Raising Amy Whinehouse

As my little princess awoke this morning, I noticed her little beehive hair do that had made in her sleep and as I was not greeted with good morning, but "Nooooooo, Nooooooooo, Noooooooo" instead, I wondered when Amy Winehouse moved in and my 2 year old moved out....

A simple No! used to do when asked something, but as Ally develops more soul, she makes it more clear of what it is she doesn't want.

"Put your monkey shirt on"

"Nooooo, Noooooo, Nooooooooo"

"Please eat your eggs"

"Noooooo, Nooooo, Nooooo"

"Bathtime!"

"I don't want a bath, Nooo, Noooo, Noooo"

I just hope at this rate, we stick to virgin apple juice martini's and that rehab is a "Noooo, Nooooooo, Nooooooooo"

Compromises

As parents of a 2.5 year old we are being trained as mediators. Every day is a new battle and a new compromise. I'm starting to run out of ideas!

The latest compromise is in the evenings when she changes after school and can't find the underwear she wants to wear, she wants to wear a swimsuit. The swimsuit than leads to the next compromise which is bath time. We love to swim in the pool but hate the bathtub. So she wears her swimsuit into the bath pool. Which makes bath time interesting as we stuff soap down her swimsuit.


I can only imagine the compromises to be in our future.

Daddy's Gone to Mexico

For the past 2 weeks we have been running VERY late in the morning. This results in giving Jason a ride to the metro on our way to school.

But apparently Daddy doesn't go to work. As Ally puts it as we're leaving " We take Daddy to Mexico!" I would like to go to Mexico too.

Stolen Moments

It was 3 AM when Ally came into our bed last night. She doesn't wake up often in the middle of the night, but when she does it's just easier to lay her in between us. Her little body just feel so good curled up to ours, though it usually involves a foot in the eye, a finger in the ear or a mid night serenade of vegetables or where is thumbkin.

As she laid beside me last night I leaned over and kissed her cheek waiting for the usual "NO! MOMMY DON"T KISS ME!' but instead was surprised. She turned her head and gave me a smile and kissed me 3 times on the lips and said " I love you mommy" and than settled into the crook of my arm and went to sleep.

That moment made 3 AM totally worth getting up for.