munga munga

We went to DisneyWorld recently and one of the most important items we took with us was our kid leash. yep, that's right, we use a leash on our children. Don't judge. Too much can happen but the biggest likelihood was one of them simply wandering off as they followed something of interest or ducking away through the crowd faster than we could follow when something caught their attention. So we kept one little girl in the stroller and one little girl on a leash. Some people glanced at us with disdain (these are the people who have never have children) and some people laugh and ask us where we bought it.

The leash we have is really cute. It's worn like a backpack with a chest harness and looks like a monkey with a long tail. He's soft and cuddly and the girls would actually fight over getting to to wear it. In the hotel, they carry it around and cuddle it like a baby doll.

During the trip, Ladybug started saying "munga munga!", which she said with great excitement and usually bouncing up and down. It took us awhile to figure out what it meant so we started calling her "munga". She thought this was a great nickname and would giggle every time. Eventually we figured out that "munga" means monkey and more specifically, is a reference to the monkey backpack/leash.

But since then, our obsession with monkeys has grown. Recently I asked Ladybug what we should name the baby and she told me "munga". This morning I asked Butterfly and she told me "munga" as well. I do not agree that this is a fitting name for a baby girl but if baby's use of my lower ribs is any indication of her personality, nicknaming her after a monkey sounds pretty accurate.

The girls even picked out an outfit for the new baby (completely on their own, I did not encourage them at all). It was only available in a newborn size (which means she will get to wear it once) but it was so adorable and the girls were so excited that I couldn't resist. It's a pink sleeper (with matching hat and bib) decorated with what else? Monkeys.