What do you think she is dreaming about?
Hopefully all of the ways to Choose The Right tomorrow.
Dreamer
Whoops!
When I made my way to bed last night, I walked by this little scene. I knew Ickity Dickity Dock was to blame, so the next morning, I asked her, “Sissy….did you drop over a flower last night?” And I got the response she ALWAYS gives me when she does something wrong or naughty….”Yeah, but it was just an accident. It’s okay.” I get that accidents are okay, but how is walking over your three months old brother and accidentally stepping on him okay? I have to work this little mystery out in my mind, and then quite possibly have a sit down with her about innocent accidents vs. careless accidents. Think it will get through to her? Probably not, but I am still liable as her mother to try and teach!
Service
It has been forever since we have hung out with Britni and fam.
Mostly because she was gone, and then she had sick kids.
But the hiatus was too long for my kids.
So I took care of that when I called and told her I was dropping off all three while I went out to dnner.
That way the kids could bond again and she could serve those who were in need!
Obviously Scout was thrilled as he is hugging the guts out of RoRo.
Here are the three of them (minus Grey).
Dinner was great and peaceful.
The service was well received.
Britni, you are too kind!
Even if I had to force you to be that way.
(Sidenote: Bella was there too. So she racked up service points also!)
A Changed Girl
I don’t know what has changed in the last few months. I don’t know if it is because she turned three. Or if it’s because she is now in preschool and/or ballet. I honestly don’t know. But my Icka has turned into the sweetest girl on earth. She is way less stubborn. She is much more willing to do what she is asked. She is darling with her two brothers. She is just all around sweet.
Last night as I was putting her to bed, she asked if I would cuddle her. So I cuddled her for about 30 minutes, and only left because Dash was crying. And in those 30 minutes, she must have told me “I love you” at least 75 times. She kept petting my face. If I would turn, she would quietly sneak to the side I was facing and whisper “I love you” over and over again. And then she told me, “When I woke up from quiet time, I was looking and looking for you. And I was so sad that you were gone. I couldn’t find you. And I asked Nonnie, and she said you were at Costco, and I wanted to go with you. I was SO sad.” When I told her I was so sorry about leaving her behind, she said, “That’s okay Mommie, I love you SO much because you came home really fast.”
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Now, I know she will have moments of Icka past.
Like when she lifts up her dress to show her booty — and she knows she isn’t supposed to.
We have a saying in our house that “Privates are private”, and this girl likes to hear it often.
So I will reiterate….I know you can’t take the sass out of Icka.
But I think that some of the stubbornness and naughtiness hasleft!
I really can see a drastic improvement in this little girl.
And I LOVE it!
Countdown!
The countdown is on!!!
Only ten more days to go!
The reasons I am excited to have his cast removed:
No more three trips to the car every time we go places (1 for Dash, 1 for Scout, 1 for Navy/stuff/locking up etc.)
Scout will be happy to be able to do things.
No more spoon feeding.
Everyone can sit up to the table together without any outcasts.
Scout gets to go back to preschool.
He can FINALLY cut off his mullet!
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Reasons I am not excited:
I love my constant game-playing, lego-building time with Scout.
Scout and Navy are getting along really well, and I hope it stays that way.
I’m sad to tell Navy that her preschool days are over.
I’ll miss seeing the scooting. It really is an impressive sight whether at the Dollar Store with Bella, or in a scooting race.
Most of all – I’m sad to say that he still has a way to go to get back to where he was before his injury.
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I’ll admit that I would have never wished this would have happened. But there is something to be said about being with your boy almost 24/7. When will a mom ever get to do this unless it is a situation like this where it is forced. I have learned a great lesson. I love to be with my kids, and if I am missing out because I am taking part in trivial things, I’m an idiot. Time goes WAY too fast to let moments go by. I can’t stand when I go even an afternoon without one of them. I wish I could freeze frame my kids. And if I already feel like that, I can’t imagine how I will feel when they go to Kindergarten. And college — take a gun and shoot me.
Scout looks like he is skin and bones now days. This is a picture of him laying on his back. The cast has just gotten bigger and bigger on him as the weeks have gone by. And with the help of him and me removing all of his padding for various reasons, it has just gotten bigger. He is so excited, because now he can literally put his hand all the way through the front of his cast to the bottom of the chest plate.
Walking With Three
One of my favorite things to do is walk the Harbor with my kids while I tell them stories and we feed the squirrels. Because Scout is in his cast, I put Scout and Navy in the double BOB, and carry Dash on my tummy. Amazingly enough, it works quite well. The kids explore the whole time while Dash falls asleep on me.
Our favorite parts are:
1. Seeing the baby squirrels.
2. Reading all of the boat names.
3. Playing eye spy.
4. Stopping by the lobster boats to talk to our favorite fisherman.
5. Counting the pelicans. Spot our favorite has been a local for years, and Spike came on the scene last year. There are two others that haven’t earned names quite yet (from the fishermen), but if they stick around much longer, they will earn them. One of the names in the running is Goofy. Scout was excited about that one!
6. Seeing the pirate ship.
7. Finding the kayakers and paddleboarders.
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It is amazing that we live by such a beautiful place. It is even more amazing that in the middle of winter, we can go out and walk around in perfect weather.
Three Cheers for southern California!
Her Baby
Icka has quite the imagination. I love that she has her own baby that she cares for in every way.
She swings her, rocks her, sings to her, plays with her, reprimands her, and puts her to sleep.
Here is a double whammy where her baby is swinging and sleeping. Notice Icka in the back sleeping also. And when I went to snap this picture, I got in big trouble for “waking the baby up”!
Whoops.
Double whoops goes to Icka feeding her baby the way I do it.
Triple whoops goes to her saying to me in church, “The baby is crying — He wants your boobie.” (It was the real baby — Dash.)
I guess she watches my every move and copies it.
I better watch my P’s and Q’s!
Papa
Papa came over and immediately started wrestling with the kids. Actually, he was defending himself from their attacks. But when he went to get Sissy back, she immediately yelled “BUGGAWUGGA!” (Our word for “you have to temporarily stop no matter what”.) When Papa said, “Buggawuga??? What does that mean?” Sissy immediately replied…”It means DIE!”
Not exactly.
He’s Good
Scout is amazing. I have said it over and over, but he hasn’t complained once while in his cast. The closest it has come is the one time he said, “Mom, I can’t wait to get my cast off so I can run around with my cousins.” How sweet is he.
I remember the night I spent in the hospital with him, I was worried about two things. How we would fill his time and if he would feel left out. I’ll tell you what….I thought we would have a lot of movies/television etc., and I was kind of bummed. A television that is constantly on drives me crazy. I don’t like the background noise, and I really think my kids could be doing more useful things with their time. The good news is that there has been a bit more television, but barely. And most of that is because Scout would rather read with me, play games, do activities or about anything other than just sit and veg out. And even better — I found Planet Earth on cable and have it recording every week, so if he is watching something…at least it’s something interesting and educational.
But my ultimate preference (Scout’s latest favorite word) is that he play nicely and creatively with Icka.
And amazingly enough, they have been doing just that.
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My second concern — is that he would feel left out. The good news is that he doesn’t. I have taken a stance that unless it includes water, he can do about anything else. He has taken on that stance, as well as everyone else involved.
Here he is cruising the mall playground.
Hanging at the beach while he is wrapped up tightly thanks to Bella.
And happily watching everyone play while he sits.
(Which might not be a big deal for some kids, but this is a VERY active, fun-loving boy.)
And when there is something he wants or needs, he just gets it or does it himself. Like the day Daddy had white powdered donuts on his desk. Scout figured out a way to get to them.
And then he helped himself.
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One of my favorite things I have learned about Scout is that he likes to challenge himself. There are many times I go to do something for him, and he will say, “No Mom, let me try to do it.” At times, him doing it will add many minutes to the task, but I think it’s cool for him to try and do hard things. He brought tears to my eyes a few days ago when he said, “Mom, do you know why I love you so much?” I told him I didn’t. And then he said, “Mom, I love you because you do everything for me.” I was so pleased to have him look outside of himself and see that I am doing a lot. But when it comes down to it…..he certainly lightens my load, because he does a lot of things for himself.
Five Guys
My kids love Five Guys. So do I — especially because it is cheep! My kids won’t order a thing, but they will sit at the table and crack the free peanuts all afternoon long. This was a favorite stop of ours until Scout got hurt. But we braved it. And with me digging peanut skins out of his cast the rest of the day, I’m not totally sure it was a great idea. But it was — because for the 30 minutes we were there, he was in heaven.
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