He Takes My Heart With Him

Ye-ah.

Is there anything sweeter to the ears than a baby's first words? I love Jack's "ye-ah." Always in the two-syllable pronunciation. Still a little higher pitched and tentative, like he's not quite sure he can say it. Today, I was talking with a friend before lunch and he was fussing. I held him and bounced and continued talking. He kept fussing. Finally, I said, "Are you hungry, Jack?" He looked straight at me and said, "Ye-ah!"