At 9 months old, Alli began saying "Uh!" each time something fell on the floor. We kept waiting for her to tack on the "oh" at the end, but she's just too efficient for that. The great debate: Do we
really call this a word?? It's been a tough decision. Mike really wanted to claim Dada as her first word, but when she calls me Dada, Cabo Dada, and every toy, magnet, and sippy cup Dada, I'm not convinced. When we were in the grocery store one day a couple of months ago, Alli looked at me and said, "Uh!" I smiled, kept pushing the cart, and then thought, "Wait a minute...." I looked back at the floor and saw her shoe. Thank you, Alli, for telling me that your shoe fell off; it was wonderful not having to go back in there to hunt for it after discovering it missing in the car. I've finally decided, yes, it's her official first word because it has had meaning every time she's said it.
Another reason I've decided to consider "uh" Alli's first word is due to her second word. Just last week she began using her second word. Whenever you ask her, "Alli, what's a dog say?" she'll answer, "Woof!" (Yeah... we couldn't have "woof" be her
first word, right?) Sometimes it comes out sounding like "Boof!" but what dog doesn't also say "boof?" ;)
On Monday morning, Alli took her first steps. In fact, during her very first attempt, she took
seven sturdy steps! She looked like she had been walking all along! I think she would have walked farther, but I was only sitting seven steps away from where she left Mike. However, she pretty much went downhill from there. Once she caught on to the fact that she wasn't holding on to anyone, she started wavering and toppling over. Silly girl! If only we'd been able to catch her
very first steps on camera... boy, would you have been
really impressed!!
How big is Alli?
Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big!!!
