First words at 12 months? My sister was talking in sentences... well, OK, paragraphs... maybe chapters even, by 12 months! I was just on sentences at that age though. I do hope DS will be an early talker, so much easier for him to tell me what he wants! (BTW, my sister's second word was "more!", about food, she's a foodie too; I did the more traditional Dada, then Mama.)

As for Niece, whilst I hate comparing babies, I also don't want to show off if talking is a worry for BiL and SiL. She probably just doesn't want to talk much, or need to, but I don't want to make anyone upset about it, IYKWIM? Maybe I'm being too sensitive to it, but I worried whilst pg that the in-laws were going to compare Liebling and Niece in a negative light so don't want it for Niece to be in the negative light... yes, maybe I am too sensitive!