First, this comic strip cracks me up (click on to view larger) ...who got into my brain...or rather, Justin's?____________________
Second...- we have 3 Kelly's in our life - which can, at times, be very confusing
1. Kelly our sitter
2. Kelly our neighbor in our old house
3. Kelly our new neighbor that is Ella's friend
So, we have to have ways of figuring out which Kelly we mean, especially Ella. So she's gotten into the habit of referring to them as:
1. Ethan and Kelly
2. Kelly with Gavin in our old house
3. Kelly our neighbor that lives next door to Joey
this is all good and fine until you try to work more than one Kelly into a sentence or conversation. Like on Monday -
Me: Ella, Kelly is sick today so you and Si are staying home with me.
Ella: Which Kelly?
Me: Ethan and Kelly
Ella: Can I play with Kelly my neighbor next door to Joey since Ethan and Kelly are sick?
Me: Maybe
Ella: Can you call Kelly my neighbor next door to Joey's mom and tell her Ethan and Kelly are sick and so I can play with Kelly my neighbor but not the Kelly and Gavin Kelly?
The problem is that once we've already established the Kelly we are talking about, she still needs to refer to them that way - adding about 500 more words to our conversation...
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Third:
A few more Ella words:
"Mom, I can hear my heart beeping!"
"Can I have some gasoline for me lips?" - um, I think Vasoline would be a little better...
Ella and Si are playing on my bed while I am getting ready in the morning. They hide and pull the sheets and covers up over them on Justin's side of the bed (which he had vacated hours before) - Ella yells "eeehhhh, it smells like Dad under here!" Welcome to my world little girl...
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Which brings me to Four:
Justin and I differ a bit on what the kids should be getting into around the house - messing stuff up, getting into stuff that makes a mess, etc. Example: he hates when Si gets into the diapers, but it keeps Si occupied for a long time when he does. And yesterday when they were totally destroying my bed after I had already made it I started to say, "hey don't do that, I just made the bed" BUT then I figured it's keeping them happy for 10/15/20 minutes and it will take me 30 seconds to remake - sounds like a good trade-off. So this is my new rule (at least when Justin isn't around): If it occupies them for longer than it takes me to clean up (and clean up is less than 5 minutes), have at it!
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And FIVE: a couple pictures of bath time
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