It's the Age

Sadie. Oh, Sadie. (Shaking my head... again.)

I hate to be one of *those* moms... "My child is gifted, you see..." (As I look down my nose at your less gifted child.)
BUT- If you haven't noticed, Sadie is a little advanced in her speech for a child her age.
This can be a real problem. She says things to people. She absolutely LOVES to talk to adults. She likes to say THINGS to adults.
Occasionally an adult will tell me the things that she is saying.
Apparently, yesterday she told our neighbor that our family was having problems with diarrhea.
I know we all have stories like that. Kids always say things that embarrass us.

The thing that makes me really nervous is that my sweet little neighbor said that Sadie has been telling her lots of things, but then wouldn't tell me what she said.

Oh, man.....

Listen to the Rythm of the Falling Rain...

After almost losing what is left of my mind, we finally just went through with it. Yes, I know I did it all wrong, but Brady slept in his crib for the very first time in his life on Sunday night.
He screamed for a couple of hours throughout the night, but we made it through. Last night he screamed for about 30 minutes total throughout the night.
Right now he is napping in his crib.
Sean has a cd going in Brady's room with the sound of rain. I can hear it over the moniter. It has been raining in our house for a few days now...I love it. :)

Spiritual Giant

Sadie has decided that she is done with primary. Unfortunately, she hasn't even made it past Sunbeams.
Yesterday she was throwing a fit for the third week in a row about going. Sean asked her why she didn't want to go.
She said, "Primary is boring!"
(This kid is in trouble if she has lost interest and she is going to sunbeams!!)
Sean told her that she needs to go and learn about Jesus. That is what He would want.
Sadie said, "I already know everything about Jesus."

I guess we should put her in charge of our FHE lessons more often. Maybe she can give us a deeper perspective on things. :)

Let's Ponder That

Sadie:
You know mom, that's a real possibility!

(For the three readers of my blog, let me remind you that Sadie is THREE!!)

Sigh

Bethanie:
Ohhh, It's been a long life!

Break Down Averted

This morning I told Sean I was seconds away from having a nervous breakdown. Brady has gone back to waking up every 2 hours at night for the last month and I am exhausted!
Being the good husband that he is, he decided to lighten the mood a bit. He started playing/wrestling with the kids. We were laughing pretty hard at some of the things that were said.

Sean took Bethanie's precious bear, Dah, and was holding him ransom. Bethanie said, "No! Take me instead!"
Now that's unselfish love for a bear. :)

Sadie kept telling Sean it was her "sponsibility" to take care of this situation. Finally, Sean asked her what sponsibility meant. She looked right at him and said,
"Sponsibility means that everyone is better than you!"

Sean must be quite famous if they made a whole word to describe where he stands in this life. :)

There was a lot of tickling, a lot of giggling, and a lot of smiles.
Now how do I get this kid to SLEEP??!!

It's Time For Animaniacs!

I guess I never matured past the age of 14. Ok, maybe I made it to 15.
I still look back fondly at my time spent on the couch after school with my brother, Shaun, and my sister, Kimberly. Chad and Jeffrey would be sitting inches from the television. (We would yell at them every 15 seconds to move.)
We would sit and laugh at Animaniacs. (Click on word for fun video!)

That is why I couldn't help but buy the 5 disc dvd compilation when I walked past it the other day at Costco. My kids and I have been having fun giggling at the one liners for the last couple of days. (The ones that they understand. )

Yes, I still enjoy a good cartoon!