Conversing with Kids

My Day? It's filled with animal sounds and answering where a baby comes from if you don't just "pop".

Sadly, our camcorder's software program happens to give our computers the blue screen of death, therefore, we have yet been able to post a video unless it was from our old camera. I really wanted to get Bee's animal sounds as they are quite, well, original, and extremely dramatic.
I also tried to capture his faces as he's very expressive and serious about his noises. Our favorite by far is his lion/tiger/bear sound. It's quite theatrical and sounds as if it's coming from a 75-yr-old smoker. Watch out Hollywood!
Other than this picture capturing his twinkle and his mischief, at the time he was tweeting like a bird.

And his kitty cat sound is adorably sweet, as he puckers up his face and squeezes out a high-pitched "meeooooow".

Yes, as mentioned, Kid has asked a few times where Scarlett will come out. It's actually a complicated answer, Kid...it's unknown, really... but, no, I will not just pop!

Today's "Why of the Day" (goes like this):

Kid: "Why do we need clocks?"

Mom: "Well, they tell us the time of the day. They help us stay on time and help us be more prepared for things like lunch, naps, bedtime, you know".

Kid: "Why do the arms go round and round?"

Mom: "Time is always going, even when we sleep, the hours by and a new day comes".

Kid: "What if the battery dies? Do we not get a new day?" (brilliant, Kid, brilliant)

Mom: "Nope, a clock is just to remind us what time it is. We can also look outside to get an idea too."

Kid: "I look outside in the morning to see if I can get out of bed".

Mom: "That's right!"

Kid: "See, I don't need a clock. I'm always the right time!"


Yes, you are, Kid.

Nesting: Episode Gazillion

Newsflash: Did you know that our budget doesn't change even though we'll be adding another child into the family?

Nor does our salary or our expenses (other than rising!)... this just hit me a month or two ago as I was out trying to grab Kid some long sleeved T's... I realized that I was,

a:shopping in the wrong season (clearly everything is full priced now),
b:holy cow, I'm shopping for three kids!
c: holy, cow, I'm shopping for a girl, which is much more expensive and fun!
And so began my reality check. And so began more thrifting, being less picky, and using time and effort to repurpose, spruce up, and add some spice.
These Narrtjie corduroy overalls were too hard to pass up at the thrift store... they were a bit plain, so I decided to add the little heart knee pads, turning them somewhat-Mini Boden (except not $28). Excuse the coloring and photo quality...flash work, less-than impressive.
And, aye, I promised myself I would not go all "pageanty" with her wardrobe...but as mentioned before, I am hands-down sucker for ruffles. Blame it on having two boys. Alas, I introduce the all-purpose newborn pants (thanks Grami!), with a bit of bum flare.


Add a cloth diaper to the mix and girlfriend is going to have some booty!