From the day she was born, Clarke and Brock have engaged in a friendly competition, with Camryn as their pawn and her first word as their prize.
"Hi Camryn. It's daddy!" Clarke introduces himself every time he swoops in to pick her up, "Can you say da-da? Da-da, da-da."
Brock, jealous that Camryn is giving daddy all her coveted attention, will jump up and down in front of her, giggling, "Say brutha! Say bro! Bro. Bro. Bro."
Silly boys. In cool confidence, I stand back and try to stifle a contemptuous laugh because Camryn's first word will be "ma-ma." That's just how it will be.
Here's Brock conspiring with Camryn while Clarke was at work one day...
Truthfully, it doesn't matter what Cami's first word will be.
She may decide to say "Max" and reward the dog before any of us claim the
"first word" prize, which won't be until much later this year anyway.
Brock may hold the upper hand, however.
He is smitten with her and she is enamored of him.
My kids are the absolute best!
