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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Toenail Polish in the Construction Zone
Work zones abound around our house this week. Guess who wants to be smack in the middle of it all telling the contractors everything she knows? Mommy can't compete with the interesting strangers... so I had to bring out the big guns. First time toenail polish on the front porch for us girls! As I would paint each of her toes, she would eagerly tell me, more toes paint!
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I have to say that "2" a fun and tough season!!! A few Abbyisms...
1. I tell Abby pretty regularly that she makes me happy... a few times this week, she told me "Abby happy making"
2. A new CD we have been listening to in the car puts Scripture to music for kids & Abby's favorite song is "Be Patient". The entire lyrics are "Be patient with everyone. 1 Thessalonians 5, Verse 14. She sings "patience" all day long. The song lasts only 15 seconds... the moment is it over she says, "Mommy, more patience"... and if any other song is playing, she insists over and over, "Mommy, patience"... I can't overlook the irony that she so impatiently insists on hearing a song starring patience.
3. She melts my heart when she says with her little drawl, "more kisses" and then, "more side" (as she turns her face so that I can kiss the other side)
4. Lately, she has been telling Daddy in the morning as he kisses her on the way out the door, "Mommy, more side"... to make sure Mommy gets a kiss from Daddy too.
5. She loves baby dolls & has a growing collection, all named "baby" until recently when she started calling one of them "more baby". Well, "more baby" is an older doll, perhaps an antique, and her head came off the other day. Even after Popop fixed it, she nearly runs away from it, as if fearful of her. And she repeats over & over throughout the day, "More Baby boken"
6. I went to pick her up at the gym "kids club" last week & was momentarily horrified to discover that her brand new Stride Rite tennis shoes were missing & had been replaced by a beaten up pair of knock-off crocs that I had never before seen. After searching around, I uncovered her new shoes & had her put them on. Just then, one of the kids clubs "teachers" walked by & said, "oh there are so & so's shoes!" Apparently, another kid's mom had to take her child home without shoes because they could not find them. They never thought to look on Abby's feet! But now she has a reputation...
7. Daddy tells Abby "adios muchacha" when he leaves. Now Abby tells him "bye-bye chacho"
8. She surprised me last week with her first complete sentence... "I want more popcorn". It has been quickly followed up by a litanty of sentences with a very predictable consistency.... "I want ______"
1. I tell Abby pretty regularly that she makes me happy... a few times this week, she told me "Abby happy making"
2. A new CD we have been listening to in the car puts Scripture to music for kids & Abby's favorite song is "Be Patient". The entire lyrics are "Be patient with everyone. 1 Thessalonians 5, Verse 14. She sings "patience" all day long. The song lasts only 15 seconds... the moment is it over she says, "Mommy, more patience"... and if any other song is playing, she insists over and over, "Mommy, patience"... I can't overlook the irony that she so impatiently insists on hearing a song starring patience.
3. She melts my heart when she says with her little drawl, "more kisses" and then, "more side" (as she turns her face so that I can kiss the other side)
4. Lately, she has been telling Daddy in the morning as he kisses her on the way out the door, "Mommy, more side"... to make sure Mommy gets a kiss from Daddy too.
5. She loves baby dolls & has a growing collection, all named "baby" until recently when she started calling one of them "more baby". Well, "more baby" is an older doll, perhaps an antique, and her head came off the other day. Even after Popop fixed it, she nearly runs away from it, as if fearful of her. And she repeats over & over throughout the day, "More Baby boken"
6. I went to pick her up at the gym "kids club" last week & was momentarily horrified to discover that her brand new Stride Rite tennis shoes were missing & had been replaced by a beaten up pair of knock-off crocs that I had never before seen. After searching around, I uncovered her new shoes & had her put them on. Just then, one of the kids clubs "teachers" walked by & said, "oh there are so & so's shoes!" Apparently, another kid's mom had to take her child home without shoes because they could not find them. They never thought to look on Abby's feet! But now she has a reputation...
7. Daddy tells Abby "adios muchacha" when he leaves. Now Abby tells him "bye-bye chacho"
8. She surprised me last week with her first complete sentence... "I want more popcorn". It has been quickly followed up by a litanty of sentences with a very predictable consistency.... "I want ______"
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Abby Riding!
For months, every time Abby & I have taken dinner down to Daddy at the store, she has excitedly pointed at the horse-drawn carriages & said "Pony -- Abby Ride!" So we took her suggestion & decided to experience downtown like tourists this week. It was a hit for us all! Abby still talks about "Jack", the horse who showed us around downtown. We enjoyed wandering around downtown on foot too & stumbling into a good little pizza joint off the beaten path enough to be free of Spring Break crowds & high prices.
Meeting Jack
Giving directions to the driver
Calling her "peeps" to brag about her "ride"
Preparing the first draft of this blog post for Mommy's review
Greeting tourists & telling them about our store
Meeting Jack
Giving directions to the driver
Calling her "peeps" to brag about her "ride"
Preparing the first draft of this blog post for Mommy's review
Greeting tourists & telling them about our store
Friday, March 27, 2009
The Art of Being a Toddler
Abby's got toddlerhood down, it seems. Do I have Mommyhood down? Not so sure some days... here are some of this week's highlights:
1. Abby is into the "ing" form of every word, including nouns! Yesterday, she said "Abby booking"... apparently, meaning that she wanted to go read books with Mommy. This morning she said, "Abby Jack-ing"... as we were pulling up at EZs to meet her friend Jack & his Dad for lunch today.
2. Abby took us on a treasure hunt this week... for Mommy's credit cards & driver's license! Our AC went out & several contractors came to inspect. While I was talking with one, Abby got to my wallet & removed ALL of its contents without my notice until a few hours later when we stopped to get some gas. Talk about panic! I suspected the culprit was Abby & not any of the contactors, but was not 100% certain. Everytime I would show Abby my empty wallet & ask her "where are Mommy's cards", she would say "room" & lead me into her room. But to no avail. 48 hours later I was beginning to suspect the AC contractors...we had turned everything upside down, looking in every hiding place we could imagine... until Jake picked up his guitar to look behind it for the 5th time & we both heard something clunk... sure enough, she had stashed all of my cards in the hollow inside of the guitar... now it seems so obviously an ideal place for Abby to choose... she loves putting things inside of other things... whew!
3. She has fits at "ABC" (aka "HEB") if she doesn't get to ride in the mega shopping cart... urgently insisting, "Abby riding" "Abby riding" "Abby riding"!!! I think Moms need special training & licensing in order to navigate the store aisles with one of those things... and, come to think of it, even more so, to navigate the tantrums of a toddler too!
4. This is the full conversation she has with almost everyone we see in any public place these days... "Hi! Abby! (introducing herself) Mama! (pointing at me) Daddy bye-bye! Daisy home! Daisy poopoo! Papi for night night! Airplane bump, bump, bump! (on the way to Seattle the airplane's bumpy landing scared Abby, so Mimi told her "it's ok, airplanes just go bump, bump, bump"...so now she repeats that randomly all the time)".
5. We have finally mastered the art of persuading Abby that paci (or "papi" as she calls it) is only for sleepytime. We just give her a choice when sleepytime is over... she has to voluntarily place papi on her crib rail before we will set her free from the crib. It works beautifully, since that puts the decision into her hands. One day this week, we were coming home past her bedtime & she was fussing in the backseat. In frustration, I gave in & handed her papi & said "happy birthday!" sarcastically... well, she now says "happy buthday" when I give her papi for sleepytime.
6. The first thing she says when she wakes up every morning now is her opinion of the agenda for the day, which usually sounds like this... "Abby ABC, gym, painting"...all of her favorite things.
7. Most of her words sound pretty close to the real word, with two very big exceptions... "napty" means "milk"... and "toofrie" means "cookie". We have no idea where she came up with these words, although Mimi suggested maybe another kid at her mother's day out said "nasty" when given some milk & Abby picked up on it... who knows?
1. Abby is into the "ing" form of every word, including nouns! Yesterday, she said "Abby booking"... apparently, meaning that she wanted to go read books with Mommy. This morning she said, "Abby Jack-ing"... as we were pulling up at EZs to meet her friend Jack & his Dad for lunch today.
2. Abby took us on a treasure hunt this week... for Mommy's credit cards & driver's license! Our AC went out & several contractors came to inspect. While I was talking with one, Abby got to my wallet & removed ALL of its contents without my notice until a few hours later when we stopped to get some gas. Talk about panic! I suspected the culprit was Abby & not any of the contactors, but was not 100% certain. Everytime I would show Abby my empty wallet & ask her "where are Mommy's cards", she would say "room" & lead me into her room. But to no avail. 48 hours later I was beginning to suspect the AC contractors...we had turned everything upside down, looking in every hiding place we could imagine... until Jake picked up his guitar to look behind it for the 5th time & we both heard something clunk... sure enough, she had stashed all of my cards in the hollow inside of the guitar... now it seems so obviously an ideal place for Abby to choose... she loves putting things inside of other things... whew!
3. She has fits at "ABC" (aka "HEB") if she doesn't get to ride in the mega shopping cart... urgently insisting, "Abby riding" "Abby riding" "Abby riding"!!! I think Moms need special training & licensing in order to navigate the store aisles with one of those things... and, come to think of it, even more so, to navigate the tantrums of a toddler too!
4. This is the full conversation she has with almost everyone we see in any public place these days... "Hi! Abby! (introducing herself) Mama! (pointing at me) Daddy bye-bye! Daisy home! Daisy poopoo! Papi for night night! Airplane bump, bump, bump! (on the way to Seattle the airplane's bumpy landing scared Abby, so Mimi told her "it's ok, airplanes just go bump, bump, bump"...so now she repeats that randomly all the time)".
5. We have finally mastered the art of persuading Abby that paci (or "papi" as she calls it) is only for sleepytime. We just give her a choice when sleepytime is over... she has to voluntarily place papi on her crib rail before we will set her free from the crib. It works beautifully, since that puts the decision into her hands. One day this week, we were coming home past her bedtime & she was fussing in the backseat. In frustration, I gave in & handed her papi & said "happy birthday!" sarcastically... well, she now says "happy buthday" when I give her papi for sleepytime.
6. The first thing she says when she wakes up every morning now is her opinion of the agenda for the day, which usually sounds like this... "Abby ABC, gym, painting"...all of her favorite things.
7. Most of her words sound pretty close to the real word, with two very big exceptions... "napty" means "milk"... and "toofrie" means "cookie". We have no idea where she came up with these words, although Mimi suggested maybe another kid at her mother's day out said "nasty" when given some milk & Abby picked up on it... who knows?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Some of Abby's Favorites
Abby loves...
Her Daddy & her Doggy
Making "Toofries"
Dressing herself
Trying on baby clothes (this hat belongs to her cousin, Baby Suess)
Getting her hair cut in a pink Cadillac
"Flying" with Daddy
"Chasing" with Daddy
Talking to strangers
Dancing in the bathroom (she likes us to dance with her & she says over & over again, "more dizzy", "more music")
Singing
Her Daddy & her Doggy
Making "Toofries"
Dressing herself
Trying on baby clothes (this hat belongs to her cousin, Baby Suess)
Getting her hair cut in a pink Cadillac
"Flying" with Daddy
"Chasing" with Daddy
Talking to strangers
Dancing in the bathroom (she likes us to dance with her & she says over & over again, "more dizzy", "more music")
Singing
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Late to the Office
Who can blame a man who just can't seem to tear himself away from his girl in the morning... his little girl, that is. Daddy kept getting lured into cute conversations with his little girl... then she overheard me call him "Jake" and she was obsessed with hollering out the window as he was loading boxes into his trunk in the backyard while she was eating breakfast. As Daddy finally, reluctantly backed out of the driveway, she hollered bye-bye and reported the details of her own agenda for the day. By the way, "ABC" means "HEB"... one of her favorite places!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Popop's Little Cinderella
Popop picked out these fab shoes all on his own... then searched & searched until he found the little princess they were made for...She loved them so much that she put them on the moment she woke up the next morning...and ever since then, I find her sitting on the floor replacing whatever shoes I may have otherwise put on her for a particular outing. It's hard to know whether she loves the shoes because they are sparkly or because her beloved Popop gave them to her.
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