4-10-13

We've been telling Milly for weeks and weeks that three year olds cannot have pacis.  So today is the big day.  The Paci Fairy comes today.  So far that is going over like a ton of bricks.  While we were going around the house having her gather up her pacis she was bawling.  We got gems like these:

"No take my paci 'way from meeeee!"

and

"I no wanna be three anymo'!"

and

"No! I won't!"

It's gonna be a long night....

3-28-13

This morning from Cora as she was getting dressed, but didn't want to:

"I am going to DIE TO DEATH! And I will be dead and NAKED!"

Noooo we have nothing to worry about in the tween years. Nope.

3-16-13

Heard my girls giggling and went upstairs to see.  They were both in their bathroom on the same stool brushing teeth and laughing with each other. Milly had just gone potty on her own.  And as I stood and peeked in, I realized this was a new chapter -  one that is happisad.  Sad that my girls will never again need me to the level they did last week.  But happy that it is as it should be.  :)

3-10-13

Apparently no one but mommy will do while potty training. But when mommy was elbows deep in something else, daddy had to do. But right outside the bathroom Milly turned around and pointedly said 

"You stay RIGHT here. Not one step more! I'll do it myself. This is MY life daddy."

Oh man. This is not looking good for the teen years...

02-28-13

Last night at dinner:

Cora:  Mommy - how old is Daddy?
Me:  He's 35
Cora:  And  you're what? 91 right?

Go to your room kid.

2-15-13

It's official. I've horrified my first child with a "when I was a kid..." story!  It went like this:

{Me in the bathroom getting ready for a neighborhood party}
Cora: It's a good thing I don't have to run downstairs - I gotta go to the bathroom right now! {goes to the bathroom}
Me:  Did you know when I was a little girl I only had one bathroom in my whole house?  So if someone was in there when I needed to go potty I just had to hold it!
Cora: {horrified}  WHAT?  Did you ever pee your pants?
Me:  I don't know - you'll have to ask Meme.  I don't ever remember doing that but I may have.
Cora:  Wow.  So what did you do if you were upstairs and had to go potty?
Me:  Our house only had one floor - all the rooms were on the first floor.
Cora:  WHAT??  How is that even possible?
Me: {laughs}  AND if someone was in the bathroom taking a bath when I needed to go, I had to wait for them to finish taking their WHOLE bath!
Cora:  I have no idea how you lived like that.

MUAhahahahahahaha. Now it has officially begun!

2-13-13

Cora is very excited about Valentine's Day coming up.  Tonight as I was tucking her in bed, she asked me:

"Mom, tomorrow night, when you come check on me, in the middle of the night, when I'm sleeping ... can you lean down and whisper in my ear "Happy Valentimes Cora!"