Fabien seemed to equate talking with attention, and liking the reaction he got, said 'Dada" a few more times, before devolving into babbles of baby talk.
Fleur, meanwhile, was a little overcome, and wiped her eyes a few times. She had felt so guilty when she had left here with her son to go back to the Academy, afraid her little boy would never really know his father. Now 'Dada' was his first word. The moment was so perfect that her heart ached a little. "Clever boy, yes." Fleur crooned. Still, she looked up at Bill and smiled. "I'm glad it was his first word."