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vitrolm

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First Words
« on: December 30, 2011, 07:38:32 AM »
Many of you already know from Facebook, but Mozart said her first clear words the other day.

We opened her cage door and sat down to eat breakfast. Mozart came flying over immediately, and since we knew we had not seen a morning bomb yet, hubby quickly placed her on her play stand and said "Go POOP!" She squatted, but wasn't quite ready to go yet. We both eyed her intently waiting to see the bomb so we could feel safe again  ::), and while we had our eyes peeled, she said "I LOVE YOU!"

Hubby and I looked at each other in disbelief, with wide eyes and mouths gaping. As quick as we could process that it ACTUALLY HAPPENED, we said "I LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!", showered her with praise, and Neil even gave her an almond sliver. It was quite possibly the most exciting thing I can remember.  :)

She hasn't said a word since, but she still practices a lot of garble in her "I love you" voice. Now instead of whistling the wolf whistle, she sort of says it -- she says "Weeee whewww."

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Re: First Words
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 09:31:14 PM »
aww how sweet laura,she'll be saying more before you know it  ;D i bet you were both surprised. how old is mozart now? it seems like she's been here forever  ;D

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Re: First Words
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 09:44:04 PM »
She's almost 10 months now

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Re: First Words
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 09:48:20 PM »
well i was almost right. i was thinking almost a year,soon be a birthday girl  :-*

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Re: First Words
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2011, 05:11:55 AM »
Ohhh, now the floodgates will open!!! ;D
I have graduated from crazy cat lady to crazy bird lady.  Mommy to Cody (grey)  Sonny (citron) Cher(U2) Chicken (Ducorp) Sunny and Maggie (quakers)  4 kids, and an entire menagerie of other critters.

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Re: First Words
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2011, 06:01:40 AM »
 ;D :o how exciting  awe I think I would have cried from being so happy

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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 07:01:51 AM »
That is so wonderful, not only first words, but a complete sentence and an acknowledgment in itself.

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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 07:05:06 AM »
It was so unbelievable that I wish I had it on video! Totally amazing moment. We were beside ourselves.