What is it about babies that always makes us go Ahhhhhhh? It must be their smiles, their innocence and the fact they do not talk back - apart from crying, that is. But when babies become toddlers things change a bit, the talking starts and we are very happy to hear the first word. Normally that first word will be dad or mum, but in my case the first word my son spoke was "Food!" He loved eating and food was one of the most pleasant things my son experienced in his early stages, so there you go, food it was.