Pa and Ba

Sam is lucky to have four sets of grandparents. He has a photo book with pictures of all of them, and he goes through it pointing them out. It's easy to remember their names - they are all (grand)ma and (grand)pa. Until recently, the only exception has been Grandpa Wally, who is Papa. "Pa...Ma...Papa...Ma...Ma...Pa...Pa...Ma!"

On Monday we noticed that Sam had stopped calling Grandma Barb "Ma". Every time he saw her, he'd cry, "Bay!" excitedly. Since then it has alternated between Bay or Bah, but never Ma. We wondered if he was trying to say Barb, but I don't know if he has ever heard me calling her by her name. Grandma Barb thinks he might be trying to call her a babe.

This morning at 5:30, Sam was standing next to my bed. I opened my eyes and he smiled. "Pa?" he asked. I tried to ignore him. "Ba?" he persisted.

Sam is loving his Pa and Ba time!