My son Alex has learned his first word. "Yeah."

You'll look at him and say, "Alex, would you like a cookie?"

And he'll nod his head and say, "Yeah. Yeah."

I think he even understands what it means, because he usually only says it as an affirmative. It's incredibly cute. He's only fourteen months old, and otherwise doesn't say any words more distinctive than "dada". (Which I think, to him, means "person", because I am "dada" and so is his dad.)

I'd love to draw a portrait of him, but I don't have the nerve/skill yet. Practice, practice ...