da-da

At the risk of sounding like every other over-zealous parent...we think our boy just said his first word! Last night, he looked straight at Matt and said "da-da". It wasn't mushed together with all of the other sounds that he makes, it was very much stand alone. Unfortunately, Matt didn't hear him the first time, but as soon as I told him what happened, we waiting to see if he would repeat it. And sure enough, he did. Again, it was a stand alone "da-da" and again, while looking at Matt. He said it once more before the night was out as well.

You have never seen a more proud parent than Matt when he heard his boy say "da-da". I am so proud of my boy. (Though mildly annoyed since I've been coaching him to say "ma-ma" since he was only days old.)

As a new parent, it's difficult for me to know when his first word is actually his first word. For instance, he's been saying what sounds like "hi" since he was a few months old. It's always been very drawn out and random. So when can we consider his first word to actually be his first word? I'm guessing though, that this is the real deal, since it was said on it's own and while looking directly at Matt. Now if I can just get my boy to say "ma-ma"