I was holding Elliot while he cried. Suzy said to him, “what do you want?” He very clearly said, “Mama”. The first time he spoke exactly what he wanted, although Karolina said he recently said “Chocolate!”, too. And he certainly points and nods or shakes his head, but this was different for me. This was clear and unequivocal.

I handed him to Karolina, and he immediately stopped crying.

Later Max & Karolina mentioned that Elliot had said “Suzy” earlier tonight. It sounded like “Sushi” but was clear. I wish I’d heard it.