A conversation that took place between Ali and I yesterday: Ali laid her head on my lap, then looked up with a troubled look and said, “no no fuss.”Me: “What’s the matter? What do you need to fuss about?”Ali: “Mouf hurts.”Me: “Your teeth hurt?”Ali: “Uh huh.” . . . so for moms with screaming infants […]
"I can fix this. . . "
We got home around lunchtime today, and as we were coming up the stairs, Ali was saying “Eat! Hungry!!”. I dropped her in the kitchen to play with her magnet letters for a minute while I went to my office in the next room and dropped off my shoes, purse, and mail and checked my […]
ABC’s: Season Finale!!
I have been using Ali’s progress with her favorite book, her ABC book, as somewhat of a “growth chart” for the past couple of months, and I think that this will be the last installment on this measurement, unless she starts singing the ABC song or something. Here are her previous episodes:JuneJuly And here is […]
Finally: Proof that She’s My Child!!
Ali is so much like her Daddy in every way. People say that she looks like him (even though I think she has more of my facial features), she is so very careful like him, and she loves her alone time like he does. I was bemoaning this fact to Chris the other night and […]
Today’s Piggy Lessons in Mommyhood
I’m terrible about toenail upkeep. I let my toenail paint get completely chipped in every direction before I sit down and paint them again. This morning was one of those mornings. So while Ali was eating her breakfast (I sometimes find that she eats better if I’m not sitting across from her, staring at her), […]
Toddler Speak
Ali is to the point now where she will repeat ANY word (and sometimes phrases) that we say, and will especially repeat any word (and sometimes phrases) that we tell HER to say. Sometimes (I would dare say even most of the time), they come out as clear as a bell, like the other day […]
Home!! And A Question.
We’re home!! Vacation is awesome and we had a wonderful time, but it’s always nice to be home. This morning when we told Ali we were going home, I think she really got the concept, because she kept saying “Home – AJ? Home – Pop? Home – Gramamma?”. It certainly seemed like she understood that […]
Hotel Mischief
So my Father-In-Law said that he’s been at this hotel this week every year for the last 8 years, and has never had security called on him. And (according to him), that’s a big deal. Plus, the one-man-band that has played at the pool for the last 256 years informed us that earlier this year […]
Vacation: A Great Opportunity to Catch up on Quality Time with Daddy
Snuggling after nap time. . .Relaxing in the steamy hot tub after the chilly pool. . .. . . but when I discovered that unbelievably rancid, gag-inducing diaper that we had inadvertently cooked in the hot tub, it was time to spend quality time with Mommy.;) p.s. – in case you ever wondered, swim diapers […]
"Beach Papa!!"
I told Ali sometime in the middle of last week that we were going to the beach with Papa. She was so excited, and has been randomly piping up with “Beach Papa!!” every day since then. We got here at 9pm last night – by far the latest that Little Miss has stayed up since […]