E's 3 Year Old Interview

How old are you?  "I 3.  My birthday was at Chocolate World. (She continues on to name all the guests.) There was all the people go on Chocolate World ride."

What is your favorite color?  "Pink. What's your favorite color?  What's Daddy's favorite color?  What's Lauren like?  Probably her like green."

What is your favorite animal? "A unicorn, a rabbit.  What's your favorite animal?  What's Daddy's favorite color?  What's Daddy's favorite animal?  We have to ask what he likes.  Probably he say, 'I like snakes.'"

What is your favorite book? "Waterslide." (no idea what she is referring to) "I have lots of books upstairs.  It's a library.  No, it's a school."

What's your favorite tv show? "Drake Josh.  What's your favorite TV show?  What's Daddy's favorite show?  I like to watch that with my daughter.  What's my friend's name?"

What's your favorite movie? "Drake Josh.  What's your favorite movie?  I LIKE THAT, TOO!"

What's your favorite song? "ABC's.  What's your favorite song?  Why you laughing, Momma?"

What's your favorite food? "Candy!"

What's your favorite drink? "Milk.  And juice! What's your favorite drink?  What's Daddy's favorite drink?  Daddy likes coffee."

What's your favorite breakfast food? "Dinosaur eggs." (oatmeal with dinosaur eggs in it)

What's your favorite snack?  "Fruit snacks. What's your favorite snack?  Your favorite snack is coffee and cookies."

What is your favorite outfit?  "Violet's shirt (seen here). What's your favorite dress?"

What's your favorite game?  "Hi, Ho, Cherry-O."

What's your favorite toy? "Cowie!"

Who is your best friend? "Everest!"

What is your favorite thing to do? "Play with my mom!"

What is your favorite thing to do outside? "I like to play with Mutti outside. Or play ball."

What's your favorite holiday? "Easter bunny.  I like Easter bunny.  I like Santa!  What's your favorite holiday?"

What do you like to take to bed at night?  "Cowie!"

Where is your favorite place to go? "Five Stone! And Let's Pretend!  Those are my favorite places!"

What is your favorite restaurant?  "Five Guys.  I like Five Guys!"

Where do you want to go on vacation? "To the beach!  I go to beach with you, Dadda, and D!"

What do you want to be when you grow up? "A cat.  I want to play with Bean.  Momma, what you like to wear?"

Idea and questions from Lansdowne Life

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Play Time 2.0

Play time looks different now.

On one side, E (with lipstick on) playing in her corn sensory bin.  Nannie gave us the extra corn after she made this bin for E's friend X.  There is nothing better for a tired, un-creative momma then practically getting a sensory bin handed to you!

I added some calico corn (sorry, but I don't like the term Indiana corn) that we could pull off of the cob, tweezers, spoons, containers to scoop and pour.  We talked about sounds.  Dropping the corn back into the bin sounds like popcorn popping or rain.

This was a great afternoon of fine motor practice.

Meanwhile, D was on my other side exploring his play mat.

Life is so much better now.

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January

All I can do is bullet points, because who knows when the kids will wake up.  No pictures, sorry.  I can't think in complete thoughts most of the time anyway.  I actually had to THINK about who had the right of way while I was driving the other day.  A split second thought to something that usually comes to us naturally and I realize how much my life has changed (or how little I am sleeping).

• D is a joy.  He is gassy and has silent reflux and diaper rash.  He needs to be in almost constant motion on his bad days just to stop him from screaming.  BUT.  We are all eating him up (literally) and enjoying getting to know him.  He has started to smile and coo on his good days which just about makes up for everything.
  
• I am constantly looking from E to D and wondering, "How was she ever this little?  How did she get so big?  Who will he be when he is 3?"
  
• E's independence and humor astounds me.  When I have someone who is now depending on me for every little thing, the sound of her opening the cabinet to get her own snack and a bowl makes me want to sing a song of celebration.  She makes me laugh intentionally and unintentionally.  She is so FUNNY.  And patient.  She is so patient with how much I ask her to wait now, tell her I can't do things because D needs this and that.  She is amazing and I love her even more now.
  
• V feels closer and further away at the same time.  Sometimes I feel like she is here with us because our family feels complete and other times her absence takes all the air out of the room

And that's it.  They are both waking up simultaneously.  Impressive!  

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