Josh, Jenn & Jaisie"Year Three"
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Friday, November 20, 2009

 2 The Pea still loves trains.

3 Actually, she loves all forms of transporation.  But there was a train expo, so we took her to it, thinking she would love it.

4 She did. 

5 The ads said there were lots of things for kids to do there, but when we first walked in, it looked (and smelled) like about a hundred grandpas decided to gather the junk from their sheds together and call it a train expo.  There were more cardboard boxes full of god-knows-what than I could count and the lay-out needed... ummmmm.... let's say.... it needed someone with an eye for the general aesthetics of a space.

6 Okay, I know this picture is ridiculous and blurry, but it has a point and that point is JAISIE IS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING and that makes me afraid - very afraid.  This boys were twice her size and age and she about gave me (and Nany) a heart attack jumping in there with them.  They could've squashed her like a bug (and don't think they weren't trying to!).

7 And she loved it - the scarier the better!

9 We've been searching all over for a wooden train table with a lid for Christmas and haven't been able to find one.  They didn't have one at the expo, either.  So, if you come across one, definitely let us know!

10 This pic was taken right before she crashed some little boy's train.  He was not pleased. 

12 She was enamored with this exhibit, but I can't say much about it because it ended up being a present for somebody who reads this here blog.

13 She didn't want to leave.

14 My favorite story from this week is sort of an oddball one.  At tuck-in, I always say her prayers with her with one eye open.  If you're a parent or have experience with toddlers, you'll totally understand this.  If not, you might think our parenting skills leave a bit to be desired (and, yes, they might, but you'd be wrong on this account).  Our sweet-as-candy babygirl has a propensity to hit and throw things at me.  Whatever she can get her hands on - binky, camera, stick, remote control, baby, babydoll, apple - it doesn't matter.  If she can hurt me with it, she will. 

15 Pre-Jaisie, I firmly believed that people teach people to hit.  Oh, how wrong I was.  They just come out hitting (and pointing) all on their own.  Trust me when I say this is one little girl who has never witnessed anyone or anything being hit by anyone or anything ever anywhere.  There is no doubt in my mind, now, hitting is inherent.  Period. 

17 No, I'm not showing her how to hit, in this one.  We're just doing "Choo-choo" while riding the train (or, rather, I'm doing "Choo-choo" and Jaisie's totally ignoring me).  Okay, back to my story of the week.  So, tonight during tuck-in prayers, I've got one eye half-open and Jaisie says "I not hurt you Momma!"  Now, I'm not sure if that meant "You can close your eyes all the way Momma and I won't punch you in the gut out of the blue" or if it meant "I didn't hit you at all today Momma!", but any way you look at it, it's enough to break (warm?) a Momma's heart.

1 This comes after what happened yesterday when the two of us were sitting on the couch watching Merry Madagascar.  All was right with our world.  The Pea looked at me, looked back at the t.v., looked at me again and then whacked me upside the head with her little arm.  Oh, but that's not all.  Then, she got down, went over to the stairs, sat down, said "Sit on naughty stair" and counted with her tiny finger up in the air "One, two, three!"  Then, she says "No hit Momma!", walks back over to the couch, climbs up, gives me a kiss on the cheek, says "Sorry Momma!", sits back down and resumes watching her show.  Just like nothing happened.  What the heck?  Did my little child of the corn just decide her own discipline, weigh it against the offense, determine it was worth it and then carry the whole thing out?  Uh, yeah, she did. 

18 When Daddy got home from work, the first thing she said to him was "No hit Momma naughty stair!"  (The first thing she said to him tonight was "Tinkle on Momma!", but that's a whole 'nother story.)  So, after that, I think we made it clear that there are other consequences to hitting.  Who knows how much she gets, really?  I mean she's two.  But she didn't hit me, today, not even once.  And I'm pretty sure that's what she was referring to at tuck-in.  But we'll never know.

19 The one thing I do know for sure is that it had been at least six months since I last sung her the lullaby song at bedtime and tonight she asked me to "Sing lullaby and good-night Momma song".  Well, isn't that just great!  I thought their hippocampus wasn't supposed to be developed enough to have long-term memory at that age.  Fabulous!  I wonder what else she remembers that she's not supposed to.  To sum up this whole story, right before we turned off the lights, she gave me an eskimo kiss... all on her own accord.  Which, by the way (if you're not familiar with toddlers), totally makes up for any and everything else.  And is a perfect example of one of the little things that make it all worth it. 


Thursday, November 12, 2009

1 I came home from work yesterday to find this little mouse sitting on the counter eating cheese.

2 It seems she woke up from naptime and told Nany she wanted eggs - and, as we all know, what The Pea wants The Pea gets.

3 At storytime later last night.  They sang "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" once - she sang it over and over ALL NIGHT LONG! 

4 My favorite Jaisie quote this week came today when we walked into the mall and she said "Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!  Jingle bells EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!"   


Friday, November 06, 2009

"I LIKE HALLOWEEN" Part 2

40 So, I wonder how long she's going to be "smiling" like this.

42 By far, the coolest thing I've witnessed so far with watching The Pea grow into a little person is the evolution of her communication.  Now, that she talks in fairly complete sentences it's like finally having a window into what she's been thinking all along.  Right after I snapped this pic, she looked up at me at said "I stuck Momma!"  I said "No, you're not stuck!" 

41 So, she started rocking back and forth and realized it was a lot of fun to spin the cauldron around.  Shortly thereafter, we got some trick-or-treaters at the front door.  She turned around to Nany (who caught the whole thing on camcorder) and said "I LIKE HALLOWEEN, NANY!"  Yep, that's pretty much along the lines of what we thought you'd been thinking all along babygirl.

32 After the fall festival at the village, we did some good 'ol traditional trick-or-treating around the cul de sac.  This was the first one at our next door neighbor's house.

33 Neighbor across the street.  Jaisie said "I like this house!"

35 Guess she liked this one, too.

36 She was cute playing with another neighbor's decorations.

37 Little did we know, there'd be a mad dash after the kitty cat.  "Black cat!  I like that cat, Momma!"

46 I definitely had issues with the jack-o-lantern pictures this year, that's for sure.  I tried again to at least get a pic of her with the final product.  This is the best one.

47 Surveying the loot.

49 Deciding to dump it out for a closer look.

50 Yes, we let her have whatever she wanted whenever she wanted it.  She worked for it.  It's hers.

48 Ahhhh - this was the final result.


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

I LIKE HALLOWEEN!

1 Blow-drying her pin-curls that she slept in that were still wet.

2 Taking out the pin-curls in an effort to get the Little Miss Muffet hairdo just right.

3 "I don't like it!"  Um, neither do I.

51 Gory breakfast!

8 Grandma and Grandpa arrive!

6 Opening Halloween gifts from the grandparents.

4 Re-doing the do with a hot curling iron (that might've been the scariest part of Halloween this year for me!).

5 Checking out the finished product.

9 "Smiling" for the camera while I put on her shoes.  Grandpa made her that jack-o-lantern in the background - he always comes up with the most creative pumpkin carvings!

10 Her first trick-or-treat of the season.

11 Her second one.

12 She got the hand of it really quick.  In this pic, she was turning around wanting everyone to hurry up, so she could go to the next door.

13 Intermission:  playing with rocks. 

14 Trying to get her to dance with all the other kids.  She liked watching but was in no way interested in participating.

15 She did spot a Minnie Mouse, though, and came back to ask me if she could "Say Hi Minnie Mouse?"

16 Then, we she got the chance to talk to "Minnie Mouse", the only thing she was interested in was her treat bag.

17 Yeah, I don't know what she was doing.

18 I don't even have words for this one.  There are no words that could ever do it justice.  The stance.  The lollipop.  The focused stare.  Wow!

19 Pointing.

21 Intermission:  Candy-eating.

22 Intermission:  Playing in the water.

23 Yes, she pulled the stem right off that pumpkin. 

24 Such a sweetie!  (Notice how she's pointing.)

26 Wonder where she gets the "smile" from?

27 Peering into a hole in a barrel.

28 There isn't a thing on Earth that scares this little Pea.  Nothing.  (Yes, she stuck her hand in the hole.  Like you even needed to ask!)

29 "I'm taking my ballon and I'm going home!"


Monday, November 02, 2009

halloween 2009 pic-jaisie



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