You're cute...

Me: "You're cute Evie. You know that?"

Evie: "Yeah."

Me: "Do you know what that means?"

Evie: "No."

Me: "That means you can get away with a lot."

Evie: "Yeah..."

Confessions of a mother

I am embarrassed to say I cannot recall the channels I used to like to watch but I can easily "dial" Noggin without having to thinking about it.

I have worn the same pants to work (with said toothpaste spot from Evie's hands) 3X's now... I need to go to the dry cleaner.

I have been known to share Evie's sippy-cup of water when in the car or shopping. I get thirsty!

I let Evie play with my make-up this morning as a distraction while I poured coffee/got ready. I was impressed at her putting on blusher and her attempt at using the eye lash curler. I also suddenly got very nervous that maybe she'll be one of those girls...

I read "Snow White" to Evie last night. Apparently I owned an abridged version when I was a kid and my mom passed it down to me. God what a horrible story. I could barely trudge through it and by the end.. Evie seemed to enjoy pointing out the characters. I hid the book in the back of the book case.

I have turned into one of those people who picks up a toy to entertain Evie in the store... and then sticks in back on a random shelf when she seems to have lost interest. I can't believe I have done this - I hate those people!

I have let Evie eat grapes at the grocery store before weighing and buying them. Again, I cannot believe I have done this but she WAILS for grapes if I pick them up... and I only did it once. OK, twice... I sneak them in the cart every chance I get...

Two: Stats

Just went in for our 2-year-old check-up this morning.

Height: 35 & 3/4" tall (altho mom and dad's kitchen wall measuring wall disputes this and says she is a wee bit smaller).
Weight: 29 lbs and 14 oz
Teeth: 2 year old molars are on their way in in the bottom.
Anything new?: • Turns out she has allergies... we can give her Zyrtec or Clariton!
• She can start fluoride toothpaste
• We need to start putting her on the potty after waking, before bed and before baths
(Evie already enjoys sitting, wiping and throwing paper in the trash! lol)
• We need to ditch the pacifiers! (no more Paps! Arg!)

The doctor gave me a questionaire to fill-out while she waited... some of the many things a 2-year-old is anticipated to do at this time include:
• Hold a spoon to eat (see photos of yogurt)
• Speak 2 word phrases (she says 3 or more fairly often)
• Play with friends (does taking things count?)
• Draw in circles (ok, even the doctor admitted this was a 3-year-old activity. Evie scribbles)
• Eat well-balanced meals?
• How much TV a day does she watch? (She asks this a day after a rainy Sunday afternoon)
• Run? Crawl up/down laders?
• Go up and down stairs with no help?
• Obey 2-part directions?
• Obey when mom says "no"? (I mean, really? She's two.)

I think its funny we never discussed what makes a good bedtime or when we should switch to a bed. The doctor also tells me to let Ecie decide when she's ready to potty-train and yet I am supposed to start pushing it. Lastly, get rid of the PAPS? Are you kidding me? I finally found a way to calm her down and now I hafta thro away the cheat-cheat? ;-)




birthday morning cupcake

Two!!!

Evie turns two tomorrow.
Two on the second... her Golden Birthday.
I can hardly believe it. She's so big and still so little all at the same time.
WOW.
I'll post more.


Shhh! Its a cupcake surprise! I can hardly wait to hear her reaction when she wakes up....