mama

Dylan,

Most kids say "mama" and "dada" among their very first words.

You learned things like "light", "truck", "dog", and "meow" first. You picked up "dada" eventually but you made Mommy wait until last month -- 16 full months into this endeavor -- before you finally started calling her by name.

Now you say "mama" all the time, when you see pictures of her, see her car pull into the driveway (actually it starts as soon as you hear the garage door open), or when I ask "Where's Mommy?" if she's still in bed when you've finished breakfast and you rush in to tell her how much you love her and how much she means to you.

Dad