Thoughts from a Little Girl, Part 1

I've realized that I should start writing down all of the fun/ adorable/ frustrating/ hilarious/ insightful things that come out of our little girl before I lose every brain cell and forget them all. Truly, there is probably something every day, but some of it is gone from my memory before I can even repeat to Sean, much less write it down.

Still, I think it's worth giving it a shot.

Regular readers will remember that conversations with Caroline started LONG ago - she is quite the talker (and well known for it around the grater DC area, too). It has been so much fun to see her go from this to now. Can only imagine that it gets funnier from here.

So... to start off, a few stories from recent conversations with Caroline.

Yogurt Confessions (sitting at the dinner table with Mommy)

CEC: Mommy, what did Caroline do with her yogurt?
Mommy (remembering that she had yogurt in her lunch at school): I don't know Caroline... What did Caroline do with her yogurt?
CEC: Did...she... pour it on the floor?
Mommy: Oh No Caroline! Did she pour it on the floor?
CEC (emphatically): Yes.
Mommy: Oh Caroline, that is not nice. We don't pour our yogurt on the floor!
CEC: Sara (one of her teachers) have to clean it up.
Mommy: We need to say, "I'm sorry Sara, for pouring yogurt on the floor."
CEC: Pooooooorrrr Saaarrraaa....


*I should note that this confession was completely unprompted and came out of the blue! We reported the above to Sara the next day, and sure enough, Caroline had poured her yogurt on the floor. The only part of the story needing correction was that Sara and Caroline had to clean it up. We love Sara :-)


Baby in the Backseat (riding in the car - aka "Caroline car" on the way home from school)

CEC: When our baby comes, our baby will sit in the backseat with Caroline
Mommy and Daddy: That's right! Will you help take care of our baby in the back seat?
CEC: We have to share.

*No idea where this one came from either. We've talked about sharing her room, her crib, her toys, and lots about her helping - but the car, she brought up on her own. Maybe she just realizes that from here on out, sharing is the name of the game.

Hmmm... that sounds familiar

*We have started to hear things that we say coming out of the mouth of our child (note to self: watch EVERYTHING you say). Some of our favorites:

CEC (riding down the road, pointing at signs): Do you see the letters mommy?
Mommy: I do see the letters!
CEC: That's a good eye! Mommy, say, "That's a good eye Caroline!"
*Variations on this theme abound. Mommy or Daddy, letters, birds, clouds, airplanes are all interchangeable in the scenario.

CEC (playing with toys): Daddy, do you want to go outside?
Daddy:
CEC: Is that a great idea Daddy? That's a great idea!

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Part-tay with the Polsons

This weekend, while Daddy was doing his annual Fantasy Football Draft thing in a land far far away (I think Sterling, VA), Caroline and Mommy headed up to Germantown to celebrate our friend Dani's 3rd birthday.

To say that CEC was excited would be the understatement of the year. Granted, Mommy had been hyping the party for a week, but once she realized that birthday=cake (sometime back around Grandmom's birthday in July), it wasn't a hard sell.

That, and she really idolizes Dani. Remember, this is the same little girl who, back in January, convinced Caroline that this was cool.

After a nearly record setting 3 hour nap (at home. for the second day in a row. it's a miracle!), we put on our party clothes, grabbed a snack and headed out. In addition to much singing and story telling, the repeated dialogue in the car went something like this:

CEC: Mommy, we going to Dani's house

Mommy: Yes, we are!

CEC: We bring a birthday to Dani [pretty sure she means a present, since Dani had the birthday part all wrapped up on her own].

We say, "Thank you Dani!"

Mommy: Well, that will be nice - we will thank her for inviting us!

CEC: I say, "Hi, I'm Caroline. I two years old!"

Something about the whole thing melts my heart even thinking about it. She is getting to be so... grown up. And sweet. Excited about the party and planning what she was going to say when she got there and met her new friends.

Ah, if only I could bottle it and bring it back out when she's 13. But who knows? Maybe we'll be lucky :)

There were 12 (yes, a whole dozen) kids there, all under 4 years old. If that doesn't make for chaos, I don't know what does. I should note though, it was the BEST kind of chaos you could imagine. Despite the rain outside, the Polsons were excellent hosts and there was plenty of playtime inside. Crafty Adele even had a project for the kids - check out the photos below for evidence of the beautiful personalized crowns!

The birthday girl blows the candles!

Lots of cake eating

Checking out Barbie

They had a Moon Bounce!

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Big Girl Bed, Here We Come

Hooray!

In preparation for Baby Sesame's arrival, Caroline is getting her very own big girl bed.

She.is.so.excited.

We took her with us a few times to look for them, which has only heightened her excitement. Unfortunately, the bed we ultimately picked out had to be ordered, which is putting the whole transition on hold for the next few weeks.

Here it is (with the trundle, which will also be hers):

One tricky thing - when asked, she insists that it is green... or green and white. So off we go to buy some green sheets!

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