Connor: I just don't know how to say it.
Me: Why? Just tell me what's going on.
Connor: I think I want to start calling you mom. (I have always been 'mommy' to all three of the boys)
Me: (said with lips puckered) Really? That makes me sad.
Connor: Well, mommy sounds really babyish. All of my friends say mom.
Me: Alright then, just start calling me mom.
Connor: OK mommy, I'm going to call you mommy for 3 more days and then I'm going to start calling you mom...if I can remember. (I thought it was funny that he was going to have to make a real effort to remember that I am mom now, not mommy)
I'm glad he's slowly easing me into this one. I don't mind being called mom at all. It's more the fact that my firstborn is really turning into a young man more and more each day....and this was yet another sign of that. Another thing that plagues me is that once Connor starts calling me mom, the other two boys will follow suit. I just want to be mommy a little longer...or maybe I just want my boys to stay little just a little longer. Maybe both.
I should note that we had this conversation 3 days ago and I have not once been called mom. It's always mommy! Old habits sure are hard to break. How lucky for me! :)
2 comments:
That's so sweet. I wonder how long he'd be thinking about it before he brought it up :) I'm interchangable, sometimes mom, sometimes mommy. I love it when Carter's tired and calls me momma.
Oh...this made me tear up. Patrick and Josh both call me Mom. I'm looking forward for Colin to start talking more clearly and calling me "Mommy."
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