This entry was started months ago. The Baby was still in diapers. Big Brother was just about to turn 7. Girlface wasn't yet riding a two wheeler. A lot has changed. We'll start with The Baby who takes adorable to a whole new level.
I don't have to go pee.
It's time to try.
He sits. He pees. And then he looks up at me and says: You were right.
Me (in total shock): Whaaaaaa?
The Baby: You were right and I was wrong.
I was saying Hi, The Baby informs me after he'd opened a kitchen window.
Who are you saying Hi to?
The trees. Oh, of course.
Molly is cleaning my hands, The Baby says. Oh boy. Molly is the dog.
Look, mom, The Baby says.
I can't, honey. My eyes are on the road.
You can see the road from my window.
I am hungry, The Baby says in robot staccato.
You are a robot. You do not require food, Jim replies in the same robot voice.
He's in love with robots, though.
What's will my pup pup grow up to be, mom? Maybe a robot like me. Yeah.
My diaper is like a potty, The Baby informs me.
And he's still obsessed with his penis.
My penis is touching me, The Baby says.
My penis is looking at me, The Baby claims as I'm changing his diaper.
My penis is cold, The Baby tells me after coming inside.
And he still sucks his thumb.
I'm not sucking my thumb because there are police officers over there, The Baby informed me.
Girlface actually doesn't say much.
The Baby, you forgot to find me! I was in the closet! Girlface wails. It's risky playing hide and seek with a 3 year old. We found him in the kitchen happily eating.
Mom, do you want to see my picture. It's Queen Girlface, she says. See? My girl does not do princesses. She knows who's really important.
Big Brother, you are asking me to do three different projects and I can't keep up with that. I'm going to have an anxiety attack.
Girlface pipes up: And then she'll run away from home.
Big Brother is actually kind of fun to talk to these days. He's at the edge of the age of reason. And he gets along better with his sister now.
She's fun now that she's five, mom, Big Brother says.
Don't put the peppers in your nose or on your face; put them in your mouth.
A mouth is part of your face, mom, Big Brother says.
Now Big Brother, what are you NOT going to do [to your siblings]? I ask.
Boss them around and spank them. Good boy.
There's only one adult here, Big Brother says.
Who? Where?
Right there. You.
I'm an adult? How do you know that?
Because your legs are bigger. Oh, of course.
I can get a car when I'm 16, Big Brother explains.
Oh, how are you going to do that?
You can buy it for me.
Um, how about you save your money and buy it yourself?
Meh. (Seriously, he said "Meh.")
And here's why I dread the day he gets a license ...
That was dangerous, we hear Big Brother squeal from the backyard. A few minutes later, he came over and explains to us that he rode his Big Wheel down the slide. So we went back to watch this spectacle. I saw one ride down the slide and said: Let's make that the last time.
Jim's response? Let me give you a tip, buddy. Keep your center of gravity low, lean back a little.
A joke from Big Brother: Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get a pickle.
Molly chewed this one, Big Brother says.
That's what happens when we leave our toys on the floor.
NO. We can change her into a frog.
How about we just pick up our toys?
Nooooo.
I've never been 7 before, Big Brother says.
1 comment:
Glad to see your post and know the kiddos are just as entertaining as always. Love Owen's remark that you can see the road from his window...just to stinking cute!
Donna
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