Picky clothes, Tenten, and Dirty Apples

Me: Molly please come pick up your clothes in the living room.
Daddy Toddler: I'll do it.  I'm the one who told her to take her pajamas off in there.
Me: No, Molly needs to do it.
Molly: Daddy can do it.  They don't care who puts them away.


I love when Lucy Toddler asks to play "tenten" (pretend).  So cute :-)

Molly (looking at a B2 flying in for an airshow): That's not a real plane.  I think it's just a kite with no tail.

Molly was imitating Pingu.
Me: Are you making noises like Pingu does?
Molly: Yes mom... that's how he communicates!


Lucy (quite distressed and wringing her shirt): Oh no, my apples are dirty.
Me:  Sweetie, you haven't been eating any apples.
Lucy (lifts up shirt): No, my apples are dirty!
I realized then that she meant her nipples.

Lucy sings "I've got a Diamond, Yeah!"

If she's this excited about diamonds now, I feel sorry for her future admirers ;-)

Just to be clear, she was excited about a puzzle piece shaped like a diamond.  I don't give my 2 year old jewelry ;-)

Science, Math, and Reading, Toddler Style

Science:
Molly Toddler and I were talking about the impending arrival of baby #3. She was trying to get her head around how a baby could fit in my tummy if it was as big as one of her dolls.

Me (gesturing): The baby will be about this tall. But she has to be curled to fit in my tummy. So when she comes out, she'll like to snuggle in a little ball.

Molly: Oh. So that's why your tummy is so round.

Me: Yes, that's a great observation!

Molly: Yeah... I'm such a scientist!

Math:

I was changing Lucy Toddler's diaper, and she said "I want a cup". I gave her one of the green cups in the bathroom, and she said "no, I want TWO cups". I gave her the other one, and she's says "Look! It's two cups!" and then proceeds to happily speak to them in Lucy-ese or a minute or so. I was impressed by her counting :-)

Reading:

Molly has memorized the entire narration for the "Monster at the End of this Book" iPad app. When we found the book at the library, she HAD to borrow it. Presenting a dramatic reading:

Toddler Highlights 2/16/12

You know Lucy Toddler is a second child because when we caught her in the middle of this, Daddy Toddler and I both went for our cameras:

Why yes, that is an entire cube of butter...

Molly: Mommy, did you know that faces are different shapes?

Me: Sure.

Molly: I have a circle face, you have a oval face, and Grandma has a triangle face.

Me: What about papa?

Molly: Umm... he has an oval face like you.

While wearing a wool coat, I accidentally shocked Molly.

Molly: Mom! That hurt. It was ex-static electricity!

Lucy was using the potty at Target last week.

Me (trying to encourage her): Can you show me how you can peepee in the potty?

Lucy got this mischievous look on her face and deliberately squeezed her legs together for a moment.

Lucy (stops squeezing, looks down, looks back at me): Peek-A-Boo!

It was all I could do to not roll around laughing on the bathroom floor. Luckily I held it together, because that particular game of peek-a-boo was not something she needs to think is funny.

Toddler #3 28 Week Ultrasound

If you'd like to a sneak peak of baby number 3 and have plenty of time to spare, here are videos of the ultrasound! :-)

Toddler Highlights 2/5/12

Me (while driving, to both girls): I love you.

Lucy: I love you too Mommy!

I love that she not only says "I love you" back, she makes the sentence more complicated.

Molly (during the same drive): Mom! There's a "Silent E" on my shirt.

Me: That's right. You should show your teacher.

Molly: Yeah, I don't think she knows about "Silent E"s...

I recently downloaded "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". They were well received, and are now frequently requested. However, Molly some amusing interpretations of the lyrics.

Molly (listening to Good Golly Miss Molly): Mom, I think this song was about me when I was two.

Me: Why?

Molly: Because he is singing about when I was "short like a ball".

Me (singing): Lucy in the Sky with Diii-aaaamonds.

Molly: Um mom, I thought it was Lucy in the Sky with Diapers.

An Unusual Education

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Burping is an art form in my family. My mom's brother is especially adept, and the skill has been passed down through the generations. I was telling Molly about how I helped her Uncle Ryan hone his burping skills, when she got very upset.

Molly: NO mom. People just DON'T teach anyone how to do that.

Me: Why not?

Molly: It's bad manners.

Me: But some people think it's funny. Burps are kind of bad manners, but they're also funny sometimes.

Molly (giving me a teenage worthy "look"): Mom... I think there's something wrong with you...