Yes, I know it's ridiculously early for this, but...

DS is saying "hello" so well. Yes, sometimes it's helllouggggh or some varient on that, but he loves his "hi!" and "hello!" so much (but won't say it to anyone but me or DH, unless I film him). Even if it's not a word, it's an impressive combination of sounds!

Now I'm sure he's trying to say "I love you" or "love you". He responds to me saying "I love you" or "love, love you" with "louh guh" (OK, it sounds more like love you when he says it), and sometimes says that by himself to get me to tell him I love him and so he can have a kiss (just as Hello is for "notice me!").

Now, I wasn't expecting first words for a few more months, and tbh I was expecting Mama or Dada (he can "mum!" if he is crying for attention only, usually if I've left him to go to the loo, even MiL commented on it when she heard it in the car!), but he knows he's making these sounds and will say them over and over again, even without me parroting them back to him (he loves to say "hello" to the TV in the morning after I've changed him into his day clothes, even though it's turned off). He gets frustrated if he can only manage "hull"/"hell" or "loh", not putting them together.

Is he super-advanced or am I just making it up? (I still think he's advanced anyway for being able to make these sound combinations, he's never not "talked" to me, even from day one he was able to "ah!" and "eh!", so I find those silent, or normal, babies a bit strange!)