This girl kills me. I can honestly say that her personality came with her, and it is about as big as it gets. For some reason, she doesn’t even begin to seem like she is only two years old. This girl can hold her own against any adult, and is the master manipulator in any scenario. I find her hysterical most of the time, and it really backfires when i am scolding her, and she makes me laugh. Do you think that she takes me seriously? Probably not….but so far so good because she is a pretty good little girl. I am crossing my fingers (and toes and arms and legs that she always stays good).
Here are a few stories that come from the last week.
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We were about to leave somewhere, and I sent her out to get into her seat. She came back with a vengeance and said very dramatically, “Mom, I have a problem! No…no (as she held up two fingers), I have TWO problems!” I started to laugh, and asked what the problems were. She said, “First…the car is locked. And next, I can’t even get my shoes on!” I was able to fix the problems, and everything turned out just fine.
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Yesterday, she got some new crayons. Even though I called her a good girl above, she is certainly mischievous. So when B pointed down at her and then did the “come over here and look” finger, I knew she was up to no good. Of course, she had taken her beautiful dark pink crayon and colored a line in the wool carpet. When I gasped and went over to talk to her, I asked, “Navy…who did this?” Without missing a beat, she said (as if we were in cahoots), “I think it was a monster!” I didn’t buy it, and then she told me it was just an accident. I didn’t buy that either, and told her to sit in time out until she wanted to tell the truth. It took a bit, but she finally fessed up.
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My kids know that I when I ask them to do something, they should respond immediately with something along the lines of, “Sure Mom.” So when my kids are really trying to be good, I hear a whole lot of “Sure Moms”. But lately, Icka has had a new response. When I ask her to do something, she says, “No and Sure!” The “no” is because that is what she really wants to say, and the “Sure” is because she knows that is what will keep her out of trouble. It is basically a win/win situation for her, and she knows it!
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The story that makes me crack up has been going on for a while now. Navy is always singing some song. But quite often she sings it with a twist. (Remember “You’re Not So Beautiful”?) Lately, her song of choice has been “We Are A Happy Family”. She has a sweet little voice, and just sings and sings it. But the last couple of weeks, whenever I put Scout or Icka in time out, Icka quietly sings, “We’re Not A Happy Family.” Her timing is so exact, and she isn’t singing it for a laugh –more for her own commentary in her head, and I crack up. I literally can’t help it. It is so classic!
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Everyone wonders where this girl came from. But I have always known. My Mom says it perfectly whenever Icka’s personality is in full force. She says, “That is exactly how you were.” So my immediate response is, “Well then, she is destined to be somebody great!”
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