First Word???

Lizzie's been saying "mamamamama" when she's around me for a while, and she's been saying "dadadadada" a lot too, but nothing that I would clarify as her official "first word." But today when we were at the summer movie (Veggie Tales "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything") Lizzie looked over my shoulder and got a big smile on her face and said, "Dad!" I turned around and sure enough, there was James coming down the aisle towards us. We were both surprised, but it was obvious she knew what she was talking about. "Dad!" Now we'll see if we can get her to say "Mom!"

I looked in the kids' journals to see what each of their first words was. Some I already knew, but some I couldn't remember. In a couple of them I had recorded a few words as their "first" so I guess we'll never know which one was actually their very first word. Look at Rebecca and Lizzie in the same pajamas...

Lizzie: First Word: "Dad"

Rebecca first words: "Mama" and "Dada"

Teancum first words: "Dada" and "go"

Jamey's first words: "Mama" and "Dada"

Ian's first word: "Mama"

Ethan's first words: "guck" (truck) and "Mama"

Micah's first words: "Mama," "Dada," and "uh-oh"

Cameron's first word: "Juice"