That’s it, people. It’s time for Jillian to clean up that gutter mouth of hers (like a longshoreman, that one!) because – DRUMROLL – we have our first word! Well, Mia does. We assumed it would be ‘mama’ or ‘bottle/baba/variation that sounds close to bottle’ or one of MY choice expletives that just shoot right out mid-sentence but no. None of that sillyness for the Mighty Morphin Power Mia. Instead, we got “DOG.”

She started saying it while playing Peek-a-Boo Barn on the iPhone (go ahead and roll your eyes but that thing keeps her entertained for a good 20 minutes.) If you ask her to say ‘dog’ she looks at Dixie or LadyBear and repeats it. Pretty clear too although she exagerates the “G” into “gha-a” which means my southern accent is contagious and she’s catching it. That or she’s actually saying ‘dogma’ and maybe we have a mini-philosopher on our hands… Please LORD don’t make me pay $50k to get this child a degree in Philosphy. That’s MY dogma.

Anywho, this first word has been certified by Shaunna which means it’s gold. I’ll try to get a video of her saying it but so far she’s remained verbally elusive.

p.s. She also will sometimes say “duck”  – again thanks to Peek-a-Boo Barn. Trust me, the work is “D-U-C-K” so don’t give me that look the first time you hear her say it.