The real excitement isn’t in which specific word comes out first; it’s in finding out you and your little one are truly on the same page
Like many new mums, I love ticking off milestones. Rolling, crawling, sucking on toes. That last one might not be a milestone, but it sure is cute! As my son approached one, however, nothing was more exciting than the prospect of his first words.
My partner was equally keen. We strained our ears for any passing similarity to mama or dada, cat, car or dog – all the important nouns we thought usually made up first words.
