Spankin' Reindeer

Lena (3) calls to me as I'm doing the dishes: "Mom, Micah's crawling up the stairs!!"

I wasn't too worried. Micah is 15 months old and has mastered the stair very well. As I dried my hands off, so that I could go bring him down stairs again, I heard a loud 'slap' and then a cry from Micah. Looking at me with a guilty look on her face from the top of the stairs, Lena assures me that she didn't do it. Unfortunately for Lena, Micah had a hand print on his bare back as evidence. Oops...Busted! Needless to say Lena had to sit in her naughty spot for awhile. When her time was up she apologized to Micah and came to me sobbing: "But Mom, I thought he was a reindeer...*sob*...a spankin' reindeer...*sniffle*.

"A spankin' reindeer!? Are you telling me stories Lena?"

She looked at me, tried her best not to, but started to giggle: "Teehe, yeah mom."

I still don't know why she hit him but she sure came up with an interesting story while she was in time-out.

Off to Eat Candy

I enlisted my 7 year old son to help fold diapers with me...He was not too thrilled.

"Why do I have to do this?", he whined.

I quickly told him that someday when he is married and has a baby of his own he'll know exactly what to do and then he can help his wife fold diapers.

Thinking for a moment, he then replied, "I'm not doing THAT! I'll just tell my wife that I have to go to work and then I'll go and eat candy!"

Message to my future daughter-in-law: I'M TRYING...REALLY, I AM!

Is She Having a Baby?

I feared that Thea, my 5 year old, had strep throat so I took her to the doctor for a check up. As usual my other kids joined us (we always travel in groups...lol!) We don't go to the doctor very often so this was very exciting for them. Last time the kids were exposed to the inside of a doctor's office was when I was pregnant with Micah over a year ago and took the kids along to my midwife visits.

As Thea climbed onto the table to be examined by the doctor, Lena, my 3 year old, whispers to me: "Mommy, does Thea have a baby in her tummy?"

Poor Thea's face!!! A mixture of shock and sheer terror!!!