Ebbie--

The little girl could have said, "Guck mal, Mami" (look, Mommy) (as you suggest)--but she could also have said--"Du, Mami"--which I believe she did. I suspect if we wanted to, we could confirm any questions about colloquial German with Wolfgang or another German Mudcatter.

It's dangerous to insist on translating literally from one language into another, especially in colloquial speech. In fact, the only direct German-to-English slang expression I know is "klar wie Schlamm" (clear as mud)--which I find very useful--and I've taught it to Jan.