"Da Da!"

Yesterday Grant said "Dada" for the first time! He had not been making any sounds (besides a high pitched squeal of delight) since he used to babble as a baby. We've heard mumblings of a speech delay from various people evaluating Grant and have been praying that he'd start trying to communicate with us. So, we were very delighted to hear Grant saying "words" yesterday.

My favorite daddy son moment came tonight during dinner. While Jim and I were eating dinner (Grant was already in bed), we heard a distinct "dada" cry through the baby monitor. Jim jumped out of his chair faster than I thought possible. He started running up the stairs (in the dark) and I all of a sudden heard a huge crash and then a scream (from Jim!). I could hear him quietly comforting his boy through the baby monitor and then he came limping downstairs with a bloody toe. But, he had a huge grin plastered on his face. It was worth it. :)