Boo or Boob?

Allie's first word was "cat." She said it clear as day while pointing toward the cat. It happened a few days before her first birthday. That was the first and last time she's said it.

Since then, she's said "Charlie" (the cat's name), "birthday" (on her birthday), "keys" and a few other random things. Although she said each of these words as clearly as you please, none of them has "stuck." I know this is completely normal and probably all kids do this.

However, one work has stuck. Allie likes to point at me, my stomach or (most often) my chest and happily say "boob." Now, to be completely honest the second "b" isn't always clear. She tightly presses her little lips together and says "boo" or "boob." She's always so happy about it, too!

Tony and I have joked (although there's a certain level of fear behind my laugh) that Allie is going to say it loudly one day during an especially quiet time at church. So far, she hasn't done it in public.

Now, there are two ways I can look at my daughter's favorite word. I could be flattered and honored that she "remembers" the fact that I struggled and labored and persevered to breastfeed her until she was 10 and a half months old and decided she was done with nursing. (We had many issues with breastfeeding; but I'll save that for another post.)

On the other hand, I could be humiliated that my daughter would think I'm a "boob." And, on the days when I'm moping and choosing to feel sorry for myself; that's the thought process that wins.

Of course, there is one final way I could view her name for me. I could decide that she really isn't saying that second "b," and she thinks of her mommy as her "boo." It sure feels a lot better to be considered someone's "boo" than a "boob!"