My Son Was Never A Talkative Person, He Preferred Using Noises To Get His Thoughts Through.

My son was never a talkative person, he preferred using noises to get his thoughts through.

Typical of a cat, I'm sure. I am one!

Never understood why, maybe because I never got the chance to use that technique (since my parents wanted me to know the entire English vocabulary at four years old.) but I never put too much thought into it.

Until one day he came up to me, right after he woke up, hugged me and stared at me.

I thought he'd slow blink, usually he does that instead of a "I love you", maybe he's hungry, or just wants me to pick him up, but he just stared.

I didn't get it.

Until he said his first words, ever. "I love you mummy." Those were his first words.

He knew how to speak, at least we assumed, he just never did. And the first thing he says is that.

Then just walked away, walked away and went to get ready for the day and play with his many toys.

Like if he didn't just say an entire phrase.

it was the first time someone told me they loved me aside from Richard. Not even my parents ever said that.

My son's first words, and they were just there to tell me he loved me.

I think I spent the next hour or two crying about it.