"ba ba"

Yes, at almost 20 months old my son is saying my name for the first time.  He said "mamamama" when he first started to talk but that was more like noise.  I have wondered for a while if he didn't say my name because I'm always there.  He called me "dis" (his version of this...or anything he doesn't know how to say).  I wasn't really upset or offended, I know he loves me by the smile on his face and his sweet hugs, I just wondered...

On another note...look how young Adam looks and how tiny Zack is. Zack was 3 weeks old in this picture. 

This picture is on Zack's dresser and he loves looking at it.  He very excitedly points out his FAVORITE person "da" (daddy) and more recently has gotten really excited to see the "bay" (baby).  Never once did he point out Mommy.  If I said "where is daddy?" he pointed, "where is the baby?" he pointed, "where is mommy?"...blank stare.  OK...it makes sense.  I'm in the room with him.  I would have Adam ask the same question while I was gone...blank stare.
Does he know I'm the woman in the picture?  Maybe the sunglasses confuse him...but why doesn't he point me out in ANY of our pictures?

Today I put the ornaments on the tree and I have several pictures in frames on our tree.  While I was decorating he pointed out "da" and "bay" (along with the balls).  Then I heard something I hadn't before..."da", "ba ba".  WHAT?...I looked to see if there was a ball in the picture...nope.  "ba ba, bay".  He was pointing to another picture, one of him and I last Christmas.  Did he really just call me a name?

Later I ran upstairs and Zack yelled up "ba ba"...OK I am calling it official.  Plus I officially believe that Adam was telling the truth when he said Zack asked for me the other day and called me something other than "dis".

"ba ba" may not be the name I was expecting to have (the Chinese name for dad...really) but after 9 months of carrying him, wondering what it would sound like to have my first child call me mommy and after almost 20 months of listening for anything that could be him calling me mommy...I'll take it.