Okay baby repeat after me Mama

Published on April 5, 2005 By trina_p In Home & Family

This is what you'd be able to hear several times throughout the day at my house

E : Dad
Dat ded dad deta
Dat
Datta
dedde

Me:- Hey Elana can you say Mum?
Mum
Muma
Mama
Mummy

E:- Dad

Me:- No Elana Ma-ma
E:- Da-de

Me:- Ma-um
E:- dade

Me:- Mum mum mum
E:- dad dah

Me:- Mama
E:- dad dah

Me:- Mum-ma
E:- nah

Comments

InBloom

on Apr 05, 2005

awww...lol...I am sure she will be saying "Momma" in no time....and 100 times as much as she says "Dada", too...lol

Janders

on Apr 05, 2005

Hang in there.... At least if she wakes up in the middle of the night, you can elbow husband and say. "shes asking for you"

trina_p

on Apr 05, 2005

Joey - You'd think that wouldn't you unfortunately the only time she ever says anything that resembles Mum is said while crying

Waaaahw ma ma ma ma mum - and she doesn't wake up at night (much) and if wakes up before 1am she's mine and after 4 she's also mine

Rose - It's actually really funny - even Nick tries Hey Elana say Mummy and she'll say Dad to him too. I don't feel so bad because I get all her cuddles.

ParaTed2k

on Apr 06, 2005

Cute story!!

I my case, my wife was frustrated that our youngest said "dada" before he said "mama". The ironic and frustrating part was, I was in Desert Storm at the time!! ;~D

"You crazy baby, where to you get off saying "dada" before "mama", he's not even here!!" ;~D

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Isn't it ironic that the same parents who thrilled when their crumb-crunchers said their first words and took their first step, now just want you to sit down and shut up! ;~D

trina_p

on Apr 06, 2005

Ted - I feel for your wife - the poor woman

My baby sister (she's 17 now) had a t-shirt with that written on it "They couldn't wait till I started walking and talking and now all I hear is sit down and shutup"

unfortunately she out grew said shirt around the age of 3 and hasn't been silent since - she even talks in her sleep.

foreverserenity

on Apr 06, 2005

Heh heh. Babies for some reason, always, always say daddy before they say mommy. No matter what version of daddy it is, da, dada, dede whatever it's always them before us. My three did it, all my friends kids did it. It must be something from the sperm!

carebear07

on Apr 06, 2005

Aww...that's so cute! I think my first word was ball. Or at least that's what my mom says.

~carebear~

trina_p

on Apr 06, 2005

foreverserenity - *sigh* yes I know sux doesn't it

Ashley - Her first non dada related word was UP

island_gurl12

on Apr 06, 2005

Heehee, so funny, you'd think 'mama' is easier to pronounce than 'Dada'... but obviously it aint, haha!

Hang in there trina, how about some hypnose? lol! I'm delirious now! haharr...

Dont feel too bad, i'm sure in her little heart when she says dada, she thinks mama

carebear07

on Apr 07, 2005

Hehe......up. That's so awesome! I love babies! Especially when they try to talk!

~carebear~

Toblerone

on Apr 07, 2005

Well I said Mum first so it's not true all the time.

Do you remember that show Dinosaurs. Maybe Elana will start calling you "Not the the Dada".

trina_p

on Apr 07, 2005

Kenny that's not funny - I better make sure she doesn't get a hold of a frying pan (I LOVED Dinosaurs)

Toblerone

on Apr 08, 2005

Good point, that baby was a psycho. Maybe you should buy a helmet just in case.

Yeah I loved that show too, I went through a real dinosaur phase and when Dinosaurs and Jurassic park came out within a year of each other I was in dino-nerd heaven entertainment wise.

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