S: I love you, Mommy.
Me: I love you, too.
S: I love Meredith.
Me: Me too.
S: Not Hayden. I don't like Hayden.
S: I don't like Philip either.
S: I don't like boys.
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Another snippet of conversation from earlier today. She was tickling her little brother and I told her she was a "silly creature."
S: I'm not a silly creature, you silly creature.
Saturday, November 15
Birthday Picture Time
Oh, she's so pretty!
How dare she get so big so fast!
She really is a sweetheart.Friday, November 7
Nighttime Conversations
I usually lay down with Stephanie at night. We currently have all 3 of the older kids in one room and this has considerably cut down on nighttime threats on what will happen if they don't be quiet and go to sleep and it also helps them to get to sleep faster. (Well, except for Hayden because he usually reads for a little while before attempting to sleep.)
It's also interesting to hear what thoughts pop up in her little brain. None of them go unspoken, of course....
S: I love candy.
Me (sleepily): Me too.
S: You can have one of my candies tomorrow.
Me: Thank you.
S: Do you like me now?
Me: Of course I do.
S: Then I like you too.
She fell asleep not even 3 minutes after this conversation. Dreaming of candy, no doubt.
It's also interesting to hear what thoughts pop up in her little brain. None of them go unspoken, of course....
S: I love candy.
Me (sleepily): Me too.
S: You can have one of my candies tomorrow.
Me: Thank you.
S: Do you like me now?
Me: Of course I do.
S: Then I like you too.
She fell asleep not even 3 minutes after this conversation. Dreaming of candy, no doubt.
Friday, October 31
Three-year-olds are a pain in the butt
What is it about a cake with 3 candles on it that turns a tough little girl into a constantly whiny, cry-at-the-drop-of-a-hat creature? It's getting on my nerves.
Thursday, October 23
New Foods
There are some new kids at the daycare. They are Arabic and the older one doesn't speak much English yet and the younger one is a baby. They also do not eat pork products so dinnertime has had to be revamped a little bit.
One day Ms A got an Arabic meal from the grocery store up the street and another day she made lamb stew.
The Arabic kids wouldn't eat it.
Stephanie and Philip ate every bite.
Anybody got a recipe for lamb stew?
One day Ms A got an Arabic meal from the grocery store up the street and another day she made lamb stew.
The Arabic kids wouldn't eat it.
Stephanie and Philip ate every bite.
Anybody got a recipe for lamb stew?
A Doctor's Visit
Stephanie was complaining that her ear hurt Tuesday morning and Hayden had been coughing for a week so I took them to the dr that afternoon.
We got into the exam room and the nurse took the information of their various ailments and was just leaving when Steffi piped up, "No shots today!"
The nurse assured her there would be no shots today.
The doctor came in and talked to her for a second. "No shots today!"
No - no shots today.
He had her get up on the table and listened to her chest. "No shots today!"
He put the stethoscope on her back. "No shots today!"
He looked in her ears. "No shots today!"
He let her get down so he could examine Hayden. "No shots today!!"
He got ready to leave the room to get a prescription for Hayden. "I wanna sticker!"
We got into the exam room and the nurse took the information of their various ailments and was just leaving when Steffi piped up, "No shots today!"
The nurse assured her there would be no shots today.
The doctor came in and talked to her for a second. "No shots today!"
No - no shots today.
He had her get up on the table and listened to her chest. "No shots today!"
He put the stethoscope on her back. "No shots today!"
He looked in her ears. "No shots today!"
He let her get down so he could examine Hayden. "No shots today!!"
He got ready to leave the room to get a prescription for Hayden. "I wanna sticker!"
Thursday, October 16
New Name for Blog
Yes, I have changed the name of Stephanie's blog again. While "It's All About Me!" definitely describes her outlook on life. "Not Yet a Diva" describes her personality.
Honestly, I didn't know how easy-going the older two were until Stephanie came along. Don't get me wrong, she was a happy, easy-going baby. Then she learned to talk. And when she wants something, she wants it. She doesn't distract easily once she sets her mind to something.
If she wants a cookie in the morning, she doesn't ask, she just grabs it. Unfortunately, she's not very sneaky and I caught her and took it away. Then she started crying and screaming. And she tells me, "You make me sad." (I swear it was all I could do to not eat that cookie in front of her.)
If she wants Philip to play with her, then he WILL play with her even if she has to sit on top of him. That time it was Daddy who made her sad. "Daddy yell at me."
If you're in the middle of doing something important and she wants to sit with you and you'd rather she not at that particular moment. Just move over because she's climbing up anyway.
Don't try to have a conversation without her. She insists on talking over any and everyone. (We're working on stopping that particular trait but it's rough going.)
And, my personal unfavorite simply because mornings are not my time of day and they're already hectic enough. ...I could just throw some clothes at Hayden and Meredith and tell them to get dressed and they're fine with it. Hayden doesn't really care about what he wears (except for that one pair of shorts which I finally got rid of - "I can't wear green shorts to school!") and Meredith likes all of her clothes. But Stephanie... It doesn't matter what I pick out for her, she doesn't want to wear that! I always pick out the wrong shirt and the wrong pants, usually I even get the underwear wrong. But I have to pick out something because she wants me to get her clothes out for her. But they're never good enough for her. So then I have to advise her to put those clothes away and get whatever she wants to wear.
And you know it's just going to get worse...
But if she starts demanding M&Ms with all the green ones picked out, I'm sending her to boarding school!
Honestly, I didn't know how easy-going the older two were until Stephanie came along. Don't get me wrong, she was a happy, easy-going baby. Then she learned to talk. And when she wants something, she wants it. She doesn't distract easily once she sets her mind to something.
If she wants a cookie in the morning, she doesn't ask, she just grabs it. Unfortunately, she's not very sneaky and I caught her and took it away. Then she started crying and screaming. And she tells me, "You make me sad." (I swear it was all I could do to not eat that cookie in front of her.)
If she wants Philip to play with her, then he WILL play with her even if she has to sit on top of him. That time it was Daddy who made her sad. "Daddy yell at me."
If you're in the middle of doing something important and she wants to sit with you and you'd rather she not at that particular moment. Just move over because she's climbing up anyway.
Don't try to have a conversation without her. She insists on talking over any and everyone. (We're working on stopping that particular trait but it's rough going.)
And, my personal unfavorite simply because mornings are not my time of day and they're already hectic enough. ...I could just throw some clothes at Hayden and Meredith and tell them to get dressed and they're fine with it. Hayden doesn't really care about what he wears (except for that one pair of shorts which I finally got rid of - "I can't wear green shorts to school!") and Meredith likes all of her clothes. But Stephanie... It doesn't matter what I pick out for her, she doesn't want to wear that! I always pick out the wrong shirt and the wrong pants, usually I even get the underwear wrong. But I have to pick out something because she wants me to get her clothes out for her. But they're never good enough for her. So then I have to advise her to put those clothes away and get whatever she wants to wear.
And you know it's just going to get worse...
But if she starts demanding M&Ms with all the green ones picked out, I'm sending her to boarding school!
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