Curious Minds

Ella and Drew have been asking the same questions over and over these days. Here are their favorites:
"What's that, Mommy" to every noise they hear.
"Need help, Mommy?" Ella asks me this often.
"Whose crying?"
"Go park, mommy?" Drew asks this when going to sleep at night and nap.
"Move, mum, move?" Drew asks this when he sees construction equipment.

You may notice that they also say "mommy" a lot. Drew especially says it repeatedly. Sometimes he will say it at the beginning and the end of each sentence. For instance, "Mommy, what's that, mommy?" I imagine it would annoy some people, but I honestly love it.

Wake Up!!

Ella has been taking her time going to sleep these days. She seems completely content just hanging out in her crib for up to an hour before falling asleep. You can hear her singing, talking, or banging her feet. Usually I ignore her, as does Drew, however this afternoon I heard loud yelling. I went in there and she was leaning over the crib rail getting as close to Drew as possible yelling "Wake UP!! Wake Up!!" He was sleeping like a little lamb. I asked her what she was doing and she replied, "I yelling, Drew wake up!" I asked her why..."I want to play with him." I told her it was time to sleep and she could play with Drew later. She replied, "Oh, OK." and laid down. That was 20 min ago and I haven't heard a peep since. I guess she just needed a reminder that it was nap time!

Giving Choices

Ask any parent, sometimes the best way of getting your kid to do something is to give a choice. Examples, "Do you want mommy or daddy to change you?" "Do you want to walk to your room or should I carry you?" Usually when I give them both the same choice, one of them would just say whatever the other said. This would occur when picking books to read, which park to go to, what to eat, etc. Well, the little buggers are expressing their individuality and ALWAYS picking different things. Now I need to change up my whole strategy and think of something new. It's amazing how kids always know how to get you!