Hiccups

Hiccups are about this big (about an inch) and they live in your tummy.  They are like a ball.  They are black, no white!  When you are surprised your hiccups jump out of your tummy and run away.  That's how you get rid of hiccups.  They run into someone else's body and then they have hiccups.

This is L's definition of hiccups.

Granny went home today.  We are all feeling very sad.  We had a wonderful time together.  We miss you Granny.

Not a Helpful Mama!

Monday - L needed to pee, but was still wearing her leotard from ballet (under her clothes for added complication).  I talked her through taking off her shirt and sweatpants and when I offered to help with her leotard she told me, "I know how to do that from when you were not helpful." Maybe I should be less helpful in future?

Tuesday - L's phrase of the day: "Excitingly helpful" she declared in response to my request to mist and water my house plants.

Wednesday - L's teacher read "Julius the Baby of the World" at circle time.  L was beside herself.  We have this book at home, as she pointed out to her teacher.  She beamed proudly at her classmates each time her teacher read her favourite phrase, "Julius is the baby of the world" and insisted that her teacher read all the words, even the ones accompanying the pictures. L frequently quotes from this book praising her little sister, "A is the baby of the world."

Look! No Hands!

Amelia is still not quite proficient at crawling, but this weekend I found her balanced on two feet, just for a couple of seconds.  But still!!  Slow down baby.  She is all about getting up on her two feet to explore the stairs, the TV bench, Lilli's bed, the couch, boxes, baskets, chairs.  She is finding all sorts of forbidden toys and objects.  She's loving it.  I'm nervous!  Her speed crawling is coming along too.  When she sees an opening to reach a denied toy or an appealing wire or even better an electrical outlet, she jumps into high gear and positively races on hands and knees.  She plays chase: chasing and being chased are equally fun.  She frequently nose dives into the ground in her haphazard rush to escape or catch you.  When we do catch her with tickling fingers she helplessly belly flops to the ground and giggles in squirmy delight.

A Dinner Story by Lilli

Once upon a time there were unicorns and deserts.  Dragons were mailed to towns.  A long long time ago.  Then a person decided that they didn't like dragons so they sent them away to a different place.  They were sad.  And then guess what happened?  Something happened ...

What happened is to the unicorns.  A long time ago they lived in the desert.  They got moved to England.  They changed places with with dragons so the dragons couldn't eat anybody.

The End.

By Lilli
Age Three and three quarters
At Supper
Inspiration from Jojo's Unicorns and Space birthday party, Grandparents who live in England, mailing Thank You cards and Valentines.  Dragons?  Deserts??