First words!

"They" say that babies focus on either walking or talking first. We were really rooting for Asher to be a "walking first" baby since he was being replaced as "the baby" at only 13 months old. I didn't want 2 non-walkers! And Asher nicely obliged. He has been walking for a couple of months now. But now that he's figured that out, I am anxious for words! ("Uh -uh - uh" with a pointed finger and an increasing sense of urgency is only cute for so long) Finally Asher has started talking. First was "Dah -de" for Daddy. Richard loved that. A week or so later I noticed him saying "Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma..." as he followed me around the house. And just the other day he saw a dog on the street and said "Dah-ge". Now pretty much every animal is a "Dah-ge".

I am anxiously waiting to hear what he will say for Naomi's name. Cousin Andrew dubbed her "Mimi" which was cute, and my favorite. And Cousin Avery said "Omi". We have a friend in the ward who just gets all confused and says all the right sounds but in random order. Like "Mi-o-nay" or "Nay-mi-o". Then there was cousin Winter, who speaks Dutch with her mother. She thought Naomi was a naughty little girl named "Omi" because everyone was always saying Nay (No, in Dutch) to Omi. But I have a feeling that whatever Asher says will be a semi-permanent nickname since he will probably pass it along to Isaiah in a year or so when it's his turn to start talking. So stay tuned to hear what else comes out of that cute little Asher's mouth!