Bob, bob, bob

K has been saying "bah" for bus (which I count as his first word) and "cah" for car and "cuh" for cup and a few other half-words here and there.

Today he said his first honest-to-goodness word that he could fully pronounce. It was "Bob."

As in Bob Greene, Oprah's personal trainer. He's on the Cheerios box. Every morning, I give K some Cheerios along with his oatmeal and fruit, and I point to Bob and say, "It's Bob! Good morning, Bob!" and Bob says, "Good morning, K! Are you having a healthy breakfast today?" and we say, "Yes we are, Bob!" Throughout breakfast K points to things and when he points to Bob I say, "It's Bob!"

This morning, as soon as I put the Cheerios box on the table, he grabbed the box and pointed to Bob and said, "Bob, Bob, Bob!"

The kid won't say "Mama" or "Dada," but Bob he knows.

Edit: I have deduced that it's not Bob, the guy on the box, that he knows; I think he thinks the Cheerios themselves are named Bob.