Driving home from dinner the other night- Sylvie just starts saying repeatedly at the top of her lungs- 'I LOVE MY HUSBAND!'. Who is this guy and how did we not know about him??
She got a birthday goodie bag from a class mates party at school. It contained heart shaped lip balm. She was applying this as I drove into our driveway. I pull in and Sylvie yells -'Mommy! You made the car bump while I was putting on my lipstick!' I turn around and she was chap stick all up her cheek. Oh lord, I just had a glimpse of my future and help me!! :)
One morning Sylvie gets up early (wait- that's every morning...) and she comes and gets me. We go into the living room to watch some early morning tv. She sits on the couch with me and has the most contemplative look on her face. I wonder what is happening in this 3.5 year olds mind. She says to herself as she looks around the room 'I wonder what teddy should sit with me'. Gets up to a teddy on the floor and says, again to herself, 'this one is perfect, his legs move so he can sit' and climbs on the couch and sits him in her lap.
OH the troubles of a three year old!
We have had trouble with teeth brushing. This basically is my problem- bc I can NEVER remember to brush her teeth in the morning. I have a new system where Sylvie gets a sticker if we brush her teeth twice a day. This makes her and I both remember. I have told her the sticker is from the Tooth Fairy, and to give this story some magic appeal, I try to hide from her when I get the sticker from the hall closet. We have been doing this for about a month and it is working great! One morning we go thru the motions and I tell her to wait for her sticker in the kitchen. She runs by the hall closet, opens the door and informs me 'mommy. That's where the Tooth Fairy is', all proud. Then tells me that her friend Jada wants to come over and see the Tooth Fairy in our closet. I can just picture that conversation with her friends. ....YES the Tooth Fairy lives in MY closet!
She got a birthday goodie bag from a class mates party at school. It contained heart shaped lip balm. She was applying this as I drove into our driveway. I pull in and Sylvie yells -'Mommy! You made the car bump while I was putting on my lipstick!' I turn around and she was chap stick all up her cheek. Oh lord, I just had a glimpse of my future and help me!! :)
One morning Sylvie gets up early (wait- that's every morning...) and she comes and gets me. We go into the living room to watch some early morning tv. She sits on the couch with me and has the most contemplative look on her face. I wonder what is happening in this 3.5 year olds mind. She says to herself as she looks around the room 'I wonder what teddy should sit with me'. Gets up to a teddy on the floor and says, again to herself, 'this one is perfect, his legs move so he can sit' and climbs on the couch and sits him in her lap.
OH the troubles of a three year old!
We have had trouble with teeth brushing. This basically is my problem- bc I can NEVER remember to brush her teeth in the morning. I have a new system where Sylvie gets a sticker if we brush her teeth twice a day. This makes her and I both remember. I have told her the sticker is from the Tooth Fairy, and to give this story some magic appeal, I try to hide from her when I get the sticker from the hall closet. We have been doing this for about a month and it is working great! One morning we go thru the motions and I tell her to wait for her sticker in the kitchen. She runs by the hall closet, opens the door and informs me 'mommy. That's where the Tooth Fairy is', all proud. Then tells me that her friend Jada wants to come over and see the Tooth Fairy in our closet. I can just picture that conversation with her friends. ....YES the Tooth Fairy lives in MY closet!
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