Taking for a Long Time

Been meaning to blog this one for a while because it's so cute when she says it. Aidyn doesn't simply say, "You're taking a long time." She always adds an extra word and says it: "You're taking for a long time." I don't know why she adds that, but it sure is cute to hear her say it.

My Butt Doesn't Cover the Whole Potty

Aidyn is learning how to use the big potty without the little seat that snaps in to make the hole smaller. It's hard for her to balance on the big potty because she's so little but Kassie can do it, so she really wants to try. A few days ago she pointed out that she was using the big potty "the cool way" as she calls it and then said, "My butt doesn't cover the whole potty like yours does, Mommy. Because my butt is little but yours is big to cover the whole potty."
This isn't even the first time she's said I have a big butt, remember? Thanks, Aidyn.

Remember in the Supermarket?

Several weeks ago we began preparing Aidyn for a new foster placement. We had been told that Milwaukee county was overflowing with kids needing somewhere to go and we decided to start being open to Milwaukee placements. So, I asked Aidyn one day at the grocery store if it was ok for us to get another baby to stay at our house for a while and she said, "Yeah, but I want a sister." I said we'd see but that we were hoping for a baby boy. "Noooooooooo," she whined. "I want a sister." I let the matter drop and figured we'd get whatever we got.

Fast forward to last Thursday. We accepted a placement of one newborn boy, AJ, and his three-year-old sister, Kassie. That evening at bedtime Aidyn reminded me, "Remember in the supermarket? I told you I wanted a sister!"

Well, You See...

When Aidyn is having a tough time she will sometimes begin to pout. She knows she is only allowed to pout in her room, so she will immediately state, "I am NOT pouting, mom!" before I even have a chance to send her to her room. I try to ask her if she wants to talk about whatever is bothering her and she's getting better about talking about her feelings. The last few times we've had a heart-to-heart about her problems she begins the conversation with, "Well, you see..." Such a grown-up!

Do You Like Cake?

The other day we were trying to decide what to have for dinner and Aidyn was just trying to be helpful: "Do you like cake? I like cake. I will show you what we need to make cake." And off to the pantry she went!

Random Phrases

Here are some of Aidyn's random phrases from our house just today. This should give you a glimpse into a day spent with her. All of these occurred outside any discernible connected conversation:

• "I'm just going to put one sock on, okay. But not the other one."
• "Is it thirteen day? Because it's already been eight day, nine day, ten day, and eleven day. So is it thirteen day now?"
• "I'll be right back. I have to go tap dance."
• "I don't want to wear pants outside. I have shoes on, that's good enough, right?"
• "What does 'activity' mean?"
• "Do you want me to do bum dancing?"
• "Can I have one of those green beans?" (no green beans in sight...at least none I could see!)
• "I'm not pouting. I'm just sad."
• "I am a beautiful butterfly! But now I'm going to be a worm. See?"
• "Can I go to dancing after gymnastics?"
• "I wish we had a jack-in-the-box. But we don't, do we? Can we get a jack-in-the-box?"
• "Oh no! Some laundry fell in the basket, Mom. I won't fold them."
• "If some little kid doesn't know how, grown-ups help them."
• "'Wink' and 'blink' rhyme. You know why? They both have the 'wink' sound in them."
• "See? I do balleray dancing with these shoes."
• "I'll tell you what else. Do you know? It's a surprise! We have to drive, Mom. It's the park! Do you want to go to the park."
• "No, I'm talking about when. When. When! WHEN!!! Hey. 'When' kinda sounds like 'Wendy.'"

And so many more...