All Grown Up?

I've been very sad lately to notice that Babykins has started calling me "Mom."  I loved being Mama.  I was surprised when she began calling me "Mommy," but it was still very cute.  But the introduction of "Mom" has made me realize that my baby is growing up.

She's taken it one step farther with Daddykins, though.  We were at the zoo a couple days ago, and I wanted to get Hubbykins' attention to point out the baby giraffe.  I was holding Babykins, so her head was right next to my face when I called out, "Hubbykins!" (OK, I actually called his name, so if you happen to know his name, picture that.  If you don't know his name, feel free to make one up.)  He didn't hear me, so I called again, louder.  He still didn't hear, so I called one more time.

Seconds later, I hear Babykins pipe up in her high-pitched voice, calling him by name, as well.  It was cute, and, I assumed, it was a one time event.

Since then, though, whenever Babykins reallllly wants Hubbykins' attention, she looks at him hard, takes a deep breath, and calls his name.

Talk about all grown up.

Who Loves the Zoo? We Do! We Do!

Babykins took her first trip to the zoo on Sunday.  The Honolulu Zoo is fairly small, but so is Babykins, so it worked out perfectly.  We were there for approximately two hours and saw about a quarter of the zoo.

Babykins, intrepid in her little pink "Adventurer Vest," had a wonderful time shaking her fists at the elephants, talking to the tiger, and kicking her legs at the reptiles.  The real treat, though, came when we reached the Keiki Zoo (Hawaii's version of the petting zoo).

After a loooong look at the fish, Babykins worked up her courage and petted a goat.  Luckily, the goat didn't try to pet her back.  By this time, the excitement and heat had done their work, and Babykins was ready for her afternoon nap.  All in all a very successful trip, and one we're looking forward to doing again.  Next time we may even make it half way through.

Babykins shows the fish her Adventurer Vest