No Name.

A few years ago my mom changed her name from "Mom", and any variation, to "No Name". Now I understand why. Don't misunderstand; I LOVE hearing "Momma" from Waverly's mouth, just not every minute for a half hour straight. Mothers, you know what I'm talking about.

However, I must brag on her and her skills...

In our house lives Momma, Gaga (Dadda), Go-go (Fenway), and Wee wee (Waverly). The "wee wee" is cute for now... we'll keep practicing "WAY-Verly".

She LOVES animals and her favorite book is, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" She will pull every book off of the shelf until she finds that one. Then ask, "Piece" (please) until you read it to her. BB bought her an "eppo" (hippo) pillow for Easter that Waverly absolutely adores. Daddy and I also bought her an "eba" (zebra) stuffed animal from Africa that sleeps in her bed.

Along the lines of loving animals, I have worked a lot with her to learn different animal sounds. Over the past few months, she has learned to mimic the sounds of a dog, cat, duck, monkey, bird, horse (just the spitting, not the "neigh"), bear, and sheep. I think we're going to do the zoo thing sometime soon.

I'm just so proud of her. My parents have told me all my life how proud they are of me. I just shrug it off like no big deal, but now I understand. It is incredible to watch your child learn new things and practice new skills, like saying, "Momma" as much as possible in the shortest amount of time.