During Kylie's Parents As Teachers time today, the lady asked Kylie some different scenario type questions and Kylie was answering them completely different than what the "expected" answer would be.
My favorite one:
Teacher - What would you do if you were in a dark room?
Kylie - Get out!
Teacher - stiffled laughter
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Expected" answer - turn on the light.
I love that my daughter thinks outside the box. :D
3/29/10
3/24/10
Montey the Beta Fish..........
This morning I had to tell Kylie that her first pet (Montey the fish) had died last night. I was worried about how she would react, but I should have been worried about how I was going to react..............we have both been crying this morning. (I guess daddy should have been the one to break the news to her. I probably wasn't helping the situation. haha.)
When she got up this morning, I told her I had some sad news about Montey (and I basically started tearing up right then!) We sat in her bed and talked about Montey; how much we loved him and how happy he was with us. Talked about feeding him, cleaning out his bowl, and watching him swim around like a crazy man. :)
Kylie asked to see him one last time (it was so sweet) however, Adam flushed him last night!!! (I told him we should have waited, but it was too late.) When I told her, Montey was already gone (I didn't say daddy flushed him down the toilet.) she cried some more. Oh gosh, I felt so bad. :(
Montey Memories -
*This past Christmas, we went on the search for a tiny Christmas tree to put in his fishbowl and found one. :)
*One day I was doing something in the living room and saw three toothpicks floating around in the fishbowl. I immediately asked Kylie why. "I wanted to feed him," she tells me. Poor Montey, I have no idea what really happened with those toothpicks, but I do know he didn't eat them. hahaha.
*EVERY morning, Kylie would run into the livingroom and say good morning to Montey and wave to him. :) It was so cute.
*EVERY time we left the house, Kylie would say bye to Montey and tell him not to splash. hehehehe. (When we were crying on the bed this morning we talked about how we bet he splashed when we were gone sometimes; we bothed chuckled.)
*EVERY night, Kylie said good night to Montey. Oh and of course told him to sleep tight. :)
We have both stopped crying now (because I said, "Montey would want that" - I don't know what to tell her to stop crying, hahaha) and watching some PBS shows to take our minds off things. I'm sure Kylie will talk about him randomly throughout the day (week/months), but I think we have made it passed our first Johnsen pet dying. :(
(I just hope daddy doesn't say anything else that will trigger the tears when he gets up. Fingers crossed.)
When she got up this morning, I told her I had some sad news about Montey (and I basically started tearing up right then!) We sat in her bed and talked about Montey; how much we loved him and how happy he was with us. Talked about feeding him, cleaning out his bowl, and watching him swim around like a crazy man. :)
Kylie asked to see him one last time (it was so sweet) however, Adam flushed him last night!!! (I told him we should have waited, but it was too late.) When I told her, Montey was already gone (I didn't say daddy flushed him down the toilet.) she cried some more. Oh gosh, I felt so bad. :(
Montey Memories -
*This past Christmas, we went on the search for a tiny Christmas tree to put in his fishbowl and found one. :)
*One day I was doing something in the living room and saw three toothpicks floating around in the fishbowl. I immediately asked Kylie why. "I wanted to feed him," she tells me. Poor Montey, I have no idea what really happened with those toothpicks, but I do know he didn't eat them. hahaha.
*EVERY morning, Kylie would run into the livingroom and say good morning to Montey and wave to him. :) It was so cute.
*EVERY time we left the house, Kylie would say bye to Montey and tell him not to splash. hehehehe. (When we were crying on the bed this morning we talked about how we bet he splashed when we were gone sometimes; we bothed chuckled.)
*EVERY night, Kylie said good night to Montey. Oh and of course told him to sleep tight. :)
We have both stopped crying now (because I said, "Montey would want that" - I don't know what to tell her to stop crying, hahaha) and watching some PBS shows to take our minds off things. I'm sure Kylie will talk about him randomly throughout the day (week/months), but I think we have made it passed our first Johnsen pet dying. :(
(I just hope daddy doesn't say anything else that will trigger the tears when he gets up. Fingers crossed.)
3/22/10
Hold Your Applause Please.....
*sigh*
Tomorrow is a new day.
Today is finally over......it was a rough one. If I tell you what my daughter was doing it won't seem like a big deal to you, but to me, I'm embarassed to be called a parent right now. I miss the days when Kylie listened to me the first time I asked her to do something, you know, when she was one, hahahahaha......
Kylie was definitely putting on a show for everybody in the phone place this afternoon. :P And it irritates me because people eat that crap up!!!!! (Yeah those little antics might be considered cute or even funny to watch because you aren't taking that child home but laugh INSIDE and HIDE your smiles, otherwise my little actress will sense she has an audience and try to give an oscar worthy performance.)
Tomorrow is a new day.
Today is finally over......it was a rough one. If I tell you what my daughter was doing it won't seem like a big deal to you, but to me, I'm embarassed to be called a parent right now. I miss the days when Kylie listened to me the first time I asked her to do something, you know, when she was one, hahahahaha......
Kylie was definitely putting on a show for everybody in the phone place this afternoon. :P And it irritates me because people eat that crap up!!!!! (Yeah those little antics might be considered cute or even funny to watch because you aren't taking that child home but laugh INSIDE and HIDE your smiles, otherwise my little actress will sense she has an audience and try to give an oscar worthy performance.)
3/20/10
Time to Buy Some Bandaids.....
So I'm cleaning up the kitchen from breakfast and all of a sudden I hear Kylie crying like something had happened to her. I've never heard her cry like that before so I was a bit worried. I went down the hall way and Kylie was already running out of her room, holding up her little hand. She had a cut on on the palm of her hand and it was bleeding a little bit. (It's nothing serious.) I asked her what happened but she was too busy crying and couldn't say much.
I got her cut washed and cleaned out with some rubbing alcohol and then realized I have NEVER bought bandaids. I've thought about it before, even looked at them recently at the store, but never had a need for them; until today. :P So I put a cotton face pad on it and wrapped it up with toilet paper. hahaha. (Now it looks like something happened to her whole hand!!!)
By this time Kylie(whimpering still)was saying things like, "I've never had a booboo like THIS before." "My poor, poor booboo." and "I hope the other hand doesn't get this booboo, too." (hahahaha, she cracks me up. Of course I'm not laughing out loud, but inside I'm roooooooolling.)
So what happened? Well, she couldn't really explain to me what happened but the gist of it is she was running and somehow cut it on her doll house. I'm not sure how that could have happened, but I'm not surprised, she has a way of getting injured in the oddest ways.
New staple in the Johnsen household - bandaids. :)
I got her cut washed and cleaned out with some rubbing alcohol and then realized I have NEVER bought bandaids. I've thought about it before, even looked at them recently at the store, but never had a need for them; until today. :P So I put a cotton face pad on it and wrapped it up with toilet paper. hahaha. (Now it looks like something happened to her whole hand!!!)
By this time Kylie(whimpering still)was saying things like, "I've never had a booboo like THIS before." "My poor, poor booboo." and "I hope the other hand doesn't get this booboo, too." (hahahaha, she cracks me up. Of course I'm not laughing out loud, but inside I'm roooooooolling.)
So what happened? Well, she couldn't really explain to me what happened but the gist of it is she was running and somehow cut it on her doll house. I'm not sure how that could have happened, but I'm not surprised, she has a way of getting injured in the oddest ways.
New staple in the Johnsen household - bandaids. :)
3/19/10
Was I Naughty Today?!?!?!
Wow, wow, wow, today was NOT a good parenting day. :P My daughter was wearing me down. Everything I asked her to do, she wouldn't. Everything I asked her not to do, she did. She was even telling me no! This was at home, at the store, and at Gigi's (that's grandma, my mom). When we were in the car heading home, she had the nerve to ask me (with a huge smile, by the way.) "Was I naughty today?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?! Grrrr........
Deep breaths, counting, praying, silently screaming, and looking forward to 8PM got me through this day.
She's only 3, she's only 3, she's......about to be 4!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
Warnings, timeouts, a good old fashion scolding, and even a spank on the bottom......these had little affect compared to me saying, "Daddy Pops is going to be very disappointed to hear about your behavior today." Boy did the tears fall then!
When we got home, we talked about why we don't run in the parking lot, why we don't throw rocks in the parking lot, why we shouldn't be yelling in the grocery store, and why we should listen to our parents; we cried, we hugged, and we prayed. (She cried more because "God is probably sad that I wasn't listening.")
Now she's sleeping soundly and I'm sitting on the couch........wondering what tomorrow will bring.
Deep breaths, counting, praying, silently screaming, and looking forward to 8PM got me through this day.
She's only 3, she's only 3, she's......about to be 4!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
Warnings, timeouts, a good old fashion scolding, and even a spank on the bottom......these had little affect compared to me saying, "Daddy Pops is going to be very disappointed to hear about your behavior today." Boy did the tears fall then!
When we got home, we talked about why we don't run in the parking lot, why we don't throw rocks in the parking lot, why we shouldn't be yelling in the grocery store, and why we should listen to our parents; we cried, we hugged, and we prayed. (She cried more because "God is probably sad that I wasn't listening.")
Now she's sleeping soundly and I'm sitting on the couch........wondering what tomorrow will bring.
3/17/10
Late or wait......
Well I'm telling on myself right now.
About 3 months ago, Kylie had an eye appt and everything looked great! We scheduled our next one for Wednesday, March 17 (today) at 8:10AM. Yeah I know that may sound a bit insane, but I am a morning person and I would rather be one of the first patients in so we don't have to WAIT!!! OK so what am I confessing? I woke up at 7:30 this morning! Ever since the time change I have not been able to wake up at the new time. Needless to say I had to call and reschedule considering we live in Ozark and the doctor's office is in Springfield and nobody was even remotely ready. *sigh*
New appt. time 10:00AM tomorrow. (I'm sure I'll be waiting, but at least I'll be on time. hehe)
About 3 months ago, Kylie had an eye appt and everything looked great! We scheduled our next one for Wednesday, March 17 (today) at 8:10AM. Yeah I know that may sound a bit insane, but I am a morning person and I would rather be one of the first patients in so we don't have to WAIT!!! OK so what am I confessing? I woke up at 7:30 this morning! Ever since the time change I have not been able to wake up at the new time. Needless to say I had to call and reschedule considering we live in Ozark and the doctor's office is in Springfield and nobody was even remotely ready. *sigh*
New appt. time 10:00AM tomorrow. (I'm sure I'll be waiting, but at least I'll be on time. hehe)
3/16/10
Here's What I Would Do......
I splurged today and bought Kylie The Princess and The Frog. :) She really likes it and if I go see it at the theater one more time I would have spent enough to own it anyways. LOL! When I picked Kylie up from school (for our regular hang out and watch a movie day) I showed her the movie that I got. She was beyond thrilled and talked about different parts of the movie. Then she pointed to each character and said a few things about them.
Here's my favorite thing she said:
Kylie - "If I were in the movie, I would tell this guy.....what's his name, mom?"
Me - "Um the shadow man???"
Kylie - "Yeah, I think so.....I would tell him that his shirt is too small and he really needs to get a bigger one. That's what I would do if I were in the movie."
LOL!!!
Here's my favorite thing she said:
Kylie - "If I were in the movie, I would tell this guy.....what's his name, mom?"
Me - "Um the shadow man???"
Kylie - "Yeah, I think so.....I would tell him that his shirt is too small and he really needs to get a bigger one. That's what I would do if I were in the movie."
LOL!!!
3/15/10
Things she remembers......
It blows my mind away the things that Kylie remembers. (And "doesn't". hahaha) She will randomly talk about things that happened last night, last week, and even last year. I'm not sure why she will be thinking about that particular event but it just cracks me up and worries me a bit. Kids really know how to put their parents on edge, live like someone is watching because SOMEONE is for sure.
So today she blew me away with this -
Kylie - "Mom that blue thing over there is from American Idol."
Me - "Huh?!" I have no idea what she is talking about. We were driving to the Post Office and there were buildings and cars but something from American Idol???
Kylie - "That BLUE thing OVEEEEEEER there!" hahahaha. Apparently I couldn't hear her so she says it more clearly and louder. :P
Me - "Oh, yeah it is!!! LOL!" I looked in the rearview mirror towards where her little finger is frantically pointing and I saw the blue FORD sign. :) Yep, that is from American Idol. She remebered a commericial that she had seen. :) Wow, what an observant little lady.
So today she blew me away with this -
Kylie - "Mom that blue thing over there is from American Idol."
Me - "Huh?!" I have no idea what she is talking about. We were driving to the Post Office and there were buildings and cars but something from American Idol???
Kylie - "That BLUE thing OVEEEEEEER there!" hahahaha. Apparently I couldn't hear her so she says it more clearly and louder. :P
Me - "Oh, yeah it is!!! LOL!" I looked in the rearview mirror towards where her little finger is frantically pointing and I saw the blue FORD sign. :) Yep, that is from American Idol. She remebered a commericial that she had seen. :) Wow, what an observant little lady.
3/13/10
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3, almost 4!
My daughter is DEFINITELY testing my patience! :P I do not like this part of parenting. hahaha. I'm getting worn down by this little girl and she isn't even in the double digits yet. HELP! hehe. From the moment we wake up (say around 6AM) to the time she is put to bed (8PM) she is pushing my buttons trying to see what she can possibly get away with. Grrrr.....
OK with that said, what cute little things did she say/do today, hmmmmmm....
Well she is trying to zip her pants by herself and couldn't find the zipper. "I can't find the zipper, HEY I found my leg!" She was feeling around for the zipper and could feel her bare leg through the hole. She cracks me up with her little experiences.
We took Gigi (my mom) around to do some errands and Kylie loves to do knock, knock jokes with her. She does really understand all of them and says, "Um that one doesn't really work for me, grandma." LOL!
Kylie is SUCH a talker and will excuse herself into any conversation, even when she doesn't have anything to say. "Excuse me, can I tell you something?" Sure Kylie what do you want to say? She will think about it for a minute and say, "I don't know. *shrug* What should I tell you?" hahaha.
I am typing this, it's been an hour after I put my daughter to bed and I can still hear her in her room. Oh the joys of parenting. tehe. Maybe I should go tell her a knock, knock joke. :)
OK with that said, what cute little things did she say/do today, hmmmmmm....
Well she is trying to zip her pants by herself and couldn't find the zipper. "I can't find the zipper, HEY I found my leg!" She was feeling around for the zipper and could feel her bare leg through the hole. She cracks me up with her little experiences.
We took Gigi (my mom) around to do some errands and Kylie loves to do knock, knock jokes with her. She does really understand all of them and says, "Um that one doesn't really work for me, grandma." LOL!
Kylie is SUCH a talker and will excuse herself into any conversation, even when she doesn't have anything to say. "Excuse me, can I tell you something?" Sure Kylie what do you want to say? She will think about it for a minute and say, "I don't know. *shrug* What should I tell you?" hahaha.
I am typing this, it's been an hour after I put my daughter to bed and I can still hear her in her room. Oh the joys of parenting. tehe. Maybe I should go tell her a knock, knock joke. :)
3/12/10
History repeats itself.....
As you can tell by now, I haven't really been blogging but I do have blog worthy stuff that I've put on myspace and facebook, so I've decided to post them on here, too. Today I actually got on myspace (it's been a LONG time) and I saw this blog that I had posted and looked at the date. It has been almost a year exactly and I had the same type of day. Oh geez........
Here it is:
March 22, 2009
Justice Jewlers would love some of this gold!
Today has been a day from down under. (And I'm not speaking of kangaroo country.) I love my daughter, but she got sent to bed an hour early tonight because I could not take one more second with her. I'm seriously going to freak out. I'm on the verge of screaming but typing a scream is not that fulfilling as the actual thing. (I just deleted it.) The actual scream might cause my neighbors to call the police. I'm quite surprised nobody did based on the noises coming from my apartment all day today. I'm soooooooo glad that I am sitting here in complete silence. I don't even have my TV on or any music. Ahhh, I love this sound; I never thought I would. Who would have thought.......silence really is golden?!
Here it is:
March 22, 2009
Justice Jewlers would love some of this gold!
Today has been a day from down under. (And I'm not speaking of kangaroo country.) I love my daughter, but she got sent to bed an hour early tonight because I could not take one more second with her. I'm seriously going to freak out. I'm on the verge of screaming but typing a scream is not that fulfilling as the actual thing. (I just deleted it.) The actual scream might cause my neighbors to call the police. I'm quite surprised nobody did based on the noises coming from my apartment all day today. I'm soooooooo glad that I am sitting here in complete silence. I don't even have my TV on or any music. Ahhh, I love this sound; I never thought I would. Who would have thought.......silence really is golden?!
A Note from March 13, 2009
Total "mom" story
So I've told a few people this story, but I felt as if I should share it with more.
Let me begin by saying, if I think Kylie is not listening to me I use her whole name-Kylie Michelle Johnsen. Well....
It was the night of the final Bachelor (of course I was glued to the TV wondering what the heck was happening) so Kylie was able to stay up past her bedtime.
During the show Kylie kept trying to get my attention; tugging on me, saying mom-aaaaaah, and finally in a loud voice Kylie says, "Momma Michelle Johnsen!"
Haaahaaha This made me chuckle.
So I've told a few people this story, but I felt as if I should share it with more.
Let me begin by saying, if I think Kylie is not listening to me I use her whole name-Kylie Michelle Johnsen. Well....
It was the night of the final Bachelor (of course I was glued to the TV wondering what the heck was happening) so Kylie was able to stay up past her bedtime.
During the show Kylie kept trying to get my attention; tugging on me, saying mom-aaaaaah, and finally in a loud voice Kylie says, "Momma Michelle Johnsen!"
Haaahaaha This made me chuckle.
It's my potty and I'll cry if I want to.....
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh! Ok I feel a little bit better now. hahahaha. My daughter is driving me absolutely insane tonight. I have lost count to how many times she has gotten up to "use" the bathroom. I'll be incredibly happy when this part is over and she can hold her pee like the rest of us. LOL! I know she wants to assert her independence of going to the bathroom when she wants but this is ridiculous. :P Oh well, worse things could be happening. I just had to scream silently. Night!
3/11/10
TV role playing
So Kylie loves her shows, as most kids do (I think). I let Kylie watch her shows, but sometimes I have to request the TV back for a few of MY shows (The Office reruns at 5:30 and The Bachelor at 7:00 which is over now.) and Kylie is welcome to watch if her little heart desires.
- Yesterday,
Kylie - I'm going to marry Colton (a kid at her school)
Me - Oh really?! (I don't really like her talking about that but I figure that would be my best response right then.)
Kylie - Yeah and Peyton. (Another boy from school.)
Me - Hmmmm.....(I wasn't sure what to say.)
Kylie - And Jake!
Me - Who's Jake? (I tried to picture this kid. I didn't know any Jakes at her school.)
Kylie - He's from your show MOM!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (She was talking about The Bachelor. tehe)
-This morning,
Kylie - I'll be Michael Scott and you be Dwight. You know from The Office.
Me - hahahahaha, OK.
I'm not sure why I had to be Dwight though, is she trying to tell me something. hahaha. :P
- Yesterday,
Kylie - I'm going to marry Colton (a kid at her school)
Me - Oh really?! (I don't really like her talking about that but I figure that would be my best response right then.)
Kylie - Yeah and Peyton. (Another boy from school.)
Me - Hmmmm.....(I wasn't sure what to say.)
Kylie - And Jake!
Me - Who's Jake? (I tried to picture this kid. I didn't know any Jakes at her school.)
Kylie - He's from your show MOM!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (She was talking about The Bachelor. tehe)
-This morning,
Kylie - I'll be Michael Scott and you be Dwight. You know from The Office.
Me - hahahahaha, OK.
I'm not sure why I had to be Dwight though, is she trying to tell me something. hahaha. :P
3/7/10
Interview with a 2 year old
A note from May 16, 2009
"What is your name?
Kylie Michelle Johnsen
When is your birthday?
here soon (She has been trying to make her birthday everyday so I tell her it will be here soon)
Are you a boy or girl?
Girl
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
No
What is mommy's name?
Shawna
What is daddy's name?
Daddy Pops (hahaha his name is Adam, but Kylie knows mine from work.)
Who is in the ARMY?
Uncle Adam
Who is in the Marines?
Gigi (hahaha the correct answer is Aunt Becca, not Grandma.)
How old are you?
3 (not yet but that's OK)
What do you like to do at school?
Play and run around
Who is your best friend?
Kynnace
Who lives in Texas?
Grandpa (Sorry Aurora, she knows you live there.)
How do you like to wear your hair?
In a braid
What is your favorite....
Color - pink
Movie - Shrek
Song - We were born for this (Actual title is Born For This by Paramore)
Toy - the Birthday Bear (She only sees this toy a few weeks in May and then it goes missing again. hehehe)
Food - chips and applesauce and water and sandwich (If you can't tell she was just telling me what we had for lunch. Actual favorites are macaroni and cheese, chicken, and pizza)
Outside activity - sliding again and again
Animal - a puppy
Book - when Adam and Eve were naughty and God sent them away from the garden....(We have been reading her bible before bedtime and she is very concerned about being sent away if she is naughty.)
Drink - water
"What is your name?
Kylie Michelle Johnsen
When is your birthday?
here soon (She has been trying to make her birthday everyday so I tell her it will be here soon)
Are you a boy or girl?
Girl
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
No
What is mommy's name?
Shawna
What is daddy's name?
Daddy Pops (hahaha his name is Adam, but Kylie knows mine from work.)
Who is in the ARMY?
Uncle Adam
Who is in the Marines?
Gigi (hahaha the correct answer is Aunt Becca, not Grandma.)
How old are you?
3 (not yet but that's OK)
What do you like to do at school?
Play and run around
Who is your best friend?
Kynnace
Who lives in Texas?
Grandpa (Sorry Aurora, she knows you live there.)
How do you like to wear your hair?
In a braid
What is your favorite....
Color - pink
Movie - Shrek
Song - We were born for this (Actual title is Born For This by Paramore)
Toy - the Birthday Bear (She only sees this toy a few weeks in May and then it goes missing again. hehehe)
Food - chips and applesauce and water and sandwich (If you can't tell she was just telling me what we had for lunch. Actual favorites are macaroni and cheese, chicken, and pizza)
Outside activity - sliding again and again
Animal - a puppy
Book - when Adam and Eve were naughty and God sent them away from the garden....(We have been reading her bible before bedtime and she is very concerned about being sent away if she is naughty.)
Drink - water
A couple of MOMents in my life
Aug. 2, 2009.
MOMent 1:
Kylie has been buckling herself into her carseat for the last month and sometimes she has difficulty depending on what kind of jacket she is wearing. Well, she needed some help this afternoon so I was 'patiently' helping her. :D It isn't too easy buckling someone from the front seat, but I was doing my darndest. I kept telling her to scoot her bottom back so I could buckle her and she was getting soooo frustrated. Then she worriedly said, 'MY BOTTOM IS GOING TO SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.' hahaha. I guess she was slowly scooting her pants down everytime she would scoot back.
MOMent 2:
This actually just happened a couple of minutes ago. First, let me say Kylie has been peeing in the potty chair for quite sometime now and knows when and where to go when she has to. So....Kylie was being lazy and peed in her pants at the table. Of course, she didn't tell me and I noticed her pants were wet and I asked her if she spilled water or peed on herself. 'I spilled,' she said with SUCH a look of guilt. I asked her again and told her if she was lying I was going to spank her bottom. Well, she told me it was water. I unfortunately, smelled it (for affect) and then told her to turn around. Kylie KNOWS what this phrase means and immediately covered her cheeks up with both hands. I told her to move her hands and Kylie decided to take this moment in time and tell me 'I LOVE YOU MOMMA, SOOOOO MUCH.' hahahaha, what a funny little girl. ( Just so you know, she still got spanked. :D )
This happened last night (June 27, 2009) and I knew I wanted to share it. I actually called my mom to tell her about this.
Kylie's bedtime is at 8PM and when we said good night I could hear her playing around in her room. I gave her about 15 minutes and then went in and told her to knock it off. THIS of course did not end the playing and she decided to add singing and laughing. So she had to get out of her bed and have time out. After time out I told her that if she didn't lay still she would be in time out until daddy came home and then he would be VERY disappointed. (She hates to make daddy sad.) Oddly enough she thought I was joking and decided to get out of her bed and knock on her door. I put her in time out in the hallway so that Adam would see her when he opened the front door. She cried and whined and begged and tried to convince me that she was soooooo sleepy. (hahahaha) I called Adam to see how close he was to being home and he wasn't close enough for me to listen to THAT for 25 minutes. So he got on to her over the phone, which is just as bad according to Kylie has she cried on the phone. I blew Kylie's nose and wiped her tears and then before she got back in her bed I asked her what her memory verse was. (Sidenote: Kylie learns a memory verse every week at school and Kylie loooooooves to show off things that she knows.) Kylie gave me the biggest smile and started "Children o......." But all of a sudden she stopped and put her head on my shoulder and started crying. Very gently I told Kylie to say her memory verse to me. So she whispered with tear filled eyes: "Children, obey your parents, in the Lord, for this is right." I asked her what that means and she told me "I have to lay down and go to sleep." (It was the sweetest thing ever because she actually was able to take a memory verse and apply it to her situation. She knows that obey means listen and she was reminded of that last night. I was proud of her and thankful for scripture.)
* I was doing the "daily cleaning of the purse", which means Kylie gets any nickels, dimes, and pennies that maybe gathered at the bottom. I handed her two Kylie sized handfuls of coins and she headed to her room to put them in her piggy bank. A minute later she came back in and said, "Mommy something is wrong with my pennies. They are white and have corn on them!" I had no idea what she was talking about so I looked over at her and she was holding up the dimes. hahahaha. :)
* This one just happened - Aug. 2, 2009. (tehe) Kylie kept telling me she was very hungry, practically starved I'm sure. So I finally gave in and warmed up some food (left over steak, mashed potatoes, and vegetables). While it was cooking she asked if she could have a pudding or something. Maybe after dinner I tell her. So she sits at her table and eats all her steak (which was really good) and then tells me she is done. Ummmmm.....nooooo you are going to eat ALL your food. Remember you were REALLY hungry?! She looks down at her plate and unhappily starts eating her vegetables. After a couple of bites she looks at me and says, "I need to go throw up in the toilet." LOL. Oh my gosh, I had to choke back my laughter. (And you know that was hard for me to do!!)
The joys of motherhood!!!!!!!!!
MOMent 1:
Kylie has been buckling herself into her carseat for the last month and sometimes she has difficulty depending on what kind of jacket she is wearing. Well, she needed some help this afternoon so I was 'patiently' helping her. :D It isn't too easy buckling someone from the front seat, but I was doing my darndest. I kept telling her to scoot her bottom back so I could buckle her and she was getting soooo frustrated. Then she worriedly said, 'MY BOTTOM IS GOING TO SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.' hahaha. I guess she was slowly scooting her pants down everytime she would scoot back.
MOMent 2:
This actually just happened a couple of minutes ago. First, let me say Kylie has been peeing in the potty chair for quite sometime now and knows when and where to go when she has to. So....Kylie was being lazy and peed in her pants at the table. Of course, she didn't tell me and I noticed her pants were wet and I asked her if she spilled water or peed on herself. 'I spilled,' she said with SUCH a look of guilt. I asked her again and told her if she was lying I was going to spank her bottom. Well, she told me it was water. I unfortunately, smelled it (for affect) and then told her to turn around. Kylie KNOWS what this phrase means and immediately covered her cheeks up with both hands. I told her to move her hands and Kylie decided to take this moment in time and tell me 'I LOVE YOU MOMMA, SOOOOO MUCH.' hahahaha, what a funny little girl. ( Just so you know, she still got spanked. :D )
This happened last night (June 27, 2009) and I knew I wanted to share it. I actually called my mom to tell her about this.
Kylie's bedtime is at 8PM and when we said good night I could hear her playing around in her room. I gave her about 15 minutes and then went in and told her to knock it off. THIS of course did not end the playing and she decided to add singing and laughing. So she had to get out of her bed and have time out. After time out I told her that if she didn't lay still she would be in time out until daddy came home and then he would be VERY disappointed. (She hates to make daddy sad.) Oddly enough she thought I was joking and decided to get out of her bed and knock on her door. I put her in time out in the hallway so that Adam would see her when he opened the front door. She cried and whined and begged and tried to convince me that she was soooooo sleepy. (hahahaha) I called Adam to see how close he was to being home and he wasn't close enough for me to listen to THAT for 25 minutes. So he got on to her over the phone, which is just as bad according to Kylie has she cried on the phone. I blew Kylie's nose and wiped her tears and then before she got back in her bed I asked her what her memory verse was. (Sidenote: Kylie learns a memory verse every week at school and Kylie loooooooves to show off things that she knows.) Kylie gave me the biggest smile and started "Children o......." But all of a sudden she stopped and put her head on my shoulder and started crying. Very gently I told Kylie to say her memory verse to me. So she whispered with tear filled eyes: "Children, obey your parents, in the Lord, for this is right." I asked her what that means and she told me "I have to lay down and go to sleep." (It was the sweetest thing ever because she actually was able to take a memory verse and apply it to her situation. She knows that obey means listen and she was reminded of that last night. I was proud of her and thankful for scripture.)
* I was doing the "daily cleaning of the purse", which means Kylie gets any nickels, dimes, and pennies that maybe gathered at the bottom. I handed her two Kylie sized handfuls of coins and she headed to her room to put them in her piggy bank. A minute later she came back in and said, "Mommy something is wrong with my pennies. They are white and have corn on them!" I had no idea what she was talking about so I looked over at her and she was holding up the dimes. hahahaha. :)
* This one just happened - Aug. 2, 2009. (tehe) Kylie kept telling me she was very hungry, practically starved I'm sure. So I finally gave in and warmed up some food (left over steak, mashed potatoes, and vegetables). While it was cooking she asked if she could have a pudding or something. Maybe after dinner I tell her. So she sits at her table and eats all her steak (which was really good) and then tells me she is done. Ummmmm.....nooooo you are going to eat ALL your food. Remember you were REALLY hungry?! She looks down at her plate and unhappily starts eating her vegetables. After a couple of bites she looks at me and says, "I need to go throw up in the toilet." LOL. Oh my gosh, I had to choke back my laughter. (And you know that was hard for me to do!!)
The joys of motherhood!!!!!!!!!
See ya later, alligator
A Note from Aug. 25, 2009
If you have not had the pleasure of meeting my daughter (or just see us at Walmart hahaha) then let me tell you - this girl is a talker! And I can't even think of why that would be. hehehe Kylie says all kinds of things and I wanted to share a couple that was on my mind. Just for chuckles.
I was dropping my mother off at her apartment and we were just sitting in the car talking/laughing for a minute. Somebody walked past our car and went into the building. As the person opened the door and walked in Kylie got wide eyed and said, 'Grandma, somebody just went into your home!' :D
We are visiting some friends and the girls were playing in the bedroom. Kylie's friend started crying and Kylie was trying to talk. Kylie came running into the living room and said, 'I can't hear my mouth speaking. She's being too loud.' (Oh geez.) hahaha
We were driving home and Kylie was singing a sweet little tune in the backseat. So I asked her what sweet song she was singing. 'Oh it's about an alligator biting people.' LOL. (Oh my! hahaha)
If you have not had the pleasure of meeting my daughter (or just see us at Walmart hahaha) then let me tell you - this girl is a talker! And I can't even think of why that would be. hehehe Kylie says all kinds of things and I wanted to share a couple that was on my mind. Just for chuckles.
I was dropping my mother off at her apartment and we were just sitting in the car talking/laughing for a minute. Somebody walked past our car and went into the building. As the person opened the door and walked in Kylie got wide eyed and said, 'Grandma, somebody just went into your home!' :D
We are visiting some friends and the girls were playing in the bedroom. Kylie's friend started crying and Kylie was trying to talk. Kylie came running into the living room and said, 'I can't hear my mouth speaking. She's being too loud.' (Oh geez.) hahaha
We were driving home and Kylie was singing a sweet little tune in the backseat. So I asked her what sweet song she was singing. 'Oh it's about an alligator biting people.' LOL. (Oh my! hahaha)
Just call me Dr. Mom
A Note from Dec. 12, 2009
Kylie had her eye surgery and now it's my turn to be doctor and give her eye drops two times a day. hahaha, now the fun begins, have you ever tried to put eye drops in a child's eyes?! Last night before I even got the drops out I was telling her, 'OK tonight I am going to put some eye drops in your eyes and they are.....' Kylie - 'going to surprise me.' Me- 'Oh, did the doctor put some in your eyes already at the hospital?!' Kylie- 'No, I just know.' LOL! Works for me. :)
I laid Kylie down to put the drops in and she had her eyes open and I got one drop in and I asked her to open her eyes so I could put a drop in the other one. Kylie said, 'I can't it's still surprising me right now.' hahaha
This morning it was time for the eye drop fun again. :P Kylie now knows what to expect and she tries to cooperate as much as she can. She laid herself down but her eyes were tightly closed. I said, 'Kylie you gotta open your eyes so I can get the drops in.' She says, 'You gotta open them, momma.' hahahaha, she couldn't make herself open her eyes.
OK four more days of this. :) (Luckily, it really isn't too bad because I know where to drop the medicine on the eyelid and it will go in when the eye is eventually opened. tehe)
Kylie had her eye surgery and now it's my turn to be doctor and give her eye drops two times a day. hahaha, now the fun begins, have you ever tried to put eye drops in a child's eyes?! Last night before I even got the drops out I was telling her, 'OK tonight I am going to put some eye drops in your eyes and they are.....' Kylie - 'going to surprise me.' Me- 'Oh, did the doctor put some in your eyes already at the hospital?!' Kylie- 'No, I just know.' LOL! Works for me. :)
I laid Kylie down to put the drops in and she had her eyes open and I got one drop in and I asked her to open her eyes so I could put a drop in the other one. Kylie said, 'I can't it's still surprising me right now.' hahaha
This morning it was time for the eye drop fun again. :P Kylie now knows what to expect and she tries to cooperate as much as she can. She laid herself down but her eyes were tightly closed. I said, 'Kylie you gotta open your eyes so I can get the drops in.' She says, 'You gotta open them, momma.' hahahaha, she couldn't make herself open her eyes.
OK four more days of this. :) (Luckily, it really isn't too bad because I know where to drop the medicine on the eyelid and it will go in when the eye is eventually opened. tehe)
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