The Silly Things She Says, Part 1

Every three-year-old says funny things, and that's why I must get these down before I forget them and before she's not three anymore!

I told Charley we were going to the doctor for her three-year-old checkup. Hours later, she said, "Mommy, will the chipmunk at the doctor hurt me?" She continued to talk about the "chipmunk," as I was scratching my head, until I realized she was talking about her checkup at the doctor. I then started using the word "appointment," which she then confused with getting a shot. When we left, "Mommy, that appointment HURT me!"

That same day, after her checkup was complete, the doctor left the room and Charley asked, "Mommy...what was that thing around his neck??" I explained that it was his stethoscope and that he used it to listen to her heart. Without hesitation, she replied, "And he heard God in there!" This comment wins the cute award.

We were all in the car together as a family...D was driving... We pulled onto the interstate where they were doing road work, so there were cones everywhere. We had to veer around them quickly to enter the highway, and D commented, "Gee, that was drastic" and I agreed. Charley, who had observed the orange and white striped cones, asked, "What's a giraffe stick??" We tried to explain that we were saying "drastic" and that it meant "a sudden change," but of course that answer didn't fly. She proceeded to ask if giraffe sticks were what giraffes ate, and later, why did the giraffe sticks suddenly change? Eventually we gave up.

"Mommy, maybe one day when Daddy gets old like you, he can have a baby too."

This is my dad's favorite. We were visiting my parents and my dad was reading a book to Charley. She ended up getting frustrated because he wasn't reading it exactly the way she wanted, so she brought the book to my mom and said, "Mema, can you please read this book to me because Granddaddy can't read."

Back when Granddaddy Rose was sick, we were leaving my parents to go visit him. My dad, who is also "Granddaddy" asked Charley, "Don't you call Granddaddy Rose, Granddaddy too?" and Charley replied with a confused look on her face, "No...I just call him Granddaddy" (as in, not Granddaddy 2, duh, people).

Charley pointed at an overweight lady at a store and exclaimed in her naturally loud voice, "Look Mommy! That lady has a baby in her belly just like you!" This one wins the "most embarrassing thing said to date" award.

After Granddaddy Rose died, Charley asked if he had died on the cross like Jesus. I explained that he hadn't but that he was with Jesus. She then asked how Jesus and Granddaddy "got way up there"...I don't remember what I said, but she interrupted, "But God was with them, holding their hands, so they weren't scared, right??" Tear-jerker award.

Summer Cut

So we tried using the ear-guard piece thingy on our friend's clippers that we were borrowing to cut Eli's hair...and nearly gave him a bald spot. We then had to take it allll the way down. Good-bye curls. (for like a week until they grow back). He looks like such a big boy!

Go Cocks! Nat'l Champs Back to Back! You better believe mommy watched every second of every game and nearly had several heart attacks until our defense managed to pull out of  several one-out, bases-loaded situations. Maybe I will play beatball, as I call it, for Carolina one day.

If you are thinking, "that doesn't look so short," let me remind you of this hair-do...

Big-Girl Room

Move on over crib and changing table... A big girl is moving in!
The kids and I were gone last week, so D stayed up super late every night moving furniture around so that Charley would now have a big girl room. Partly because Eli will get her old furniture and the baby will get Eli's old furniture, and partly because it is just time! Time for Charley to be out of the crib (with the side down) and time to get that changing table out of there! I won't lie, it was kinda sad for me in a way! Charley's room has looked the same since we prepared it for her before she was born! Over three years ago! But, it's just a room and I'm grateful for her growth and transition to this new stage.

Hmmm....I think I like this...but I'm not sure.

Ooooo! Daddy set up the hope chest that had been in the guest room so that it now holds all of Charley's dress up clothes. So sweet.

Here's the big-girl bed. Thanks to our niece, Salley Kate, for passing down her quilt to Charley! The bed was my Mema's (Charlotte Blair) from before she married my grandfather in the 40's. My mom slept in it at some point in her childhood too.

Reading in my big girl bed.

 

Reading with daddy. The bed is now up against the wall instead of jutting out in the room. More floor space!