Ada! Aba! I heard these sounds over and over from Martin. In the past, he's enjoyed pretending to be a baby for fun or playtime. However, this was getting annoying!
Frustrated, I told him, "Martin, you're a big boy! Stop talking babytalk!" He just looked at me like I had lost my mind. After about a week of it, and my frustration with his new "babytalking," a lightbulb came on in my head. He's not babytalking. He's learning a language!
As we had set things up with our new babysitter, I made sure that she would teach Martin my husband's language, Twi. She speaks that language and a few other tribal languages, but she said that she would be sure to do that. (Theresa is from Ghana!)
As I spoke to my husband and imitated the sounds Martin was making, he immediately knew he was learning Twi! By the time we're reunited with Nana in Ghana, Martin will be able to have some "babytalk" conversations with his daddy.
What a blessing that we have a Ghanaian babysitter for Martin so he can keep the contact with Nana indirectly.
- Naomi
1 comment:
naomi,
this is nga
i made up my mind
jack, the ghanaian guy i've been talking to, is officially my boyfriend
i dont know what to tell my parents and sister yet
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