I am Mamma...

Colter knows how to say "Mamma"...sort of.

He's been saying sounds that are like "Mamma" for a couple of months.  Sometimes he calls me "moo" like the sound a cow makes because "moo" is one of the two animal sounds he knows.  The other animal sound he knows is "woof"--all animals either "moo" or "woof".  I guess I must "moo" sometimes too.

Sometimes he calls me "Maaaa!" in a wailing cry, when he is hurt or mad.

Sometimes he calls me "Mammeeee" in a whine to be picked up or attended to.

But my favorite is the combination of all his sounds for me.  He does this whenever one of the other kids are looking to capture my attention.  Just now, Wyatt needed me and was calling "Mom!" across the house.  Right behind Wyatt, running fast, was Colter doing his best to out call Wyatt.  "Maaaam!  Maaaam!  Mamma-mamma-mamma!  Mammeeee!"  When the duo finally found me (in the family room) Colter sprinted past Wyatt shouting even louder "Mamm!  Mamma!  Mammeeee!" and jumped into my lap.  Then he turned to Wyatt and offered a triumphant grin.  Colter won.