaps. But it does appear that right around this age is when repeating can peak in general. I'm thinking that he is just doing it with a little more...er...intensity, than some kids. And intense is his style, so that makes sense. I will try to have more patience next time we are rocking before bed and he can't stop talking and I try to say "shhhhhh hushhhh quiet", and he gets quiet for about...10 seconds...and then he starts in with "Quiet? No talk? Quiet? Stop talk? Stop talk Mom? Stop talk Mom? Stop talk Mom?" And when I ignore it by modeling quietness it just means that he continues on because he doesn't get validation from me that what he is saying is correct...

On the other hand, he does make for a great cheerleader. Or auctioneer. Or soccer announcer.
Just tonight, Jim was replacing several lightbulbs that were high, high, high up in the family room and he had to use a very long pole with a suction cup on the end. Owen stood at the bottom with a non-stop string of praise that went something like this:
"Ooooh cool! Great job Dad! Go, go, go Dad! (clapping hands for effect) Good job! Wow! Cool! Go, go, go! bup bup bup bup (making a noise to indicate the pole going up up up) Up!! Good job!"
The entire.time.Jim.worked. I think perhaps I'll buy him some pom-poms soon.
I wish I had video of the repeating. I will have to try to capture some soon.