Thursday, April 21, 2011
My Future Broadway Star
While driving into Bloomington this morning to shop, we were listening to Pandora's Rent Radio. I love it for its wide array of Broadway show tunes and TV/Movie soundracks also. The song "Defying Gravity" from Wicked began to play. Maya immediately perked up and stated that this was "our favorite" song and she clapped excitedly. I drove in silent awe as my little girl danced, bobbbed her head back and forth, and sang her little heart out to this song. Watching and listening to her just melted my heart. She has such a passion for music and dancing, which I'm sure many children her age do. It was so beautiful to see her just looking out the window singing happily along. She had no idea she was being watched which made it all the more wonderful. She was right on key and just too cute for words. I love these moments of motherhood.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A Night of Pure "Egg"citement
I had put it off long enough. The eggs had to be dyed. Who's idea was it to dye eggs at Easter anyways?? Not the mother of a 3-year-old I'm pretty sure. So, after dinner I pulled out the 11 eggs I had boiled earlier in the day and Maya and I went to work.
The adventure started out on a not-so-good note when Maya crushed one of the eggs within moments of touching it. Awesome, right? Well, I suppose that was one less egg to dye :)
I really didn't understand how she was supposed to participate. I had put one of Aaron's old shirts on her and she sat there with me. She'd pick the color she wanted and drop the egg in the dye and then I'd have to fish it out and put it in the paper ringy things that come in the kit. It was all pretty devoid of excitement really. The kit came with some stickers for the eggs so she now had to wait a little while for them to dry.
What should a little girl do while waiting for dye to dry?? Hmmmmm.......stick a purple crayon up her nose and break it off?? I think so!! I was nursing Jude and preparing him for bed and she comes in there with her finger up her nose to about the 2nd knuckle. I ask her if she needs to blow her nose and she tells me that there's a color up there. I notice the flecks of purple crayon all around her mouth and nose and ask her to turn on the light. She lets me look up her nose and I can sort of see something and I tell her to get a kleenex.
Now parents, this is where the important part of this story hits...........TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO BLOW THEIR NOSES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. If Maya hadn't known how to blow her nose, I'm not sure what would have happened to the pea-size chunk-o-crayon lodged in her nose!! I'm sure it just would have gotten jammed up farther and farther by the incessant nose-picking. But, without hesitation, she blew that sucker right out and then received a thorough discussion about why foreign objects do NOT belong in there.
But guess what??? She had successfully killed enough time with her shenanigans that her eggs were now dry and she could put her stickers on! What impecable timing! :)
The adventure started out on a not-so-good note when Maya crushed one of the eggs within moments of touching it. Awesome, right? Well, I suppose that was one less egg to dye :)
What should a little girl do while waiting for dye to dry?? Hmmmmm.......stick a purple crayon up her nose and break it off?? I think so!! I was nursing Jude and preparing him for bed and she comes in there with her finger up her nose to about the 2nd knuckle. I ask her if she needs to blow her nose and she tells me that there's a color up there. I notice the flecks of purple crayon all around her mouth and nose and ask her to turn on the light. She lets me look up her nose and I can sort of see something and I tell her to get a kleenex.
Now parents, this is where the important part of this story hits...........TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO BLOW THEIR NOSES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. If Maya hadn't known how to blow her nose, I'm not sure what would have happened to the pea-size chunk-o-crayon lodged in her nose!! I'm sure it just would have gotten jammed up farther and farther by the incessant nose-picking. But, without hesitation, she blew that sucker right out and then received a thorough discussion about why foreign objects do NOT belong in there.
But guess what??? She had successfully killed enough time with her shenanigans that her eggs were now dry and she could put her stickers on! What impecable timing! :)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Hide and Seek with Maya
As she grows, Maya is always finding new and "fun" ways to spend the day at home with me and Jude. One of her latest loves is "Hide & Seek." We have A LOT of training to do yet on the specifics of the game, but she has the general idea figured out. She has about 3 favorite hiding spots that she frequents so the game itself is usually pretty short....and predictable.
My favorite part of the game is when it's my turn to hide. I always hide somewhere different which seems to baffle her!! Just HOW did I ever think to hide there?? That's not one of the "designated" hiding spots! She'll just laugh when she finds me and then tells me it's my turn to count and that she's going to hide there this time. Thus, the problem......her mouth always gets her into trouble in this game.
The other day, I was pretending to look for her (because I knew where she was) and I said "Well, I don't think Maya's in here" to myself and I hear a whisper come from behind the chair in Jude's room "Yes I am" ever so quietly. It was HILARIOUS! Or when I said "Hmmmmm, maybe Maya's under the bed" and I hear "No, I'm in the closet" yelled from inside the closet. It just cracks me up that she really doesn't get it!
And you'd better watch out if it's your turn to hide cause she loves to say "Ready or Not, Here I Come" SOOOO much that she can usually only wait until 2 or 3 to say it, so you have to run like the wind to find a spot....and fast!! And Jude always gives our spots away cause he hasn't figured the "rules" out yet either. Kids! Lol!
My favorite part of the game is when it's my turn to hide. I always hide somewhere different which seems to baffle her!! Just HOW did I ever think to hide there?? That's not one of the "designated" hiding spots! She'll just laugh when she finds me and then tells me it's my turn to count and that she's going to hide there this time. Thus, the problem......her mouth always gets her into trouble in this game.
The other day, I was pretending to look for her (because I knew where she was) and I said "Well, I don't think Maya's in here" to myself and I hear a whisper come from behind the chair in Jude's room "Yes I am" ever so quietly. It was HILARIOUS! Or when I said "Hmmmmm, maybe Maya's under the bed" and I hear "No, I'm in the closet" yelled from inside the closet. It just cracks me up that she really doesn't get it!
And you'd better watch out if it's your turn to hide cause she loves to say "Ready or Not, Here I Come" SOOOO much that she can usually only wait until 2 or 3 to say it, so you have to run like the wind to find a spot....and fast!! And Jude always gives our spots away cause he hasn't figured the "rules" out yet either. Kids! Lol!
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