That Answers That

(I'm talking to Malachi, trying to ensure that his first word is Aba.)

Me: Ba ba ba! Ba ba ba!

Malachi: ................

Me: Come on, you can do it! Ba ba ba! Hannah, show Malachi how to say it.

Hannah: Malaaaaaaaaachi! Malachi, come on you cutie patootie! You say ba ba ba ba ba! Ba ba ba ba ba!

Me: Y' know Malachi, Hannah can say all sorts of things. She's got a very strong vocabulary. She's a very good talker. What do you do?

Hannah: He nurses. And cries.