Our Dancing Queen

Bananas

"Time for my daily banana..."

"You don't stand a chance against me, Banana!"

"Mmmmmm...poor Banana never saw it comin'."

And remember Ana's "Banana Episode"? I guess it's the bananas???

Chit Chatting with Ana...

As I'm working on something, I can vaguely hear Ana going on and on about something. And then I very clearly hear this...

Ana: "Mommy, don't n'nore me."
Me: "Don't what?"
Ana: "Don't n'nore me."
Me: "Don't ignore you?"
Ana: "Yeah, don't n'nore me."
Me: "I'm not."
Ana: "Yeah. I'm talking to you and you don't answer. You're n'noring me."

And that was my day's lesson in being polite :).

Our Happy Girl

And her sister that loves making her laugh....

*it takes a minute for her to get going but once she does, forget it!



I LOVE this so much :).

Wordless Wednesday: Cheerios

I guess this is what happens when you leave Cheerios within reach of a 2 year old and walk away for 5 seconds.  No wonder little Maddie was so quiet :).

Chit Chattin' with Ana

I was pushing her on her "princess bicycle" (as she specifically calls it every time) and she fell :(...

Mommy: "I'm so sorry, baby!  Are you OK?"

Ana:  "Yeah, I'm just fine.  I'm just fine, Mommy.  Ugh, I'm just like Daddy."

What exactly she meant by that is anyone's guess but my personal interpretation is quite, um, hilarious. :)

Chit Chattin' with Ana

On locations...

Me:  "Where does Uncle Yaros live?"

Ana:  "In Aurora."

Me:  "Where do we live?"

Ana:  "In Joliet."

Me:  "Where does Nana live?"

Ana:  "In Naperville."

Me:  "Where does Papa live?"

Ana:  "With Nana."

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

The Little Things She Does

True, every baby does their share of adorable, just-wanna-pinch-your-cheeks kind of stuff. They all babble and smile those precious gummy smiles. But one thing I've found is that what makes them truly irresistible, spectacularly yummy, is the unique little things they develop on their own.

With Ana it was the way she would (and still does) tilt her head to the side when anyone asked her "who's so cute?". Oh, the utter cuteness. She started doing this at about 8 months so you can imagine the crowds she's pleased with this little trick over the years. And then came her complete amusement with feet - especially those feet that would wave to her. She would laugh without abandon if you talked to her with your feet. Hilarious.

So how lucky am I to witness as my precious little Madelyn begins to develop her own unique cuteness? She's already racked up a few "Maddie-isms" but there are two that especially throw her way off the cute-o-meter. She rocks. Most times when she's excited about something, sometimes for no reason at all. She just rocks. And she does it ferociously. If you've ever held her while she does it you know exactly what I'm talking about. And (drum roll please)..... she dances! Finally I have my little dancer! She shakes her entire little body and bops her head. What a sight! She started doing it when Anthony would put her down for a nap and sing to her and now she'll do it out of no where, with music or without, while she's on the floor or being held. I LOVE it.

I'll be honest and admit I have been trying to teach her Ana's "who's so cute?" thing just because it's so darn adorable, but I should've known that Miss Maddie is not to be outdone by her big sister. And Mommy, being the oh-so-better-prepared-second-time-around mommy, has once again managed to get my cutie in all her glory on video.

Enjoy!

What sisters are for...

To crack each other up.

I could watch this all day long. Honestly.

Why I REALLY need to workout....

Ana and I were playing this morning. I rolled on top of her and she started yelling "Too heavy, Mommy! You're too heavy!!!!".

Ugh. Story of my life these days, baby. Story of my life.

Phrase of "Last" Week

Ana: "Catch!"
Me: "No! We do NOT play catch with our pizza!"

As so it begins...

I used to wonder if I would ever have a story to tell like the many you hear of a mom's kid completely embarassing her without any effort. I wondered if it would happen to me or if my kids would just be so well-mannered (cough cough) that I'd never have such a story to share. Well I should've known better than to think this stage of mamahood would escape me. As if a rite of passage, I am here. It has begun.

After a quick restroom break at Target the other day I got in line at the register as usual. And as usual the cashier tried to make small talk with my precious, usually-too-shy-to-answer Ana. Now I'd love to say that as usual she did not respond. I'd love to say that. But instead this is what happened.....

Cashier: "Hi there! Are you shopping with Mommy?"
Ana: "Mama go poo-poo."

I do believe we have a winner for the Phrase of the Week folks!

Phrase of the Week

After a bath.....
Ana in the mirror: "Oh no! My hair!"

Phrase of the Week

One of the milestones I looked forward to most was Ana learning to talk - not just words but expressions, sentences. I could hardly wait for the cute things she would say that would either just melt my heart or have me roaring with laughter. Well, it was definitely worth the wait. Case in point: last Saturday Anthony and I were going to a movie while my parents came to stay with the girls. I went upstairs to change and when I came down, waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs was my Ana. Following a given "Mama!" she looked at me, put her hand on shorts and said "Ooooh, Mama! Nice!" Apparently she liked my outfit :). I love that. I love the things that come out of her little mouth. What I didn't expect to find such joy in though are the things that come out of my mouth now that I'm a toddlermama. So here you have it. The phrase of the week....

Me to Ana: "Get your toe out of Maddie's eye!"

Would've thought I'd ever have to say those words??? If you ask me this is God's way of forcing you to laugh even on the most trying days. And I gotta say, it works.

Wish, Whine, WhooHoo Wednesday

Wish: I wish I knew if this baby were a boy a girl....
Whine: I don't think my house will ever get clean...
Whoo Hoo: Ana's saying "please"!!!