Mom car

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I've been saving money for a mom car and we don't have enough to buy one yet, but I'm dreaming of the day I roll around in a hot mom car! No more bumping Anna and I's head on the way in. Room for the stroller or groceries. Not being the "little man" on the road.

BUT

In reality, we really can't afford one yet. Plus, nearly ALL of the time, it's only me and Anna hot rodding it. Why do I need anything other than a car? There's no guarantee that we'll have another little kiddo any time soon. Plus, I hate, hate, hate the idea of going DOWN in gas mileage (and I was very unimpressed with the Ford Escape Hybrid I test drove.)

I'm torn.

Sigh.

Taking a cue from Auntie Em...

Figured I would take a few minutes to share a few things that Anna has been saying:

She likes to say, "Don't you dare" now. Can't imagine where she ever heard that (innocent look).
She says it all. the. time. now...
"Donchoo dawe take my gwapes!"
"Donchoo dawe jeweous (Julius the cat)"

Whenever Anna pretends to take her temperature, her temperature is always "19 pounds"!

Daddy asked Anna to draw a face yesterday. With absolutely no help, this is what she drew.

She is 2 years old!

Random pictures...

Here's my little one cooking up a storm: (Uncle Joshy would be proud!)






Here's what happens when a bucket of water and Anna mix:






Here's what happens when Anna and paint mix:


Here's Anna in her party hat (now with TWO candles!):


Here's what happens when daddy buys Anna clothes:

Conversations

I've taken to sitting in Anna's room for a few minutes ("Sit heaw free minettes, Sit heaw two minettes" - whatever I'm ordered to do that day) in preparation for changing Anna's bedtime routine to begin NOT including her "mommies mookies".

I was sitting there before nap yesterday and she was having a marvelous conversation with herself. She was laying down with her two pointer fingers pointing towards the ceiling. Here's how her conversation (with herself) went:

"Dis is Anna" (pointing one finger up)
"Dis is Mommy" (pointing the finger from her other hand)
"Dis is twiyangle" (making a star)
"Dis is shape"
"Dis is plane" (spreading fingers apart)
"Dis is birwdy, fwap, fwap, fwap" (flapping her hands)
"Dis is circkle"
"Dis is people" (then she began going into the hand motions from, "Here is the church, here is the steeple..."

And the conversation went on and on. I LOVE that I stay at home and get to catch these little things she does throughout the day! I have friends that have been able to go on vacation out of the country when their child was 4 months old. That's just not me, people.

I want to, have to, be there to catch this Anna magic. It only lasts so long. They are only little for so long. She's my bud.

Because you haven't heard from me in a while...

Here's some footage that just HAS to be seen:

Oh and one more thing...

As most of you know, Anna is potty trained.

What you might not know is that Anna is potty independent!

I worked today and came home early because Curt is out of town. I invited "Gama" to stay for dinner. I was whipping up some spaghetti because A) It is Anna's current "favit" meal other than bananas B) Curt is not that fond of it so it's a good meal to have while he's gone and C) It's super easy and super fast.

So there are the three of us ladies: Grandma, Anna and I enjoying our spaghetti and some good conversation. Anna suddenly looks up and says, "Anna need go potty!" I said, "Well go ahead, missy!"

While Grandma watched, dumbfounded, Anna squirms off the chair, runs (because she hardly ever walks) off to the bathroom, we hear the toilet lid slam, tinkle come out, flushing, and see Anna running back to the table. I remind her, "Anna, don't you think you should wash hands since you are coming to eat?"

She says, "Oh!... Oh tose (of course). run, run, run. Oh tose" run, run, run. She washes her hands and returns to the table.

She's 2 years and 2 months, people. And I ate my spaghetti uninterrupted.