First word...

****Drum roll....****

!BALL!

Ha Ha!  We have been discussing who would win the honor of being the first word..."Dada" or "Mama"...I guess we both lost to the ball!  I am not completely surprised though since he has an assortment of 20+ balls that he is encouraged to play with every day...throwing, shooting in the basketball hoop, fetching and chasing them around the house! 

On January 24, 2012 we were eating dinner while Parker was playing on the floor in the kitchen with a ball, and as he chattered away we both looked at each other and said "Did he just say ball?".  After listening for a little longer it was apparent he was saying "ball" over and over again, and he knew that he was referring to the ball in his hand!  We had a lot of fun getting him to say it more and more!  I think secretively Joel is hoping that his interest in the ball will be an indicator of his abilities in sports that use a ball!  

Look out!  We have entered a whole new world...Parker is starting to talk!  Hopefully "Dada" and "Mama" are soon to come!