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| Selected from the "Thank you for carrying my spawn" section on FTD.com |
Most people assume that staying home with a toddler is a constant go-go-go, but Faith cuts me a lot of slack. If I need a 10 minute break, I can let her watch a recorded episode of Wiggles and it's like Christmas morning.
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| Are you turning the TV on? |
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| OMG the WIGGLES!! |
She has to suck up to me because she has been up at least once a night for the last week or so. Sometimes it's a good reason (like poop), but most of the time it's just that she can't find her stupid musical seahorse under her blanket. We had a discussion today about how Mommy isn't such a cranky bitch if she doesn't have to perform seahorse search and rescue at 3:30am, so maybe she won't get up tonight. Also, monkeys might fly out of my ass.
Another way that Faith is great is how she reads to herself. She'll just plop down like this as I get stuff ready to go when we're headed out to do errands (like our trip to Target today for an Easter dress for Faith).
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| I'm pretty sure Mommy skips this last page when she reads this to me |
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| Mommy, I want to join a Baby Book Club |
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| There is lots of drinking involved at book clubs, right? |
She has even started reading books in the stroller when we run which makes my life much more peaceful...at least until she decides to toss the book and I have to leap like a gazelle to avoid trampling it. Faith was great on our 4 mile run today, but that might be due to the fact that on just that short run she ate the following: a granola bar, 2 fruit leathers, an oatmeal raisin cookie, and a whole sippy cup of water. It's like an all you can eat toddler buffet when I run. This wasn't a meal either, as she still ate a big lunch after this. She really is my daughter.
This afternoon at Target, I let Faith pick out a toy for her Easter basket and she choose a stuffed dinosaur:
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| I always say "Dino-SOAR" like Jurassic Park |
Here's my over-thinking dilemma of the day: I grew up calling that a Brontosaurus, but apparently that's not correct. The actual name is Apatosaurus, but that just doesn't roll off my tongue as easily because it's new.
Would you tell the kid that it's an Apatosaurus or stick with the vintage (yet incorrect) Brontosaurus?
Yeah, I think I just achieved the coveted "most random end of post question" award.
I'd just tell her his name is Stan, and leave it at that. Also, Faith is a freaking adorable kid, and she looks like she is already practicing her drinking while reading skills - those will be invaluable to her for the rest of her life.
ReplyDeleteShe's getting ready for college :)
DeleteIt will always be brontosaurus. I hate change. Also, Pluto is a planet. The end.
ReplyDeleteYou can't take away a planet-hood.
DeleteAgreed on both counts.
DeletePoop is always a good reason. For anything.
ReplyDeleteYou're better than me. I'd just call it "Dinosaur".
Wait. WHAT? Is there no brontosaurus anymore? What is the world coming to? I must join a book club so I can start drinking.
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced that any all women activities like book clubs or Bunco must include copious amounts of drinking or no one would come.
Deletewe have the same dino, we call him Gray. My kid is so creative.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see one of those pictures with those sparkly shoes, I smile. It seems every time we're around people with kids, their parents are just yelling at them to put their shoes on!
ReplyDeleteMaybe those kids need sparkle shoes too :)
DeleteFaith sounds like a gem :) as does your hubs. Hope the sickness passes quickly
ReplyDeleteOk Faith. You and Avery have to talk. :)
ReplyDeleteOn the dinosaur thing - I'm the one that reads chrysalis instead of cocoon when reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
So I'm assuming you'd go with Apatosaurus then :)
DeleteOf course. :)
DeleteBrontosaurus. I agree.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the sickness. I know I am so done with having kids when the thought of being pregnant again makes me feel ill.... I hope it passes soon for you.
It should pass soon...as long as it is like last time!
DeleteMy son reads on the toilet. He's in there for up to 20 minutes at a time...He can't really even read yet...I wonder how long he'll be in there when he CAN read....I will not reveal which of his parents he gets this from.....
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable!
DeletePretty flowers!! drinking at book clubs is a must how else are you going to make oprah's choices seem interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat does explain a lot ;)
DeleteApatosaurus. Patrick actually told me this like on our third date. He was a little obsessed with dinos as a five year old. He says we will be teaching our future maybe-kids the correct names of things. So apatosaurus it is.
ReplyDeleteNice flowers! Your husband is a sweetheart.
That sounds like some steamy 3rd date discussion :)
DeleteThe other toddlers will judge your toddler for not knowing that is an apatosaurus.
ReplyDeleteWell, we wouldn't want that!
DeleteWhy mess with tradition? Stick with Brontosaurus.
ReplyDeletewhy mess with tradition? Stick with a flat Earth.
DeleteWhy mess with tradition? Stick with a geo-centric solar system.
DeleteWhy mess with tradition? Stick with a 6000-year-old Earth.
DeleteWhy are you messing with tradition? You should have called her a fatty first off.
DeleteBrontosaurus. Definitely.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw a picture of Jesus riding a brontosaurus.
ReplyDeleteStick with Brontosaurus! Much easier to say. For all we know, those scientists could have gotten it wrong.
ReplyDeleteBrontosaurus. I've used the word never in my adult like, so she'll be OK ;)
ReplyDeleteSo I have to get pregnant to get flowers and dinner made from/by my husband? I knew it was something...
ReplyDeleteDinosaurs are dinosaurs, that's it, I'm too lazy to name them all. My kids can eat nonstop too! Especially the small ones. Good luck with the sickies!
ReplyDeleteHow did Faith react when you told her about the new baby?
ReplyDeleteAnd what did Faith say when you had to explain that you've been too nauseous and lame to get the ultrasound to find out if she's getting a brother or a sister?
DeleteWTH!? Did you trade Peanut in for a stuffed dinosaur? That's so wrong.
ReplyDeleteI don't know which syllable of apatosaurus is emphasized (aPATosaurus?)so I vote "dino" because it's pretty easy to say and not a lie. Please teach Peanut the cupcake trick featured on Faith's shirt. If the musical seahorse is still missing, check Emily's place- I hear she likes kids' toys. PS- where do you stand on the Easter Bunny? I want another controversial post please :)
ReplyDeleteJust buy her like 10 musical seahorses and put them all in her crib. The brontosaurus thing is like how they changed Pluto and now it's not a planet and you can't remember them all with "my very educated mother just brought us nine pizzas" because without the pizzas it makes no sense. Damn scientists and their research.
ReplyDeleteI vote vintage. Besides no ones ever heard of Apatosaurus, until now. Well at least me anyway.
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