- I took my niece and Scarlette (who my niece refers to as “Beans”) to the library last Saturday. I was wearing Scarlette in my sling and reading books while my niece worked on some puzzles. After a little bit, Scarlette began squirming to get down. My niece looked at me and said “Keeka, I think Beans would feel happier if you took her out of your purse.”
- You know you’re a child of the 90’s when the bath-time song you sing to your baby is derived from an old Backstreet Boy’s album. After we get through with “Splish Splash” and “Rubber Duckie, You’re The One” I like to launch into a little “Everybody, ye-ah, wash your body, ye-ah, everybody wash your body right. BATH TIME’S BACK ALRIGHT!”
- One day this week I went got myself a spray tan. Later that night I was rummaging for a snack and Jeff offered up some pixie sticks from his last business trip. He always has candy in his suitcase when he gets back from a business trip. Apparently, when Jeff leaves home he hits up the closest gas station like an eight year old boy. I looked at him and I was like “I have a spray tan and a pixie stick. I’m just one flipper away from being on an episode of Toddler’s and Tiaras right now.” To which he replied “I have no idea what you’re talking about but you look like the really tan woman from There’s Something About Mary and I am a little frightened by it.”
- I’ve spent months teaching Scarlette sign language. Last week we went to storytime at the play gym and they sang “Jesus Loves Me” with signs. One time. They signed it one time. And ever since my child has been randomly coming up to me and signing “Jesus.” Then on Sunday, I told her to sign “Jesus” so that my mother in law could see it and she looked right at her and said “Jesus!” Out loud. And I was like “What?!” So now she can say “Mama, Dada, Doggie, Go, Ball, and Jesus” I think we can all agree that my child is a genius. And also, she’s kind of winning every conversation we have now. I’m like “No, it’s too hot for us to play outside right now” and she’s all “JESUS! JESUS FOR THE WIN!”
- Thinking it will be okay to let your baby play bare bottom in her wading pool because your only swim diaper is in the wash. Note: It definitely won’t.
