Parents shocked to hear 3-month-old baby mutter these three words
FREE Catholic Classes
A baby's first words will always be precious and memorable to the parents, especially when the child learns to say "I love you" back to them. Parents of a 3-month-old boy were pleasantly surprised as the baby seemingly said those three words. The adorable moment between father and son was fortunately caught on tape, and has now racked up around 330,000 views on social media.
We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you.Help Now >
Highlights
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
7/28/2015 (8 years ago)
Published in Marriage & Family
Keywords: Baby, Speaking, Reply, Words, Talks, I love you, Parents, Surprised
MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - In the viral footage, Ted Moskalenko from Cherry Hill, New Jersey is holding son Ben on his lap as the father make baby sounds trying to engage the baby into a "talk," yet he only responded in screeching noises - the way babies do.
But then, Ted tells him "I love you," and baby Ben suddenly falls silent He surprised his parents by apparently uttering an "I love you" in reply.
When he saw his father's shocked reaction and smile, little Ben smiled as the video ended. Ted posted the video on YouTube two weeks ago, along with the caption, "My baby boy Ben said 'I love you' for the first time. Good thing my wife had the camera rolling. Enjoy! / Our lovely boy is growing faster than we can keep up!"
It has now reached more than 330,000 views on YouTube, with quite a number of comments left by an impressed audience.
"That's my boy! I'm so proud of you honey," Ben's mother, Michelle Moskalenko wrote.
This was not the first time parents have been stunned by their baby's first words on video and not. Usually, babies start talking at 18-months with up to 10 basic words. During this time, they can also repeat sounds they hear.
---
'Help Give every Student and Teacher FREE resources for a world-class Moral Catholic Education'
Copyright 2021 - Distributed by Catholic Online