A Thousand Mommies

Dear Lila,

At dinner tonight, you told me that you want me to have 1,000 baby girls. And I told you, "Hahaha! NO."

Then you said, "How about we have 1,000 mommies?" I made a sad face and asked you, "You want other mommies? You don't want just me?" You replied, "If we had 1,000 mommies, they could take care of the other babies and then you could take care of only me." I asked you, "So you just want me all to yourself?" You smiled the biggest smile, tipped your head to the side and said, "Yes."

Day made :-)

Love,
Mom

Mama's Mistake

Dear Lila,

You got a paper cut on your finger and like all paper cuts, it huuuuuurt. And I forgot about your paper cut when I was giving you a shower and rubbed soap right into it. You started crying and I washed the soap off as fast as I could. I felt so bad about making the cut worse and kept saying, "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" Between sobs, you managed to say, "It's okay, Mama. It was a mistake."

Thank you for being so mature and understanding!

Love,
Mom

Princess Paramedic

Dear Lila,

We went to the playground after school last Friday and there was a pretty traumatic incident while we were there. A girl your age fell off of the tall jungle gym, hit her head on the ground and laid there completely motionless and unresponsive for several minutes while her mom held her. I called 911, the paramedics came and the girl and her mom got in the ambulance and went to the hospital. I saw the girl's mom at your school today and she told me that the girl is thankfully 100% fine but whew, that was the scariest thing we had ever witnessed at the playground.

The whole thing left an impression on you. After the ambulance drove away, we were sitting on a bench and you told me, "When I grow up, I want to be a helper in an ambulance . . . And a princess."

Helpful and glamorous, I like it!

Love,
Mom

Shy Mode

Dear Lila,

You are definitely more outgoing than you were before but you still shut down around new people and go into "shy Lila mode" -- when a person you're not comfortable with talks to you, you look down at the ground, wiggle your foot back and forth and stick the tip of your tongue out of the corner of your mouth. Once I see that pose, I know that that person is not going to get any words out of you!

Love,
Mom

Ninja Turtle Chocolate

Dear Lila,

When I asked you what you wanted for breakfast today, you said you wanted bread with "Donatello" chocolate--you meant Nutella. Haha!

Love,
Mom

Sweet Gesture

Dear Lila,

You love chocolate but you love your little brother more! Daddy and I brought home some chocolates from a dinner we went to on Saturday and there were three more pieces left today so I gave two to you and one to DiDi. He quickly ate his and reached for one of yours. You initially pulled it out of his reach but then you hesitated, picked it up and handed it to him. Sweetie, that was so generous and kind! I know what a sweet tooth you have and I know how much you must have wanted that chocolate for yourself, so I am so proud of your thoughtfulness!

Love,
Mom

Tall Order

Dear Lila,

You and GuhGaw had your annual checkups today and you are in the 97th percentile for weight (51 pounds, 9 ounces) and the 99th percentile for height (3 feet, 9.5 inches). Actually, the doctor had to put down that your height is in the 99th percentile but you are in fact off the chart because you are so tall for your age! And your doctor said that if you continue to grow at the rate you've been growing, you will be 5'10" as an adult. I'm only 5'2" -- you are going to tower over me!

Love,
Shorty