Grant Reid, 32, was left gobsmacked after his partner Claire Reid, 28, sent him a video of their daughter Ellie responding to her words of affection
A NEW dad has described his astonishment after his 13-week old baby appeared to say “I love you” to her doting mum.
Grant Reid, 32, was left gobsmacked after his partner Claire, 28, sent him a video of their daughter Ellie, who was born in January, appearing to respond to the words of affection.
The video shows little Ellie cradled in her mum's arms and staring intently as beauty therapist Claire says: “I love you.”
The new mum is then left in a state of shock when Ellie takes a moment to pause before appearing to repeat the words.
Engineer Grant, from Glasgow, was staying in a hotel in Inverness when he received the video via Whatsapp.
He said: "I couldn't believe it. Ellie had just turned 13 weeks old when the video was taken so it really is unbelievable.
"I watched the video and straightaway I said 'Oh my God'.
“I was just so shocked. You can see she is trying to copy what Claire is saying and it comes out so clear.
"We sent the video to our friends and family and they were all completely shocked too.
Babies typically say their first words between the ages of 12 and 18 months.
Most babies say a few simple words such as "mama" and "dada" by the time they reach one year old, but according to the NHS babies do not start speaking in full sentences until they reach the age of around one and a half to two years old.
Little Ellie Reid was born weighing 7lb 11oz at Scotland's Forth Valley Royal Hospital on 23rd January.
Grant added: "Claire is always interacting with Ellie and she always talks to her but this is the first time Ellie has responded.
The video was taken at the end of April, when little Ellie had just turned 13 weeks old. The tot is now 17 weeks.
New mum Claire added: "Ellie hasn't said anything since. It was just a fluke in the moment.
"She makes cute little noises and I think in that instance she was just trying to copy the noises I was making.
"We will show her the video when she's older, but that's a long way off yet."
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