Tickle Tickle

Another AJ post!! I love how he is learning to use his words!

This morning as I was holding Landon on my lap AJ kept coming over to kiss Landon's belly or play with his hands. At one point he came over and grabbed Landon's feet and said, "Tickle tickle!" and then ran off laughing.

I Love You

Aidyn: "Mommy. I love you so much I could happy cry."

And then she did. Loudly. For no other discernible reason.

So I Stopped

Last week I left Aidyn a note on the bathroom door since it became out of service after she already went to bed. Let's just say Donnie tried to fix something :-) I wanted to use words on my note that I was sure she would understand, so I wrote: "Stop. This bathroom is broken. Please use the one downstairs."

The next morning when we woke up I asked Aidyn if she saw my note and she said, "I was walking and I stopped walking because the sign said 'stop.' Then I read it in my head so I wouldn't wake you up and I came down to use the bathroom because the other one is broken." I guess she got it!

They're There

Aidyn: "They're there! They are there. They ARE there. THEY are there. They're there. Just didn't want you to be confused."

How Do Your Hands Get Sick

Last Sunday night we were eating our dinner in the church lobby (yeah...Sundays are insane on a level that should probably be illegal) and Aidyn asked, "Mommy, how do your hands get sick?" I had no idea why she was asking so I tried to get a little more information. She sighed, brushed the crumbs off her hands, climbed down off her chair, walked over to the hand sanitizer station and read out loud, "'Healthy hands start here.' So. If your hands can be healthy, they can be sick. How do your hands get sick?"

Tomato Red

Me: "Here's a purple pixy stick. What flavor do you think it is?"

Aidyn: "Grape!"

Me: "Here's an orange pixy stick. What flavor do you think it is?"

Aidyn: "Orange!"

Me: "Here's a red pixy stick. What flavor do you think it is?"

Aidyn: "Um...tomato?"

Babies

Recently I watched the documentary Babies with Aidyn. She really liked it and I was very impressed by some of her insights and questions. She was especially interested in all the different ways that the mommies took care of their babies. Here are some of her comments:

• "That doesn't look so safe for the baby!" [when Mongolian family gets on a motorcycle while leaving the hospital, baby in mom's arms]
• "Whatever ARE those babies doing?" [when the Namibian babies are playing with rocks at the beginning of the movie]
• "Where is the Mommy?! The Mommy needs to help that baby!" [when the rooster is walking very near the Mongolian baby]
• "What are they speaking?" [the Japanese family--she is so interested in languages these days]

There was also a lot of "Awwwwwwwww..." and "Soooooooooo cute!" I enjoyed sharing this documentary with her!

Born When I Was a Baby

Kassie!! We finally got to see her a couple weeks ago after almost six months of missing her like crazy. She is doing well and looks great!! When she came in the house she and Aidyn just completely embraced like long-lost friends. Cutest thing ever.

When I went to pick her up she told me all about when she went to the dentist and then randomly (as is Kassie's normal) inserted this tidbit: "Did you know I was born when I was a baby?!"

And what could I say but, "Cool, kiddo!"

Sometimes I Sneak

I've already mentioned that Aidyn has learned how to lie, but she has apparently learned something else as well:

Aidyn: "Sometimes I sneak."
Me: "What? Why?"
Aidyn: "Well, because you guys don't let me do what I want, so sometimes I sneak."
Me [completely taken off guard and with NO idea what to say to this sweet little face]: "Well, honey, that's not really a good idea and sneaking is like lying."
Aidyn: "Oh. Well, sometimes I sneak."

Exclamation Points

Aidyn: "Exclamation points mean loud."
Me: "Actually they mean excited and loud is sometimes a part of that."
Aidyn: "No!! They mean loud!! That guy in Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late was NOT excited. You dont even know what they mean and I do!!"

I thought this happened much later?