First word!!!

One of the greatest, proudest, moments parents look forward to (in my opinion) are the first words of their baby. Well, that moment has arrived for us and Maddox. Actually, Maddox said his first word a few months ago when he was teething and not sleeping at night. The reason we haven’t posted it on the blog yet is because we weren’t quite sure.

 

Now, we’re absolutely sure. Are you ready? Maddox’s first word was “ma-ma“.

When he was cutting his first teeth he did not sleep well. He had been crying most of the night and was up most of the night. During the night, he started crying really hard and blurted out “ma-ma“. We weren’t sure if he actually said it or if it was just a crying sound. We tried to get him to say it again, the next day when he wasn’t crying, but were not successful. But it wasn’t long and he said it again, while crying. It seemed to become a regular occurence. When he cried, he said “ma-ma“.

This all happened in the middle of March. He doesn’t say “ma-ma” that much right now because he has moved on to new words…”da-da“!

That’s right…my little man says “da-da“. And he doesn’t just say it and move on. He says “da-da” constantly…while he’s crawling, while he’s eating, when he’s playing. It is the most beautiful sound in the world! And of course, “ma-ma” is the most beautiful sound in the world to Jennifer.

He started saying “da-da” about a month ago. For those of you who need proof, watch the video below!

But wait, the fun doesn’t stop there! We are pretty sure he’s trying to copy us and say “no-no” now. I mean it makes sense. He hears it all day long. It’s hilarious! He crawls around and you hear “da-da-da-da-da no-no-no-no-no“. We think his next word will be “bite“. That’s what we say when we’re feeding him…and of course….it seems like we feed him all day long too!