A Conversation

Teah and Mommy looking at pictures:
Mommy says: "Teah, look at this picture. Who's that?"
Teah says: "Mommy and Teah"
Mommy says: "What's Teah doing?"
Teah says: "Holding mommy's tummy"
Mommy says: "What's in mommy's tummy?"
Teah says: "A baby!"
Mommy says: "That's right. Teah's baby brother"
Teah says, while patting mommy's tummy:

"Get big baby. Get big"

Preparing for Baby.

Well, we've been preparing more and more for the new baby and Teah says some pretty hilarious things.

Lately I've been trying to help Teah to understand nursing, since she has numerous books that talk about bottles of milk and her baby dolls drink from their bottles of milk. So, I told her that mommies make milk and they don't need bottles to feed babies. That day when I got the milk out of the fridge, Teah said, "Mommy make milk". I told her that mommy didn't make that milk and that milk came from a cow. Teah said, "like Blue farmer". She was referring to an episode of Blue's Room where they milk a cow. She was right - it was exactly like that! Amazing the things they understand.

Teah has a great book called "I'm a Big Sister" that she loves to read. After we read it, I told her that Teah was going to be a big sister when the baby comes. Teah said, "Want baby to come". I told her that we had to wait for the baby to get bigger in mommy's tummy. So, she said, "Baby get big, baby get big, baby get big", as if she was willing the baby to get bigger :)

Little Miss Independent

Boy is Teah getting big! Yesterday we had a great time going out to dinner and then to the bookstore as a family. We try to give Teah a lot of advance notice before leaving and something exciting to try to get to, but sometimes she's not so good when leaving a fun place. Anyway, we were able to get her to walk out of the bookstore last night, but when she got just outside the door she decided to stop and didn't want to go. Well, it was freezing cold and we were getting in people's way, so Robert scooped her up and started walking her to the car. She started screaming "No! Walk! No! Teah wants to walk!". Of course, this screaming continued for the 5 minute car ride home - "Get out of car. Walk Outside! Get out of car! ". We could get her to calm down for two seconds by telling her that she could walk when we got home, but it wouldn't last long. Well, when we got home and we told her she could walk she stopped crying, but was still doing the sniffle thing that kids do after they've cried for awhile. We got out of the car and she said "Mommy, go inside". So, I went inside and left her with Robert. Then she said, "Daddy, go inside". Of course we're not going to leave her alone, but Robert walked inside the gate to our backyard and shut the door, still being able to watch her through the door as she stood on the sidewalk. She just stood there for 2 or 3 minutes, sniffling and looking around, then she decided she was ready to come in. I guess she needed to assert her independence! :)

Our Little Chatterbox

As I'm writing this Teah is playing with her Little People House. She put the people into the bed and said "Goodnight Everybody. I love you." She's the cutest. I was blogging today to jot down a few other funny things she's said this week.

A few days ago I gave Teah a spoon for her applesauce. Just an ordinary plastic kids spoon that she eats with all the time. She held onto it with both hands, looked at it closely, and said "Oh, that's a nice spoon". :)

Lately, I've been saying to Teah, "Guess What. Mommy loves you". The other day Teah came up to me and said "Guess What". She waited for me to say what and then she said, "Mommy Loves Teah!" lol

Kids say the Darndest things!

Well, I've fallen out of blogging and Teah has gotten so big! She talks up a storm now and everyday she says something hilarious - most of which I forget. So, I think it's time to start up once again and remember all of the funny things that come out of her mouth. Today Teah brought me a book to read - it's called something like "My First Baby Words Book". It has a bunch of pictures and labels and the first few pages have pictures of a baby in a diaper labeling hands, feet, eyes, mouth, etc. Teah brought the book to me and said "Mommy, read naked baby book". :) Kids says the darndest things!