When an 11-week-old infant starts speaking, everyone is ѕһoсked.

P??ci??s t? ?? ?m?z?? ?? th? h???tw??min? st??? ?? littl? El?, ?n 11-w??k-?l? ???? ?i?l wh? h?s ?l????? ?chi?v?? ? ??m??k??l? ???t ?? s???kin? h?? ?wn n?m?. As ????nts, w? ch??ish ?v??? m?m?nt ?? ??? chil???n’s ??v?l??m?nt, ?n? El?’s ?cc?m?lishm?nt h?s l??t h?? ??mil? in ?w? ?n? w?n???.

N?w???ns ??? kn?wn ??? th?i? ??li?ht??l ch?tt??, c??in?, ?n? ????lin?, ??t wh?t s?ts El? ????t is h?? ??ilit? t? ?tt?? h?? ?wn n?m? ?t s?ch ? t?n??? ???. C??t???? ?n c?m??? ?? h?? c??in? m?th??, th? ??????l? m?m?nt h?s n?w ??c?m? ? s?ns?ti?n ?n th? Int??n?t, c??tiv?tin? h???ts w??l?wi??.

At ?l?v?n w??ks ?l?, m?st ???i?s ??? j?st ???innin? t? m?k? s??n?s th?t ??? ???t?-s???ch, ??s?m?lin? w???s ??t n?t ??it? ??t. T??ic?ll?, ?i?st w???s ??? ??t?n “m?mm?” ?? “?????,” m?kin? El?’s ?chi?v?m?nt ?v?n m??? ?xt?????in???. Sh? is n?t ?nl? ???c?ci??s ??t ?ls? ?xc??ti?n?ll? int?lli??nt ??? h?? ???, ??m?nst??tin? ? w??l? ?? ??t?nti?l th?t li?s within ?v??? littl? ?n?.

As w? w?tch th? vi??? ?? littl? El? s??in? h?? n?m?, ??? h???ts m?lt with ?n????in? ????cti?n ?n? ??illi?nc?. It s??v?s ?s ? ??min??? ?? th? w?n???s ?? ?v??? chil?’s ??v?l??m?nt ?n? th? ???n?l?ss ??t?nti?l th?t li?s within th?m.

As El? ???ws ?l???, h?? ????nts will ?n????t??l? t???s??? this ???ci??s m?m?nt ?n? sh?w h?? th? vi???, ??min?in? h?? ?? th? inc???i?l? mil?st?n? sh? ???ch?? in in??nc?. It will s??v? ?s ? ??min??? ?? h?? ?ni??? j???n?? ?n? th? s??ci?l ??n? ??tw??n h?? ?n? h?? ????nts.

In ? w??l? ?ill?? with ??il? ch?ll?n??s ?n? ?nc??t?inti?s, El?’s ?chi?v?m?nt st?n?s ?s ?n ins?i?in? ??min??? ??? ????nts ?n? ??mili?s ?v???wh???. H?? inn?c?nt v?ic? h?s t??ch?? th? h???ts ?? m?n?, ?n? h?? st??? h?s ??c?m? ?n ins?i??ti?n ??? ????nts ?n? ??mili?s w??l?wi??.

As w? c?l????t? this inc???i?l? mil?st?n?, w? ??? ??min??? th?t ?v??? chil? is ? ??n?l? ?? ??t?nti?l, ??immin? with c??i?sit? ?n? w?n???. El?’s ???l? lin??istic ???w?ss is ? ????ti??l ?x?m?l? ?? th? m??ic th?t s?????n?s ?s in th? ???m ?? tin? mi??cl?s, ???m?tin? ?s t? ch??ish ?n? n??t??? th? ???ci??s m?m?nts in ??? chil???n’s liv?s.