I am not sure why parents make such a big deal about first words? Of course I would have been like those excited parents had Tarana chosen to say mama as her first, fifth or even seventh word!
Jealousy apart, it is fun to watch a child struggle through their first verbal expressions. We were so overjoyed to hear her first word, not out of pride but because we had heard more than our fair share of 'dada dada' for a couple of months. So what was her first word? AllO (hello) - she would pick everything that looked remotely like a phone, take it somewhere close to her ear and say Allo. Her latest word is Yetsh (yes) and she insists on saying it right after Allo!
Three other words we hear frequently are - the dreaded nana (no) which is said most during meal times; wooa for water, sto for straw (she loves sipping things through colourful straws).
T absolutely adores Mahika and calls her 'chechi (sister in Malayalam)'. In fact, T said chechi before saying Mama or Appa (father). She did start saying Appa not much later, but mama I am still waiting to hear."
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