Brian concentrated on getting his tongue in the right place, then opened his mouth, ignoring the flood of drool that caused, and said, “Mmmaa-maaa!”
Sara leapt with joy, clapping her hands and then leaning it to plant several big smooches on her baby man’s face.
“He said it! Did you hear that Joy?”
“I sure did!” Joy nodded, happy for her friend. Turning to her girl she said, “Can you do that sweetie? Can you say ‘ma-ma’ like you little friend?”
Rachel was still giggling from her tickles and decided to give it a try. “Daaadooo,” she blathered unsuccessfully.
Joy chuckled at her daughter’s attempt. “Oh well, it was close sweetie but I’m afraid it’s ma-ma, not da-da.”
“She’ll get it soon enough,” Sara assured the other mother.
“Yes, soon enough she’ll be crawling and speaking real words and everything. I’ll just enjoy her cute little babbles while I still can.”
Amanda reappeared with bald little Meggy on her hip. “Hey guys we better get going if we’re gonna get those photos done,” she reminded them.
“Oh goodness, you’re right, we need to get going,” Sara agreed as Joy nodded.