"Strolling down the beach, I was filled with a sense of peace and tranquility, and couldn't resist wispering to my growing baby bump in my own language. Despite my uncertainty about whether talking to Lou in my own language, at this stage, would help her in the long run, I felt a deep sense of joy and wonder from speaking to her. The warm sun beat down on me, and the salty air of the ocean filled my lungs, invigorating me and energizing me for the journey of multilingual parenthood that lay ahead". Recent studies have shown that unborn babies are capable of hearing and responding to sounds as early as the second trimester of pregnancy. Researchers have found that fetuses are able to distinguish between different sounds , including vowel sounds, while still in the womb.