From Mommie:
"Last week while I was gone, and I was talking to Gamble on the phone. He said to me, 'Mommie, you are so beautiful, and you always smell so good. Do you think that maybe you could wear a dress for me sometime?'
"What a little charmer.
"'Uh... Sure, Gamble. Why?'
"'Well, I just haven't seen you in a dress in a while, and I really think that it would make you look more beautiful. Maybe you could wear it Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?'
"Oozing with charm. How could this Mommie refuse? 'Okay, Gamble. Mommie will see what she can do.'
"Then today.
"'Mommie, I am looking forward to getting married but I think that I am going to be embarassed to kiss the girl in front of people.'
"'Uh, Gamble, what brought this up?'
"'Well, I was just looking at the picture of you and Daddie and thinking about it.' (He was looking at our wedding picture.)
"'Oh, of course, Gamble. Well, you have time for that.'
"'Does that dress still fit you, Mommie?'
"'Why do you ask Gamble?
"'Well, I was thinking that I would really like to see you in it.'
"Wouldn't we all, Gamble. Wouldn't we all..."
Even if this Mommie doesn't now, she's still as beautiful as the day I met her.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Birthday Doctor Visit
From Mommie:
"For her birthday, Pobbes ended up at the doctors again. Not the fun birthday we'd wanted for her, but she wasn't feeling good, so I called the doctors from the portrait studio and he got her right in.
"Turns out that she had a sinus infection and 2 molars coming in. While in the appointment, the doctor was trying to figure out what had her screaming so much and so he decided to ask her directly.
"'Random? What hurts?'
"She answered right away, 'Mommie.'
"How right she was. I had a splitting headache from all of her screaming. The doc and I both got a good laugh from that one."
"For her birthday, Pobbes ended up at the doctors again. Not the fun birthday we'd wanted for her, but she wasn't feeling good, so I called the doctors from the portrait studio and he got her right in.
"Turns out that she had a sinus infection and 2 molars coming in. While in the appointment, the doctor was trying to figure out what had her screaming so much and so he decided to ask her directly.
"'Random? What hurts?'
"She answered right away, 'Mommie.'
"How right she was. I had a splitting headache from all of her screaming. The doc and I both got a good laugh from that one."
No No
From Mommie:
"So Pobbes is getting very demanding these days, and she is knows what she wants and expresses it, more clearly every day.
"The other night while I was 'ocking' her to sleep, I was so tired from my long weekend that I just closed my eyes and was trying to sing to her. After a few minutes, I hear her say, 'No, no.'
"Okay, Pobbes. Mommie will stop singing.
"So, I started to hum, which usually helps her fall asleep faster. As I close my eyes and lay back, I feel her head pop up again, and I hear her say 'No' again.
"I continue to hum, as if she is saying no to something else.
"All of a sudden, I feel her tiny hands grab my cheeks and hear her say 'Hey! No... No!' Well, okay, Pobbes. I hear you. No singing. No humming Got it."
"So Pobbes is getting very demanding these days, and she is knows what she wants and expresses it, more clearly every day.
"The other night while I was 'ocking' her to sleep, I was so tired from my long weekend that I just closed my eyes and was trying to sing to her. After a few minutes, I hear her say, 'No, no.'
"Okay, Pobbes. Mommie will stop singing.
"So, I started to hum, which usually helps her fall asleep faster. As I close my eyes and lay back, I feel her head pop up again, and I hear her say 'No' again.
"I continue to hum, as if she is saying no to something else.
"All of a sudden, I feel her tiny hands grab my cheeks and hear her say 'Hey! No... No!' Well, okay, Pobbes. I hear you. No singing. No humming Got it."
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Establishing Lid Rules
From Nicole:
"So last night as I was coming down the stairs, I hear Gamble's little voice.
"'Mommie, we really need to talk'.
"What? A 5-year old needs to 'talk'? 'Yes, Gamble? About what?'
"'Mommie, we need to establish (yes, he said establish) a girls bathroom and a boys bathroom. I am getting really tired of having to lift the seat up all of the time. Tell you what, us boys can take the bathroom down here and you girls can have *both* bathrooms upstairs. How does that sound? Isn't that a good idea?'"
Seriously. Five years old, and already making sensible toilet seat arguments.
"So last night as I was coming down the stairs, I hear Gamble's little voice.
"'Mommie, we really need to talk'.
"What? A 5-year old needs to 'talk'? 'Yes, Gamble? About what?'
"'Mommie, we need to establish (yes, he said establish) a girls bathroom and a boys bathroom. I am getting really tired of having to lift the seat up all of the time. Tell you what, us boys can take the bathroom down here and you girls can have *both* bathrooms upstairs. How does that sound? Isn't that a good idea?'"
Seriously. Five years old, and already making sensible toilet seat arguments.
Everything Starts With E
One of Random's favorite Justin Roberts songs (we're going to see him this Saturday, yay!) is "Everything Else Starts With E".
I don't know if that accounts for the recent phenomenon. Everytime I'm playing with her, and she's got something that has a lot of large letters on it, she'll point at the letters and say "E. E. E." As if she's trying to spell out the words, but thinks either all letters are "E" or that she's trying to say different names like zee, pee, see, dee (I think it's the former).
And then there are the times where she just squeals, "Eeeeeeee!"
I don't know if that accounts for the recent phenomenon. Everytime I'm playing with her, and she's got something that has a lot of large letters on it, she'll point at the letters and say "E. E. E." As if she's trying to spell out the words, but thinks either all letters are "E" or that she's trying to say different names like zee, pee, see, dee (I think it's the former).
And then there are the times where she just squeals, "Eeeeeeee!"
Bathtime
Gamble and Random sometimes takes baths together. They have a great time playing, and it gives us a couple minute break to take a breather.
Thing is, the water is always cooler than Gamble likes. He eventually gets cold and then he wants her out, so he can add hot water. He's even offered to get her washed up.
Last night, we let him take a shot at it. Five minutes later, we hear, "Mommie? I washed her all up. All except her wiener, nuts, and butt. I didn't realize that this was his generic term for private area, but apparently it is.
And then we hear, "Ok! I washed her fanny too!" And I don't know if this is American fanny or British fanny.
Thing is, the water is always cooler than Gamble likes. He eventually gets cold and then he wants her out, so he can add hot water. He's even offered to get her washed up.
Last night, we let him take a shot at it. Five minutes later, we hear, "Mommie? I washed her all up. All except her wiener, nuts, and butt. I didn't realize that this was his generic term for private area, but apparently it is.
And then we hear, "Ok! I washed her fanny too!" And I don't know if this is American fanny or British fanny.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
berries
Ok so I missed blogging her birthday, mostly because we were out of town and it was so hectic.
Happy second birthday, baby girl!
She's into Strawberry Shortcake in a big way, and it's what she always wants on TV, and what she always wants to wear.
This morning, g and r were eating triple berry cheerios. Gamble likes to eat the Os, and Random only likes the berries, so I watch on in delight as they barter and exchange. Problem is, there's not many berries in it, so Pabu kept calling out to me, "cake-cake"!
I didn't know what she meant. Silly daddie didn't realize that she thinks of shortcake whenever she wants strawberries...
Happy second birthday, baby girl!
She's into Strawberry Shortcake in a big way, and it's what she always wants on TV, and what she always wants to wear.
This morning, g and r were eating triple berry cheerios. Gamble likes to eat the Os, and Random only likes the berries, so I watch on in delight as they barter and exchange. Problem is, there's not many berries in it, so Pabu kept calling out to me, "cake-cake"!
I didn't know what she meant. Silly daddie didn't realize that she thinks of shortcake whenever she wants strawberries...
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