MAMA!

I have been waging a tireless campaign to be Little Man's first word. My dear husband has been nothing but encouraging in this effort which causes a brief flash of guilt... and then it subsides. I was hoping for one of those thrilling domestic competitions such as the infamous "Dish Standoff" or "Who 's gonna clean the bathtub?" but Monkey Sr. took the high road leaving me to my childish game.

BUT I WON!!! He said MAMA!!! Monkey Sr. and I were changing his clothes before we took him to school this morning and he looked up and said MAMA! (it was followed by baba and ch but it still counts) I looked up at Mr. Monkey to confirm...he was smiling...he heard it too...it wasn't in my head!!! I called it and put it in the baby book for posterity. All these weeks of my incessant one-sided competition was worth it! Victory is mine!