I’m the Mommy Because I Said So
Last weekend when my parents took Bean to Disney, he came home with a new set of toys. My mom said they were shopping in one of the Disney stores at the end of the day and she and my dad were looking for a t-shirt for Bean while he chilled in his stroller. When they turned around, he was sitting there calmly, but he had pulled this little bag of rubber figurines into his lap. She said he gave her his look like, “Well, I’ve got my souvenir. Are you guys ready to go yet?”
And actually, he picked a pretty perfect toy for himself.
They are little rubber figurines of all the Disney characters. Bean loves them because they are just his size. He carries them everywhere now.
And did I mention that they are rubber? That’s awfully good chewin’… Wherever he goes now, he’s always got at least one of them with him. He knows their names, too. He says, “Mimmy” for Mickey and “Gaw” for Goofy. Pluto is tricky, so he hasn’t said that one yet. And he calls Donald Duck, “Quack.”
You know what else Bean has started to say? Mommy! He’s never really said my name all the much and when he does it’s always been “Momma.” But the other morning, he woke up and said clear as day, “Mommy.”
I died a slow, happy death. It was the sweetest sound ever. It was the sound I’d been waiting for ever since he was born. Mommy. What a title!
I immediately scooped him right up and covered him in kisses, singing out, “YES! I’m Mommy! Yes, Beanie!”
But as I was dancing around with him, he began squirming and motioning towards something so I put him down. He walked right over to Minnie Mouse, held her up to me, and said again, quite distinctly, “Mommy!”
Getting a little nervous at the confusion here, I patted my chest and said, “Mommy.”
Getting a little frustrated at my clear silliness, Bean held up his figurine and said, “Mommy.”
Well that’s just perfect. He calls Minnie Mouse mommy. I carried him in my womb, I birthed him during a painful cesarean, I cared for him when he was a wrinkly and twitchy newborn, I helped him learn to eat/walk/talk/be a human being, and after all of that, one lousy girl with a red bow and big ears comes along and suddenly it’s all, “Mommy this” and “Mommy that?”
I always knew Minnie was a hussy.
27 Comments
Nate's Mom
Hahaha! Mommy Mouse. That’s a new one on me. That’s ok. I’m convinced that our kids don’t call us Mommy because they know we’ll come running when they need it whether or not they holler out some silly title. 🙂
Marie
Ha ha ha! Poor Katie, just remember that this weekend when you’re getting rid of the binky! It might help you to keep your resolve…
Ella
Funny Bean!
Ashley
Oh my goodness! That is the funniest thing ever. That Minnie Mouse…she is up to no good, I tell ya!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
Hahaha oh my….
Lee Ann
Thank you for helping me start my Friday with a belly laugh! “Mommy.” LOLOLOLOL!
Sarah H.
Haha. That’s awesome!!! Awesome in that the story had me laughing out loud. Not awesome about Minnie…she may disappear to the land of where pacifiers go when children get too old….
Robin
Oh, just what you need! Minnie to take over your Mommy title. The correct title will make its way to you soon enough, and then it will eventually be “Mom!” I dread that day I become Mom instead of Mommy!
And I concur that those plastic figurines are awesome. We got some princess ones for my daughter at DW a couple years ago, and they went everywhere with us (to the point that we lost all of them but one). They are perfect for little ones, yet I’ve only seen them at Disneyworld.
Jen C
I think its the bow. She uses it to ensare little boys. Keep an eye on her 🙂
Alaina
Ha, aw, I’m so sorry….maye you should dress like Minnie Mouse, and he’ll start calling you Mommy, too!
Bethany
This is too funny!!! I almost spit out my coffee in my cube!
El
That is too funny! Don’t worry he’ll figure it out soon.
Mariya
Thanks for a good laugh. 🙂
courtney
I agree Minnie is a big hussy. My son loves her too. Step back Minnie or your gonna have to deal with some mad Mommies.
Erin
Histarical!!!
Gale
My 21 year old son still calls me ‘mama’ sometimes, and I just melt 🙂
But you know the first thing(s) I noticed about your first picture? 1) the box of kleenex – so you must still not be over that cold and 2) the little hand moving in to nab ‘Quack.’ I’m glad he let you borrow them for a photo op.
Jenn
My daughter has a set of little people and she calls each of them after one of us. She is the princess. Dad is the firefighter. I am the asian farmer. Her brothers are elephants. Go figure.
Sara @ embrylovescookies
Hilarious! My almost 3 year old still does not call me Mama OR Mommy! He call the moms on TV mama, and he calls other kids’ moms mama. But he still refers to me as “Ehhhh” As in, “I’m tired, cranky, hurt or sick and/or I want something out of my reach.”
ally
maybe he’s tired of being called bean and is trying to subtly tell you 😉
Sarah@Crazy Love Gamble-Style
At least he picked the pretty one! Goofy as mommy would of sucked.
Jen
HAHA!!! I totally just laughed out loud at work and had to read this post to a customer that was in the store.
Lindsey
SO funny!
Jaclyn
Aww Katie! I guess it’s because he already says “Mimmy” (which to me, sounds like Minnie!) for Mickey Mouse, and he needed something close for Mickey’s girl? Really funny though.
Ashley @ According to Ashley
BAH HAHAHAHA! Too funny!
mindee@ourfrontdoor
I love this story. 🙂
Heidi
Minnie ain’t got nothin’ on you 🙂
Kat @ Living Like the Kings
aw Bean you freakin’ muffin of a cute man! That’s so awesome 🙂