Super sorry for the delay in updates. I promise I haven't forgotten this story or any of my other stories; I just have had no inspiration lately. So if anyone wants to help and send me some ideas please feel free to. I will try to update more frequently, I promise, so be on the lookout for some new chapters.

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FIRST WORD

Olivianna Grace Shepherd was now just two months from her first birthday and she was a handful. She had grown quickly, despite being born two months early and was now about the same size as other babies her age. She had learned how to crawl the month before and she was into everything she could reach. Meredith and Derek had to quickly baby proof the house now that their daughter was mobile. Cabinets were locked shut and baby gates were placed in various doorways around the house. Today Derek had to go into work early while Meredith was able to go in late. Meredith was in the kitchen preparing her breakfast while Olivia sat in her high chair attempting to eat the banana slices Meredith had put in front of her. But instead of eating them she was doing a much better job at squishing them and spreading banana mush through her hair. Meredith looked at her daughter and laughed, she was going to be a messy eater, you could just tell. Anything she ate ended up smeared all over her face and in her hair.

After eating breakfast she took Olivia upstairs to take a bath. Olivia loved taking baths and splashing around in the water. As Meredith washed the little body Olivia babbled away, making various noises. After she was washed Meredith pulled her out and dressed her in a pair of baby sized jeans and a long sleeve shirt. Once she was dressed Meredith placed Olivia on the floor and walked into her closet to find some clothes to wear herself. As she was looking through the clothes she could hear Olivia babbling to herself again. She smiled, but stopped when she heard something different come out of her daughter's mouth. She quickly walked out of the closet and knelt down in front of her daughter,

"What did you say baby?" she asked hopefully, knowing her daughter couldn't really understand her.

"Mama!" Olivia said happily, smiling at Meredith. Meredith grinned and picked Olivia up, hugging her,

"Say it again Liv,"

"Mama, mama, mama!" Olivia repeated over and over. Meredith was thrilled, it was the first time Olivia had said anything that actually made sense and it made her even happier that her first word was mama.

"That's right sweet girl, I'm your mama." Meredith quickly got dressed and got everything together, wanting to get to the hospital and show off her daughters newly learned word. They got to the hospital pretty quickly and Meredith went to find Derek. After asking a nurse she found out that he was in surgery and went to find everyone else instead. As she was walking down the hallway Bailey called her name,

"Grey, what are you doing here? I thought you didn't have to come in for a few more hours."

"I know, but I really wanted to find Derek and tell him what happened this morning," she said excitedly.

"What happened this morning?" Bailey asked curiously. Meredith's smile grew,

"Olivia called me mama!" Bailey smiled, remembering how exciting it was to hear your child acknowledge who you were. She looked at the sleeping baby in the stroller,

"Congratulations Grey. She's getting so big; it's hard to believe she's almost a year old. Before you know it she's going to be walking." Meredith groaned,

"Oh don't say that. This kid is going to be even more of a handful when she can actually walk. She already gets into everything; I don't even want to think about what will happen when she can walk." Bailey laughed,

"Yeah, good luck with that. I have to go to surgery now. You go find your husband." Bailey walked away and Meredith went to Derek's office. Twenty minutes later Derek walked into his office to find his wife sitting on the couch holding his daughter. As soon as he saw them his day got significantly better.

"Hey you two, what are you doing here?" He asked as he kissed them both on the cheek.

"We wanted to show you something," Meredith said.

"What's that?" Meredith looked at Olivia,

"Olivia, who am I?" she asked. Olivia smiled then opened her mouth,

"Mama!" Derek grinned,

"She said her first word?" he asked excitedly, "When did this happen?"

"This morning. I was in the closet and she was just babbling away and next thing I know she's saying mama over and over again."

"That's great!" Derek said, taking the small child from his wife's arms and holding her close. He was thrilled that his daughter had said her first word, but honestly he was a little jealous that she had said mama first. Oh well, he figured dada would not be far behind. They talked for a few more minutes before leaving Derek's office; they wanted to let everyone know that Olivia had said her first word.

So how was it? Please review and let me know if you liked it!