Little things mean a lot

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"That's a good girl," Babs says approvingly as Mary puts an empty sippy cup down on her high chair's tray.

"Ahhh dun," declares Mary.

"All. Done. Good girl."

"Dood durl!"

"Good girl. Guh. Guh. Guh. Can you say 'guh'?"

"Duh!" Her daughter smiles happily, obviously proud of her linguistic skills. Babs shakes her head, chuckling. "We'll keep working on it."

"Dada!" Mary bounces in her high chair and points excitedly past her mother's shoulder. "Dadadada!"

Babs turns around and smiles at her husband. "Hey, sweetie."