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Long time, no write

I doubt anyone is following this blog anymore due to lack of activity.  Not that I had a huge following anyway.  :)

Monkey is getting so big.  He’ll be 4 in June.  Hard to believe.  He just learned how to ride his bike without training wheels.  Even harder to believe.  Now that Princess is around I keep thinking back to when he was just a little baby.  It truly is amazing how quickly they grow up and the amount of stuff they learn in just a short amount of time.

A few fun Monkey stories …

Creative Juices

Sooo… the other day I picked Monkey up from daycare and his daycare provider informed me they had been playing with water guns earlier in the day.  Apparently, she had put out a bucket of water for them to refill their water guns in but it eventually ran out of water.  So Monkey decided to use his “own” water.  *gasp*  Yes, I’ll let you figure it out.  She thought it was creative and laughed about it thankfully.  Not sure the parents of the other children were too happy cleaning their kids clothes that night though.

Choice Words

Another naughty Monkey story, on the day the daycare provider sent out an email about cussing.  All of the older boys there seem to swap cuss words they’ve learned like playing cards or something.  I know I’m not innocent about slipping a few (maybe more) times in front of him but he’s come home saying ones we don’t say.  Anyway, I wasn’t the parent who complained but another parent did (which is fine, we’ve been working on that with him).  BUT, the same day the daycare provided sent something out, our little Monkey was good ALL day until another parent came to pick her son up.  As a nice little send-off my son yells out to the other boy, “See you later, stupid @ss!” LOL!  Sorry, I shouldn’t laugh … but I can just imagine it and I know our son has pretty good comedic timing and delivery from other non-offensive things he’s said.

Princess Updates

Growing, growing, growing, that little girl is growing!

Princess is smiling and laughing.  She’s starting to sit up and has been a rolling fool!  Now the quest is on to get her to say “Mama!” before “Dada!” (muuuhaahaha).    Her hair is starting to get fuller and she’s definitely getting a little personality.  Mostly though I have to say she’s WAAAAY more chill than her older brother (whom she LOVES, BTW).

That’s it for now.  I hope to keep this more up to date but no promises!

Funny Quote of the Week

Haven’t done one of these in a while … this is a recap of a convo Monkey and I had on the way to meet DH at a restaurant:

Monkey (out of the blue):  Daddy’s not a princess.

Me (snickering): No, Daddy’s not a princess.

Monkey:  He’s an old guy.

Me (laughing hysterically):  Oh?  And what am I?

Monkey:  You’re a princess!  (then he started laughing)

New Game

About a month or so ago, I wrote a post about a game DH started with Monkey about whether or not he wanted a little sister.  This game was fun for a little while but now, the game has been updated.

DH:  You ready for your little sister?

Monkey:  Not yet.

DH:  When are you going to be ready?

Monkey:  Five minutes.

Hilarious and the answer is the same each time.

What should her name be?

Recently, DH and I have been thinking about possibly going for kid #2.  Still a slightly scary prospect for me but I don’t think it will ever NOT be.  We’ve been having some fun with Monkey in the meantime while we make up our minds.  We’ve started asking him if he would like a baby brother or baby sister.  At first the answer was an emphatic “NO” to both.  But recently, he’s picked one and to our surprise it’s always “sisser” (that’s how he pronounces it).

Last week DH decided to throw in another follow-up question, “What should her name be?”  At first, Monkey didn’t quite get it and would simply repeat the question each time we asked.  But he surprised DH earlier this week when he said, “Princess!”  Both DH and I got a kick out of this and it’s been our favorite game ever since.  I didn’t even realize he knew the word or let alone that it is usually reserved for girls.  There is only one girl at his daycare on a regular basis (other two are there for half days on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and I suppose he picked this up from them!  Or maybe it was that visit to the ER a few weeks back where they had Disney Princess Wallies on the wall in the ER unit we were stationed … short story there, he’s okay and I need to watch him getting out of restaurant booths more carefully.

So if DH and I go for #2 and should it turn out to be a girl, I’m toying with the idea of her online moniker being Princess — although I’m not sure how well Monkey and Princess go together.  AND I’m not sure I even like that moniker.  AND before any of you smart asses say anything, should theoretical kid #2 turn out to be a boy, his moniker will NOT be Princess! :)

The Little Negotiator

Today Monkey was fortunate enough to be with us as we realized that the local Disney Store is going out of business and therefore, many of the toys there are on sale.  We ended up getting him the Handy Manny toolbox which he hasn’t let go of since (including during his nap).

Then just a little bit ago, as DH and Monkey were getting ready to go the grocery store …

DH:  We can’t take the toolbox to the grocery store.

Monkey:  TAKE toolbox to the grocery store!

DH:  No, how about we take ONE tool.

Monkey:  How about we take TWO tools?!

DH:  How about ONE tool.

Monkey:  How about TWO tools!

DH (using reverse psychology?):  How about we take TWO tools?

Monkey:  OKAY!

The boy drives a hard deal.

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