I know my given name is Kelly, but the last 20 months I have been known as "mommy". Well, technically Lila has only been saying some form of Mommy for about a year now. But Michael and I have referred to each other as mommy and daddy, even when talking to our animals, for years.
Wednesday, Lila up and decided that I was no longer "mommy" but "Kellwee". She first said it when were upstairs and she wanted to go down. It went something like this: "Kellwee down!" Then at lunch when she was finished, she said to me with her finger pointed up in the air, "Kellwee, wipe it."
On Thursday my mom came in to stay with me and help me with the kids while Michael is gone skiing. I hosted a baby shower today at my house, so I needed an extra set of hands while trying to prepare. Anyway,the point of my story is this. Lila is great at calling all of her grandparents their names, except for my mom, who goes by grandmother. Lila picked up from an early age that me and all my sisters call her "mom".so Lila's name for her became "Ma". Well, Ma is no longer after this visit. She is officially "Grandmother" now! I think Lila called her ma only once before trying a few times until she perfected grandmother. So for all those people that think being called Grandmother is too hard for babies to say, I have proof from my 20 month old that it is not. Yep, this week we have the loss of one name and the addition of a new one.
Oh, and just for an update: I am back to being mommy again! Yeah!
