# WOW! My 3-month-old son consciously communicated with me for the first time today! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615 "2010-06-10T03:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/1 "2010-06-10T03:14:29Z")
Man, that was incredible. That was one of the most remarkabe feelings I’ve ever had. I had just brought him into the house in his car seat. I put him up on the counter, and was playing with him. He’s been “talking” a lot lately, making lots of oooohs and aaahs, so I was speaking to him in his language. I bent over him, and went “aaaah!” He looked back and went “aaaah!” I did it again. He did it again. I did it again. He repeated it, this time with a big smile on his face. We stood there in the kitchen talking to each other like that for another 5 minutes, me saying “aaaah!”, and him waiting just a second, and then repeating it back to me, looking right into my eyes and smiling. Incredible, amazing feeling. It was so obvious that he knew exactly what I was doing. I was talking to him, and he understood that, so he talked back. He wasn’t doing that last night, or even this morning. I think I just witnessed the birth of a new consciousness, and WOW. Pure magic. :D:D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/2 "2010-06-10T03:20:55Z")
Congratulations, he now has a soul. Sell it to me ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/3 "2010-06-10T04:28:40Z")
It’s moments like those that ensure the next generation grows up, instead of becoming catapult fodder. ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/4 "2010-06-10T10:00:22Z")
That’s wonderful - a lovely moment. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/5 "2010-06-10T11:15:40Z")
My daughter is 22 months old so I still remember that moment well. It is a wonderful thing. I’ve noticed that there seem to be a number of communications milestones along the way, where suddenly the child is communicating at a more advanced level than before - not just saying first words but things like responding to instructions, putting two words together in a unique way (rather than just repeating memorized phrases), demonstrating an understanding of more abstract concepts (up, more, later) and so forth. There’s more joy to come, **Ogre**. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/6 "2010-06-10T11:37:58Z")
> [@Gukumatz](#): > > It’s moments like those that ensure the next generation grows up, instead of becoming catapult fodder. \*\*Catapult Fodder. \*\* should be printed on tshirts for every teenager out there. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/7 "2010-06-10T15:22:09Z")
Aww, that is so great. They are more with it than we give them credit for! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/8 "2010-06-10T15:54:14Z")
Hell of a giddy rush, isn’t it? :). I remember the first time **Dweezil** cooed at me. He looked me right in the face and went “oooooo” and clearly it was intentional, and it was utterly mindbending. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/9 "2010-06-10T16:23:21Z")
Beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/10 "2010-06-10T16:45:27Z")
Awwww. 🙂 🙂 I’m all happy now. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/11 "2010-06-10T16:55:16Z")
I’ve been feeling bubbly all morning because of this. You know, newborns are such lumps. They’re cute, but they communicate on such a primitive, almost frustrated level. The first time he “aaaah”-ed at me, and it was clear that it was intentional, I literally did a double take. Did he just DO that? Let’s try it again. HOLY SHIT HE DID IT AGAIN, AND HE’S SMILING ABOUT IT. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/12 "2010-06-10T17:22:06Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > I’ve been feeling bubbly all morning because of this. You know, newborns are such lumps. They’re cute, but they communicate on such a primitive, almost frustrated level. The first time he “aaaah”-ed at me, and it was clear that it was intentional, I literally did a double take. Did he just DO that? Let’s try it again. HOLY SHIT HE DID IT AGAIN, AND HE’S SMILING ABOUT IT. > > 🙂 I’m so happy for you that you got to experience that moment. I had a friend who described newborns as really demanding pets. I think that was pretty accurate. Just wait 'til he coos and reaches for you. Remember - keep his nails trimmed and your nose clean. They always go for the face first. ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/13 "2010-06-10T20:38:58Z")
Congratulations, Ogre! If you want something really fun to look back on, keep a journal of this sort of thing. I have a stack of “Cute Kid Stories” I used to send friends when Ralf, Jr. did fun stuff like this. One day when he was about 14, I pulled it out and handed it to him. He remembered some of them, some he was clueless about, and some embarrassed him to the soles of his feet. And if the Ogre-let hasn’t done so yet, just you wait until the day when you can tickle him and get bushels of infectious baby-laughs. You’ll be absolutely spellbound… ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/14 "2010-06-10T23:53:27Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Congratulations, he now has a soul. > > Sell it to me haaaaaaaaaaaaa. I laughed even before I read the subscript. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/15 "2010-06-11T00:52:01Z")
Buggly #1 did that to me…when he laughed and you _knew_ he laughed because he was happy…at you. I can still hear that laugh in him. Know why babies are cute? Kittens? Puppies? It’s so Mom and Dad don’t feed 'em to the wolves. Manipulative lil bastards, they are. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/16 "2010-06-11T02:33:39Z")
Babies are cute so you fall deeply enough in love for them to survive their teenage years 🙂 Congratulations, it’s a wonderful time. > [@overlyverbose](#): > > Remember - keep his nails trimmed and your nose clean. They always go for the face first. And earrings. Beware of hoops and dangly earrings. I have a friend with a torn earlobe thanks to her darling adorable grandson. One hooked finger and someone (BAD Grandpa) tickling him and suddenly it’s blood and screaming. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/17 "2010-06-12T06:09:56Z")
Congrats on this! I am going to be a dad in august… and I’ve been talking to the baby. I don’t know if she can tell it’s me or not, but everytime I come into the room and say something, she reacts, and I put my hand on my wife’s tummy and I say hello and she gives me a kick. It’s very strange and wonderful. I have been told they can hear in the womb, and it seems she can recognize my voice and/or hand pressure. It’s a wonderful thing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-3-month-old-son-consciously-communicated-with-me-for-the-first-time-today/542615/18 "2010-06-12T12:43:35Z")
The first thing my daughter parroted was sticking out her tongue. We could stare at each other for hours, sticking our tongues out and then giggling about it.