To Dmitri's surprise, Ileus became absolutely quiet when he asked the question. He was so cranky a while back and now he stared at his father as though he was extremely interested in his proposition. So Dmitri asked him again, "Do you want to go out for fun, buttercup?"
Adrianna frowned at 'buttercup' and protested slightly. "That's not a girl." She narrowed her eyes and said, "You can call me buttercup."
Dmitri smiled and ignored her. "Ileus, tell me?" he coaxed his baby.
Ileus took his tiny hand near Dmitri's left cheek and opened his mouth exposing his two new teeth. Unexpectedly, Ileus giggled and said, "Dada."
Everyone in the group was stunned. They stopped talking. Dmitri stared at his son. Adrianna's mouth fell. The first word wasn't momma or mummy or mom—it was dada!
Dmitri couldn't believe his ears. He opened and closed his mouth and blinked twice. "You- you called me-"
Ileus giggled again and said, "Da- da-"
