Mattress Police

Amelia (to anyone who will listen, said with authority):  "Is your mattress more than 8 years old?  (Pause) Because if it is, it is time for a new one!"

Chatty Cathy

I'm trying to play a little catch up with all of the funny things Amelia has said lately.  I am raiding many of my Facebook statuses to get proper documentation--otherwise I would have never remembered them all.  If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you may have already read these--sorry for the repeats! 

• Amelia to me: "How did you know my favorite restaurant is Bread Co? Have you been reading about me on the Internet?" 

• After brushing Jason's hair tonight, Amelia said "Now you have beautiful hair just like a man Barbie".

• While cleaning out the inside of the pumpkins with Amelia, she said, "come on, lady, work with me here". She was talking to me.

•  Amelia to me: "You know what my heart does every time Henry smiles at me? It gets warm like I have lots of blankets on it".

• Amelia to me: "I'm sick.  I think I caught Henry's growth spurt".

 

 

 

Role Models

Awhile ago Amelia confiscated my very old cell phone.  The one my father so graciously "bejeweled" one night when I was not looking (yes, it is as strange as it sounds).  The other day, Amelia came down from her "nap" with one of the many, many jewels from the phone stuck to her nose. I originally thought it was a fluke that she placed the jewel in the exact location where many people may choose to have it pierced.  When I asked her about it, she said she wanted to be just like her former pre-school teacher, Ms. K, who she adores (and also has her nose pierced).

As if that wasn't enough, when I went to pick Amelia up from pre-school a few days later, Ms. K was waiting to help her into the car.  When she opened the door, Ms. K said, "I HAVE to tell you a story" and then she proceeded to tell me how Amelia stopped her in the hall and said, "You know what Ms. K?  Sometimes when I am at home, I put a jewel on my nose and pretend I'm you!".

Boy Hair

Tonight while Amelia was "helping" with Henry's bath, she was pretending to search for a baby boy. She was hiding in the shower curtain and sticking her head out occasionally and saying, "I'm looking for my boy baby!".

Feeling brave, I asked her, "What's the difference between a boy baby and a girl baby? How do you know that this baby is a boy?".

To which Amelia responded while touching Henry's head, "He has boy hair! See, it looks just like a boy!".

Money Talks

Jason recently taught Amelia that her age is "Three and three-quarters". For several days, anytime she was asked her age (which happens often given her chattiness with strangers), she would reply, "I'm three and three-quarters".

The other day, however, when she was asked the reply was different. "I'm three and three dimes," she said.

"Three and three dimes?", I said. " You mean three and three-quarters, don't you?".

To which Amelia replied, "No, I am three and three dimes. I like dimes better than quarters because they are so cute and tiny".

"Booty" Shakin'

During a diaper change, the following conversation ensued:

Amelia: Why does Henry have that strange booty that hangs down and shakes all around?

Jodi: (I won't write my exact words, but suffice it to say that I explained his genitalia to her in simple but correct terminology).

Amelia: Did I have one of those when I was a baby?

If She Only Knew....

GG: Amelia, how much longer is Henry going to be a baby?
Amelia: For a couple more months and then the REAL fun starts!

The Learning Curve

Some interesting conversations have been taking place around here:

Early on, when Amelia spotted me nursing for one of the first times:

"Mom, the baby is drinking your boob!".

The other morning she came in our room and got in bed with us. She brought her "Baby (doll) Henry" and I was feeding the real Henry. She decided to unzip her footed jammies and feed her doll too. Very quietly, she said:

"I have tiny boobs and my Baby Henry has a tiny mouth!".

Amelia's teacher stopped me during pick up the other day to say that Amelia is so excited about her new baby brother. Apparently, when Amelia came into the classroom, she said, "My baby brother brought me to school today! And he's picking me up too!".

The other day at dinner time:

"I love baby Henry so much! I get so sad when he isn't here" (He's never NOT "been here").