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As I was getting ready to leave for work this morning, I was saying goodbye to Amelia in a very SNL flight attendant sort of way. You remember that skit, right? BUH-bye!

Well, as I am BUH-bying her, Amelia looked right at me and said “Bye-Bye” right back! Now to be perfectly honest, her “Bye-Bye” had approximately 3 more syllables than mine (it was more Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh) but it still counts!

Previous to today, I would have said Amelia’s first word was “Mama” because she has been saying that for a few months now – much to Daddy’s chagrin sildentadal.com! (hee hee hee!) However, I am not really sure that Amelia understood that when she said “Mama” she actually was referring to me. Rather, I think she figured out that the sheer utterance of “Mama” elicited a huge response from me and caused me to bend to her every whim. Smart, yes. But actual speech, no.

This morning, however, Amelia used a word and correctly associated it with its corresponding action. That, my friends, is SPEECH! My baby is sooooooo smart!

OK now, BUH-bye.