Maya started crying while eating a lollipop today. She said that her tooth hurt. We checked and she has first loose tooth! Chris and I were way more excited than she was, but she is now excited. She said that she wants the tooth fairy to bring her lots of stickers. I figure the tooth fairy could handle that. :-) Now she can't stop talking ( Read more... )

NADIA PEED IN THE BIG POTTY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME ( Read more... )

I'll explain the title in a bit.

First, I love it when Nadia actually lets me do her hair. This morning, after doing Maya's hair for school, Nadia came running over and wanted hers done too.


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Well, the ridiculously cold days had to finally culminate into snow, right? Last Friday, the low was about 11 degrees Farenheit. With the wind, it was probably close to 5 degrees. I was cursing a lot that day ( Read more... )

The kids in Maya's class are assigned different days as their Show-and-Tell days. Maya's turn is Wednesdays. This week's theme was favorite pets and they were asked to bring in their favorite pet (not real). Maya took in two since she couldn't decide: a cat and a lizard (what is it with my kids and lizards?!). After she got home today, she ( Read more... )

Do not change a really poopy, stinky, goopy diaper and then try to dump said contents into the toilet when you have really long fingernails.

Doesn't work and just ewwww.

*has short nails now*

Nadia: *Running to me* "Mommy, I did poo-poo!" *stops in front of me, turns around and bends over ( Read more... )

I look down to see Nadia visibly straining.

Me: "Nadia, are you doing poo-poo?"

Nadia: *thinking face* "Yes, Mommy"

Me: "Let's go do it in the potty! Come on!"

Nadia: *holding her hand out in a "talk to the hand" gesture* "No thank you, Mommy."

I wouldn't mind if they weren't so hot and steamy...

*sigh*

That planets have no food on them, not even ice cream or tomatoes?

That planets have no people on them, not even kids or babies?

That Pluto is the smallest planet and that it is just a cute baby planet?

Maya is learning about the Solar System all month long in school.

:-)

...cleaning up the kitchen floor less than two hours after your housekeeper swept and mopped the entire apartment because your younger daughter decided it would be fun to pour all the kitty food into the kitties' water dish and make "oup" with her hands.

ARGH!