Girly Rain Gear

Dear Lila,

It always seems to rain on Tuesdays when you have your Moms & Tots class. It either rains before class as we're walking there, during class so that you can't go outside to the playground or after class, when we're on our way to pick up GuhGaw from school. Today was no exception. The weather report said it wasn't going to rain until after 6pm but--big surprise--the weather report was wrong and it started storming after class while you and I were getting lunch at a nearby Japanese market. 

Luckily, I had the rain cover for your stroller. Unluckily, I did not have an umbrella for myself. So I bought the only one they had available at the Japanese market. And that is why I had to walk through our neighborhood and show up at GuhGaw's school holding a ruffly, neon pink Hello Kitty umbrella. Oye.

Love,

Mom

Poopy Potty

Dear Lila,

You pooped in the potty for the first time today! And don't worry, I didn't take a picture of it like some parents do because that's, well, disgusting.

Daddy was the one who was with you in the bathroom when you pooped and it was actually the first of your firsts that Daddy was able to witness. Afterward he told me, "I didn't get to see Lila's first steps or hear her first words, but this? I get to see her first poop?" Aww, I think Daddy feels a little ripped off!

Love,
Mom

Daddy's Little Girl

Dear Lila,

When GuhGaw was around your age, he took a crayon and scribbled all over his bedroom wall. Daddy got so mad and yelled at GuhGaw so much, he made him cry.

Tonight, you did the same thing, except you scribbled over a lot more wall and on one of the couch cushions. When Daddy saw what you did, he said in a not-very-stern voice, "MuiMui, what did you do?" and that was it. You totally have Daddy in the palm of your hand! More proof of this? One time, you dumped a bunch of toys all over the dining room floor. When Daddy saw the mess, he yelled at GuhGaw, "Connor! Why did you let MuiMui make this mess?!" *sigh* Poor Connor!

Love,
Mom

Potty Time!

Dear Lila,

You peed in the potty today! After we dropped GuhGaw off at school this morning, we took a leisurely walk around our neighborhood (I like the days when we don't have to rush to a class and can play things by ear), stopping to admire flowers, listen to a blue jay's melodic bird call and climb up hilly lawns. When we went back home, I sat you on the potty as I have been doing occasionally but several minutes passed and you didn't go, so I carried you to the changing table. You started protesting when I tried to lay you down on the table, though, and actually cried out, "Pee pee!" so I took you back to the potty. And then you peed in it! It was the very first time you peed in the potty and you acted as if it was no big deal--that is, until I started acting like it was a big deal (because it was!) and began clapping and cheering for you. Then you smiled a big smile and looked very proud.

Love,

Mom