Although there’s still some debate about whether or not it actually “counts”, for the past few days Ruby has been saying “Mama”. Not just babbling “ma ma ma ma ma”, which she’s been doing for a while, but a much more definite “muh-mah” that we’re calling her first word. She says it when Kate is around, usually, although I’ve also heard it out of context.
On a related note, she also says “ba-ba” when I’m around, and we think those are her attempts to say “Papa”.
Of course we realize that we’re projecting a lot of context onto what could very well be just coincidental babbling, but you’ve got to call it at some point — and so today is Ruby’s First Word Day.