“Mommy, I’m hungry” {this usually happens 2.3 seconds after getting down from the table after a meal}.
“Can I have something special? Because you l-o-v-e me?” {What? Boy, do I ever regret giving her a little treat for no reason, punctuating it with…”just because I love you, sweetie” and a wink. 6 months ago. This child has a selective memory for shizzle}.
“aaaaah ba ba ba bah” {compliments of Bug}
“I’m sorry, are you okay, baby?” {Insert melting noise here}; she often calls my hubby and I – and her baby brother – “baby” or “sweetheart”. Super compassionate girl!
“I’m Mary. You’re Dofiss. And this is baby Jesus. And he can be Dora.”
“Mo-o-om, I tried to nurse {Bug}…and he bit my nippie!” {my husband got to see this go down on the living room floor last night and almost wet ourselves laughing}.
Medleys like this little winner”: “God is so good, God is so good, God is so good…He’s so…3 blind mice, three blind mice, see how they run…”
“What’s that smell…? Mom! He’s poopy. Please change him!”
“Can we have a dance party” {requested 2,345,678 times per day}
Grace before lunch: “Thank you Jesus for my mom…and my dad…and my baby…and my big girl bed…and the living room…and the family room…and the veg’tibles…and my mommy and daddy…and for Jesus…and the food…and for just a wonderful day…and for {Bug}…and for biting me. Amen”
“Aaaaaaaaaaa gch bargh” {compliments of Bug}
“Mo-o-om, I shared my {entire bowl of} cottage cheese with him….!”
- “Mom, let’s talk about…{insert anything that may have occurred in the past 3 months that particularly interested or concerned her}.”
- “Can we go to the beach…get in the hot tub…run in the sprinkler…{or any other activity that involves getting completely soaked}”
- “bllllrrb ba ba ba” {compliments of Bug, this time with bubbles. and cottage cheese.}
And my personal favorite, from 5 minutes ago while I was nursing Bug before naptime with Cricket beside me, “nursing” her baby…
- “Mommy…I don’t have any milk in my boobies because I am little and little kids don’t have boobies but when I get bigger I’m going to have big boobies like you but now I’m a little kid like {Bug} so I don’t have any milk in my boobies. Just like daddy. So we have to wear bathing suits to the beach.”
And there you have it. Yes, she’s all mine. No, you can’t have her.
This soundtrack available where most CDs are sold. But seeing you most likely have your very own, don’t worry about it. Buy Chris Botti instead, it helps preserve what’s left of my sanity.
