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\"@kaaviajames speaks!!!!,\" Union captioned her video. \"Get ready world. Next stop, #agt judges table! Bye bye.\"

This the latest feat for the precocious infant, popularly called \"Shady Baby\" by her parents, Union and former NBA star Dwyane Wade.

Just last week, her proud parents shared an Instagram video of Kaavia swimming.

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Cant walk, but I can jump. Who knew? This swimming thing is my jelly and my jam.

A post shared by Kaavia James Union Wade (@kaaviajames) on Aug 15, 2019 at 7:50am PDT

\"Cant walk, but I can jump. Who knew,\" the caption reads. \"This swimming thing is my jelly and my jam.\"

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