I'm calling it: Alex's official first word is "Uh-Oh!" It's not really surprising, given the amount of mischief he's getting into lately. At 10 1/2 months he is a speed-crawler and a master mess-maker. Thank goodness for baby gates because he could practice climbing up and down the stairs all day long. I've been trying for months to get him to say "mama", but he just laughs and blows raspberries or shakes his head "no." What a little tease! So instead we have "uh-oh," which he says now whenever he drops his cracker, sippy cup, pacifier, toy, or washcloth (his favorite thing to carry around and gnaw on). I'm excited though - let the communication phase begin!