It was just me and her tonight, Scott had to work late. The evening started off with picking up Angelica from school. I brought along some water and raisins for her to attack the "I'm hungry/thirsty" whining from the get-go.
We get home, snuggle, watch a couple YouTube episodes of Hopla (which is probably the most boring cartoon ever, but Angelica's latest obsession) and then she played Elmo's Keyboard-o-Rama (on SesameStreet.org) while I cooked dinner. That game impressed the heck out of her. She found a few letters she liked and kept pressing them over and over again, yelling, "Look, a K for Kite!" or "Look, and L for Lollipop!" and a couple of others.
We had pasta for dinner and afterward we danced like fools to the LazyTown soundtrack. And when I mean, danced like fools, I mean, danced until I was exhausted, panting and sweaty. And we both were laughing. That lead to chasing each other up and down the hall, "marching", and "sleeping"...she got her pillow and blanket and laid them out in the hall and insisted I "sleep" next to her. Fake snoring and all. Then she'd say, "Okay, it's wake up time," tell me to get up and follow her, and we'd repeat. Dance. March. Sleep. March. Dance. March. Sleep. So much fun. One of the times we were "sleeping", she even gave me one of her extra loveys because I didn't have one.
At one point, she made my LIFE. She grabbed my Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred video, pointed to Jillian and said, "Look, Mommy, that's like YOU!" Jillian Michaels I am not, but if my toddler thinks I am, then I must be doing something right!
She followed that up by ripping off her diaper, bending over, pulling apart her cheeks and farting. And then laughing hysterically. No idea where she learned that. (Dear 14 year old Angelica, if you're reading this: Sorry, but mom's gotta have SOME embarrassing stories to scare off future boyfriends!)
As I was filling up the bathtub for her, she was playing peek-a-boo with me with the bedroom door across the hall, and at one point, opened it up, said, "Look, Mommy! I have something for you!" And then proceeded to pee all over the floor. (Again: 14 year old Angelica -- apologies for the embarrassment!) This is why potty training isn't working so great right now. She thinks pee is funny.
In the bathtub, she sat on her plastic sailboat and said, "Oops! I have a boat in my butt!" She also took the cup I keep in there for rinsing her hair and threw water in my face repeatedly, and when she was done with that, stood up, pretended to hit her head on the wall and yelled "Ouch! It hurts me!" And laughed.
We finished up with PJs and storytime, hugs and kisses and now I'm listening to her slowly drifting off to sleep over the monitor with sides that ache from laughing so hard at all the fun we had. I would not have traded a moment of tonight for anything. This girl is pure magic.
(Zero meltdowns/tantrums tonight, too. Awesome.)
5 comments:
Sounds like an awesome night! (Well, except for the peeing on the floor.) I was smiling just reading that post. I love this age and all of the fun we can have with them. Sure, the tantrums are horrible, but the fun times are SO MUCH fun! We have been having some pretty good days here lately too. Maybe the barometric pressure is different this week, or the moon is lined up just right, I don't know. LOL
The farting though? I don't know about all of that. ;-)
I laughed so hard when I read that farting section! I'm scared for my daughter given her Daddy (and uncle) think farting is the funniest thing ever! I know, I know... I married a guy with the maturity of a 5 year old. hahaha
Glad you had such a great night. I can't wait for those moments.
LeeAnn -- I had to laugh at the peeing on the floor because seriously? She said "I have something for you!" and then did it. I'm so glad you're having such a great time with Rylie and Bryce lately too...maybe the evil that was in the water has dissipated :)
Heather -- (Re: the husbands with 5 year old maturity levels) No worries, you and me both :) I just about died laughing when she did it! You will most definitely have your share of fun times right around the corner!
Isn't it wonderful to have a night of just you and her like that. It sounded like so much fun. I don't get too many of those around our house since there are 6 in total.
I bet she had the best time with all your attention on her. I love to play silly stuff with my daughter like that!
Between the picture of her with a finger up her nose, spreading her cheeks and farting and peeing on the floor you have all the ammunition you will need to keep her under your thumb through all the teenage years.:-)
One thing about the peeing on the floor-she was aware she had to pee, and she did it on command which means she could be potty trained if she decided she wanted to be. But, if she thinks wizzing on the rug is fun you have an even bigger problem to solve. Good luck with that one.
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