Caleb has managed to avoid
Any recognizable syllables
In his babbling.
Today, though: the first word:
Mama mama!
It only took five children,
But I finally beat out
Dada dada!
All those weeks of earnest
Practice, showing how to
Press the lips together
To make the /m/ sound
Finally paid off!
And just in time.
Fifteen minutes later,
Isaiah was swooping around the house,
Flying Caleb in a banker’s box
To the baby’s utter glee.
Taking a break, Isaiah said,
Do you want to go again?
And Caleb said enthusiastically,
Yeah!
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