Sometime last week, almost without my noticing it, Kate started sitting up like a proper English schoolmistress taking tea. Jen had suggested that I put a boppy around her and let her just sit and play on the floor. What a great idea! This gave a bit of a cushion in case she did fall, but let her have the independence and different view of the world that she has been craving. Since last week, she has grown more sturdy. Boy, does she love to sit up and play with her big girl toys. I brought out a ring stacker and Fisher Price telephone and her bag of links. She is so over her rattles and 'baby' toys!
Kate loves her books. She loves mommy's books even more. There is something completely satisfying about 200 pages of paperback novel melting in your mouth that can't be replaced with cloth books, plastic books, or even board books.
Cousin Lydia loves to be with Kate anywhere she is. So, if Kate sits, Lydia tries to sit right next to her. I think we convinced Lydia to read that "Taggies" book to Kate. She can, too!
Look, Mom! Even though this book has tags all over it, I know where the "real" tag is! No kidding. When I gave it to her the first time, she discovered the real tag in a few seconds. There's no fooling kids about real tags and fake tags, that is for sure!
Gagi, Mima, and the grand daughties. I never thought that I would let my kids call their grands by such funny little names. The important thing is, that the Grandma's are happy, so I guess I'll be happy too. I grew up with a family of Grandma's and Grandpa's -- no nana's, papa's, pawpaw's, or gam's. I think that it may be a Southern thing to come up with so many derivations. What do ya'll think? What do you call your grands, and, more importantly, what do your kids call theirs?
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Look at her sitting up like a big girl! How long has she been sitting?
(I made the previous comment before the answer existed in the post.)
I have always found it funny how kids love tags. I still often find Nathan asleep at night holding nothing on his blankets but the tags.
My grands are Mema, Papa, and Pa. Nathan's are Nana, Granddaddy, Grandma (aka Ma), Granddad (aka Pa), Mema, Papa, and Gramma (even though she would rather him call her Gagi).
Nonny and Grumpa are what my mom and dad are for Emma. I call my grandparents Nana, Granddad, and Granny.
She looks so grown-up! Sitting by herself today, dating tomorrow. =)
I called all my grandparents Grandmoma and Grandaddy with last names to signify which one when they weren't aroung.
In my family we just called our grandparents grandma and grandpa. I agree that it seems kind of strange to make up all the funny little derivatives but maybe it's easier for the kiddos to distinguish between them. Kate looks like such a big girl sitting up like that.
I don't know about it being a southern thing or not but that does make sense. However, I grew up in the south and I had a Grandmother, a Grandma, and two Grandpas. I also had a great grandma and grandpa and that's what I called them! My parents go by Granddaddy and Granny and most of the kids call them that consistantly.
But my brother's daughter-- who just recently moved to Atlanta and is originally (as of a couple weeks ago) from St. Louis and who's other grandparents are also long-time St. Louis residents-- calls her other grandparents "Gaga" and "Baw."
Cute pictures! Kate and Lydia kill me with cuteness.
Grama (last name), and Grampa (last name) were the only names we ever used! I guess the last name clarifies who we were referring to.
A Chris
Hey, Auntie Chris! It's great to see you in Bloglandia.
Another thing I've noticed is the variation between spellings of the same old word Grandma & Grandpa. That's how I grew up spelling them. Jen spells it Gramma. . and then theree's just Grama. We'll just say that mine is the most correct. :-)
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