Beba and Mal Grace

Yes, Beba.  It's pronounced bee (like the buzzy bug) - baa (what lambs say).  :)  This is the name that Mallory gave Madison the day we came home from the hospital with her....11 months ago!  When I was pregnant, Mallory always rubbed by belly and said "baby", but I guess she changed her mind when Madison made her debut.  I can't tell you the number of funny looks I've gotten or the people that have actually said "oh, what's her name?!".  It kind of makes me laugh!  To be honest, I didn't think "Beba" would stick around too long, but I was wrong.  Some part of me feels a little bad that Madison will respond to Beba, but not so much to Madison.  Oh well.  I don't think it makes me a bad mother...just a mother with a sense of humor. 

I think this is one of my favorite photos to date.

Ah, the lip. 

It's hard to tell, but this face is as fake as they come...

...and here's the proof.  This one was taken seconds later.

Mal Grace.  I swore when Mallory was named that I'd never call her anything but Mallory.  I hated the name "Mal".  A few months later, I thought Mal wasn't such a bad name after all...or maybe it's just easier to say  :)  Either way, this little beauty these days is mostly "Mal Grace".  She makes my day, every day.  She is hysterical!  And I'm sure most parents say that about their kids, but she really is  :) 

As I'm typing this Mallory and Madison are having a most interesting conversation.  Madison is babbling her normal babbles "dadadadada" and Mallory keeps saying "Daddy work boat, member?".  "Member?" is her new favorite word. 

Here's Mal "helping" me do the laundry.

Her giggles make me the happiest woman in the world!

And this one, well, this one is my child's personality to a tee  :)