Yesterday was the first time I really knew Daniel was calling me “Mama”.  He usually does it when he wants to be picked up or rescued.  Also, yesterday, we learned he has another word: “mmba”.  In the context we knew it meant bottle.  He was really tired and was ready to go to bed, so started asking for an “mmba”.  Gene asked if he wanted a bottle, and Daniel got a little frustrated that we didn’t just know that was what “mmba” was.  So today Daniel used his first two word combination.  I thought I would start getting him used to a sippy cup by putting some of his milk in one.  Oh my, he got really upset.  He cried and pushed it away and then several times said “Mama, mmba!”  I transferred his milk to a bottle and that made him happy.  Looks like milk will have to stay in an “mmba” for now.