Finally...Momma!

As with Lindsey, Marissa took much longer to enunciate "Momma" as opposed to "Dada" which she's been saying since about 10 months. They are both on the same schedule -- they started saying "Dadda" or "Daddy" near 1 year of age, they both started saying "Momma" around 18 months.

But "Momma" sounds so warm and smooth rolling out of Marissa's mouth -- it comes out "Muhhmmmah." It sounds like a long, warm hug and brings tears to my eyes, just the way it did when Lindsey first said it.

Now Lindsey says it ad nauseum -- "Mama," she'll say, with nothing to say after. I'll say, "Yes Lindsey," and she'll repeat, "Mama," with, again nothing to say after. She'll say it four or five times in a row with nothing more to say after, I think it's just her way of reassuring herself that I'm still there and listening.

After this past weekend, after bouts of "Baaahhbeee!" and "Maaahhhmmaaah!" from Marissa, Lindsey informed us this morning that Marissa could go to Children's World today, say "Bobby," and he would be there!!

Marissa's been saying his name non-stop this weekend, we ALL were getting tired of hearing it.

On a side note, Children's World will be changing its name to KinderCare. They were bought by the same corporation (Knowledge Learning Corp, or KLC) about a year ago, we were wondering which brand was going to win out; apparently KinderCare is more well known than Children's World, so CW will become a KinderCare. What is Lindsey going to do when we no longer go to Children's World but instead go to a KinderCare?! It's never been "daycare" to her, or "school," it's always been known as "Children's World." Guess we'll just keep calling it Children's World, even after the new sign goes up.