average amount of baby jabbering / talking?

[Catubodua]

i'm wondering how much baby talking / jabbering is "normal"

our little guy "talks" constantly. i love it! and by talking i mean it's verbal stuff - da da ba la la da - that tends to get louder and softer during it.

like da da da DA LA LA LA BA BA BA DA! then almost whispering la la la - it's very cute, we call it his inside voice.

he seems to understand that conversation flows. he'll make noises at you and then wait for you to make them back (we always respond) before making more noise.

he also sometimes what seems to be impatient if he can't get a word in. for example, a friend and i walk our dogs weekend mornings at the park and i've got DS on me in a snugglie. she and i will be talking back and forth and suddenly he'll very loudly say some of his noises. when i look at him and ask "were we ignoring you?" he'll give me a reply (da da ba ba ba).

i can't remember if my nieces and nephews ever did this or did it this much. i mean he sometimes get a bit winded because he's talking so much!

i'm not worried it's abnormal or anything like that, i'm just wondering what the average is for little ones. he's done this since he was pretty young, like 2 months old it had already started. he's almost 6 months old now.

any input is appreciated!

[mom2happy]

My 3 month old always has things to say.
She talks over people who are talking to her sometimes and other times she converses. When she is unhappy she makes her eybrows go down and complains in a talking voice and when she is happy she screeches and talks.
In the car, while she's nursing, always!
My other two talked as infants but NOTHING like this.
This is so darn cute I cant stand it.

I guess we are in for an earful when our big talkers learns words.
I think its just a personality thing. Some folks just have a lot to say.

[Catubodua]

Originally Posted by mom2happy

I guess we are in for an earful when our big talkers learns words.

you are probably right!

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[Norasmomma]

My DD was liked this, she still is and she's almost 4, the girl rarely stops talking.

My son is following in her footsteps, our house is a bunch of jabbermouths.

[JordanKX]

My DS has been like this from the get-go... SO vocal! Started right at 8weeks and hasn't stopped... he talks to his toys, he talks to everything, constantly. he's now 10mos.

He seems to understand that I'm talking to him, maybe that I end it with a question? So he responds. It's like we're having a conversation.
Recently, things are a bit different in that he still looks at me when I'm talking, but when I talk baby-speak, mama or baba, Doggie, etc., he REALLY looks at me like ooh, that's My language, right on! And he gets so excited.
The best one is... "did you hear that? Is that Daddy? Is Dada home?" and he'll start looking at the doorways, trying to find Dada. And then he just goes... dadadadadada like mad :-)

BUT, I will say, he has never said anything outside of the house. Ever. He babbles the entire time we're in the car, he "sings" in his own way to the music. But once we in the grocery store/office/g'ma's house... nada. He doesn't even smile. he's not shy... he's just taking it all in, very serious.

And at 10months, he really doesn't have 'words'. mamamamama and dadadada - but never just 'mama' or 'dada' and nothing else. I'm not sure what that means, yet. I've always thought that I do so much talking FOR HIM, he hasn't found the need to express himself yet.

[sbgrace]

One of my kids was a constant jabberfest from a really young age and he never stopped. His twin didn't babble until the late side of normal though I can't remember now what that was and was a much quieter baby all around. They both talk all. the. time now though. Both are strong auditory learners as well and learn through listening and talking it out. Ah for a moment's peace )

Enjoy your little motor mouth and don't be surprised if he's highly verbal all around.

[Catubodua]

Originally Posted by sbgrace

Enjoy your little motor mouth and don't be surprised if he's highly verbal all around.

it will be interesting to see if this keeps up. i would love it. i have a nephew that was highly verbal from a young age and i always loved seeing the looks on people's faces when he'd talk to them with full sentences and "big" words.

[Knitting Mama]

Cecilia (4 months) has all of a sudden decided that she has a lot to say about everything. It's an adorable constant babble, and I love every second of it.

[marinak1977]

JordanKX my DS sounds very similar, he has his talkative moments but he also takes everything in when we're out. I love all the conversations we have and hope he continues. My poor DH will never get a quiet moment.

[Knitting Mama]

That is exactly Cecilia too-- the only way people know that she is talking a lot is because of the videos I take. She is very quiet and observant while out and about.

[Catubodua]

huh. now that i think about it, i think Andrew's pretty quiet when we are out somewhere too.