Dear Lila,
Whenever something goes missing and I ask you where it is, you tell me, "Bah guys [bad guys] took it."
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
Squishy Belly
Dear Lila,
I had my shirt lifted up while I was pumping breastmilk earlier today and when you saw my post-baby stomach, you touched it and said, "I love your belly. Squishy. Another baby inside?"
Ouch. Time for me to hit the gym!
Love,
Mom
I had my shirt lifted up while I was pumping breastmilk earlier today and when you saw my post-baby stomach, you touched it and said, "I love your belly. Squishy. Another baby inside?"
Ouch. Time for me to hit the gym!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Wash and Wear
Dear Lila,
Due to that whole paper towel mess in the bathroom yesterday, I now always go with you when you have to go to the bathroom. However, I was still asleep this morning when PoiPoi let you go on your own and when she went to check on you, you, for some reason, were washing your underwear in the sink. Wha?
Love,
Mom
Due to that whole paper towel mess in the bathroom yesterday, I now always go with you when you have to go to the bathroom. However, I was still asleep this morning when PoiPoi let you go on your own and when she went to check on you, you, for some reason, were washing your underwear in the sink. Wha?
Love,
Mom
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Terrible Towels
Dear Lila,
The good: As I mentioned a couple of days ago, you are fully capable of going to the bathroom by yourself.
The bad: I let you go to the bathroom on your own this afternoon and waited downstairs. You were in the bathroom for awhile, though, so I went upstairs to check on you and this is what I found: Instead of using toilet paper to wipe yourself, you had used half a roll of paper towels (we keep a roll on top of the toilet) to wipe yourself.
The ugly: You had thrown all of those paper towels into the toilet and I had to fish the giant wad of urine-soaked towels out with my hands.
It was a mess but I am so very thankful that at least you hadn't flushed and created an even bigger mess! Oh, and it's going to be awhile before I let you go to the bathroom by yourself again!
Love,
Mom
The good: As I mentioned a couple of days ago, you are fully capable of going to the bathroom by yourself.
The bad: I let you go to the bathroom on your own this afternoon and waited downstairs. You were in the bathroom for awhile, though, so I went upstairs to check on you and this is what I found: Instead of using toilet paper to wipe yourself, you had used half a roll of paper towels (we keep a roll on top of the toilet) to wipe yourself.
The ugly: You had thrown all of those paper towels into the toilet and I had to fish the giant wad of urine-soaked towels out with my hands.
It was a mess but I am so very thankful that at least you hadn't flushed and created an even bigger mess! Oh, and it's going to be awhile before I let you go to the bathroom by yourself again!
Love,
Mom
Friday, August 14, 2015
So Corny
Dear Lila,
I have a keepsake box where I keep special things related to Daddy: airline ticket stubs from trips we've taken together, cards he's given me, programs from Broadway shows he's taken me to, etc. I was looking through it yesterday while you were sitting next to me and started grinning as I read the really sweet things Daddy had written to me in an old birthday card. You asked me, "Why you smiling?" and I told you, "Daddy is so corny." You immediately peered into the keepsake box and asked me, "Where corn?" Haha!
Love,
Mom
I have a keepsake box where I keep special things related to Daddy: airline ticket stubs from trips we've taken together, cards he's given me, programs from Broadway shows he's taken me to, etc. I was looking through it yesterday while you were sitting next to me and started grinning as I read the really sweet things Daddy had written to me in an old birthday card. You asked me, "Why you smiling?" and I told you, "Daddy is so corny." You immediately peered into the keepsake box and asked me, "Where corn?" Haha!
Love,
Mom
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Favorite Princesses
Dear Lila,
Your favorite Disney princess is Belle. You and your baby Belle doll were inseparable when you first got her, you were so excited when Daddy and I bought you your own Belle dress and when Daddy took you to see the Disney Live fairy tales show earlier this year, all you talked about afterward was seeing Belle, even though Cinderella and Snow White were in it, too (in fact, you called it the "Belle show.")
Recently, you have also become enthralled with "Sofia the First" after I let you watch a couple episodes of the show. Now, you always ask to watch the show, constantly declare that you love Sofia and light up whenever you see any type of Sofia merchandise when we're at a store. You've already told me that you want to be Sofia for Halloween and asked for a Sofia-themed birthday party.
And so this morning, when Belle was featured in the episode of Sofia the First that you were watching and your two favorite princesses were onscreen together, I was pretty sure you were going to burst from your excitement!
In other news from today, you did so well with potty training and went to the bathroom by yourself several times. And when I say by yourself, I mean that you totally went by yourself--and you even insisted on it. When you had to go to the bathroom, you shouted, "Pee pee!" and ran to the bathroom; if I followed you, you turned around, held up your hand and said, "No, by myself!" I was hesitant to let you go on your own but you rocked it. You were able to pull off your undies, climb onto the toilet (which is a little tall for you, but you managed to wiggle your body onto it), do your business, wipe yourself, flush and wash your hands all by yourself! You couldn't get your underwear back on afterward (it was hard for you to balance yourself and pull them back on while standing) but other than that, yay Lila!
Love,
Mom
Your favorite Disney princess is Belle. You and your baby Belle doll were inseparable when you first got her, you were so excited when Daddy and I bought you your own Belle dress and when Daddy took you to see the Disney Live fairy tales show earlier this year, all you talked about afterward was seeing Belle, even though Cinderella and Snow White were in it, too (in fact, you called it the "Belle show.")
Recently, you have also become enthralled with "Sofia the First" after I let you watch a couple episodes of the show. Now, you always ask to watch the show, constantly declare that you love Sofia and light up whenever you see any type of Sofia merchandise when we're at a store. You've already told me that you want to be Sofia for Halloween and asked for a Sofia-themed birthday party.
And so this morning, when Belle was featured in the episode of Sofia the First that you were watching and your two favorite princesses were onscreen together, I was pretty sure you were going to burst from your excitement!
In other news from today, you did so well with potty training and went to the bathroom by yourself several times. And when I say by yourself, I mean that you totally went by yourself--and you even insisted on it. When you had to go to the bathroom, you shouted, "Pee pee!" and ran to the bathroom; if I followed you, you turned around, held up your hand and said, "No, by myself!" I was hesitant to let you go on your own but you rocked it. You were able to pull off your undies, climb onto the toilet (which is a little tall for you, but you managed to wiggle your body onto it), do your business, wipe yourself, flush and wash your hands all by yourself! You couldn't get your underwear back on afterward (it was hard for you to balance yourself and pull them back on while standing) but other than that, yay Lila!
Love,
Mom
Monday, August 10, 2015
Endless Appetite
Dear Lila,
Between 7am and 11am this morning, you consumed a bowl of cereal, 7 ounces of milk, some of my oatmeal, a handful of almonds, half a banana, a third of a scallion pancake and a cup of rice pudding. When you asked me for a cheese stick and I said you couldn't eat anything else until lunchtime, you burst into tears. I felt so bad, I caved and gave you a cheese stick and you finished it.
When it was eventually lunchtime, you happily polished off a bowl of orange slices and a plate of sauteed beef and green beans as if you hadn't eaten anything all morning. You also had some more milk. Wow. I always joke that you have a hollow leg but the truth is, you probably have two!
Love,
Mom
Between 7am and 11am this morning, you consumed a bowl of cereal, 7 ounces of milk, some of my oatmeal, a handful of almonds, half a banana, a third of a scallion pancake and a cup of rice pudding. When you asked me for a cheese stick and I said you couldn't eat anything else until lunchtime, you burst into tears. I felt so bad, I caved and gave you a cheese stick and you finished it.
When it was eventually lunchtime, you happily polished off a bowl of orange slices and a plate of sauteed beef and green beans as if you hadn't eaten anything all morning. You also had some more milk. Wow. I always joke that you have a hollow leg but the truth is, you probably have two!
Love,
Mom
Friday, August 7, 2015
Big Girl Toast
Dear Lila,
This morning, I was spreading cream cheese on a piece of toast for you and you instructed me, "No you cut it [into bite-sized pieces like I normally do]." I asked you if you wanted to eat it like a big girl and you responded by standing up on the bench, stretching your hands toward the ceiling and saying, "Yes! Me big girl! Me eat like this [you mimicking holding the piece of toast and taking big bites out of it] chomp chomp chomp!"
Love,
Mom
This morning, I was spreading cream cheese on a piece of toast for you and you instructed me, "No you cut it [into bite-sized pieces like I normally do]." I asked you if you wanted to eat it like a big girl and you responded by standing up on the bench, stretching your hands toward the ceiling and saying, "Yes! Me big girl! Me eat like this [you mimicking holding the piece of toast and taking big bites out of it] chomp chomp chomp!"
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Wet Feet
Dear Lila,
After dinner today, you were about to climb onto my lap when you suddenly said, "Pee pee!" and then peed all over my feet. Ugh. Well, I guess it would've been worse if you'd already climbed onto my lap.
Love,
Mom
After dinner today, you were about to climb onto my lap when you suddenly said, "Pee pee!" and then peed all over my feet. Ugh. Well, I guess it would've been worse if you'd already climbed onto my lap.
Love,
Mom
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Sibling Scares
Dear Lila,
This afternoon, I put your baby brother in his bassinet and left you with him while I went to the bathroom. I've done that multiple times and it's been fine--you talk and sing and keep him company while I'm gone. When I came out of the bathroom today, though, you looked up at me and said, "Look, Mommy!" and I saw that you were pressing DiDi's stuffed duck over his nose and mouth--no, Lila! I don't know how long you'd been pressing it on his face but DiDi was thankfully okay.
Earlier this summer, you and GuhGaw were playing on the couch and he pressed a couch cushion on top of your face. I was upstairs pumping breastmilk and who knows what would've happened if PoiPoi hadn't gone downstairs and seen you guys. Dear lord, if my kids could please stop trying to suffocate each other, that would be really great.
Love,
Mom
This afternoon, I put your baby brother in his bassinet and left you with him while I went to the bathroom. I've done that multiple times and it's been fine--you talk and sing and keep him company while I'm gone. When I came out of the bathroom today, though, you looked up at me and said, "Look, Mommy!" and I saw that you were pressing DiDi's stuffed duck over his nose and mouth--no, Lila! I don't know how long you'd been pressing it on his face but DiDi was thankfully okay.
Earlier this summer, you and GuhGaw were playing on the couch and he pressed a couch cushion on top of your face. I was upstairs pumping breastmilk and who knows what would've happened if PoiPoi hadn't gone downstairs and seen you guys. Dear lord, if my kids could please stop trying to suffocate each other, that would be really great.
Love,
Mom
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