Both the Krisels

Me: Callie, do you want Mom, Dad, or both of us to go down to the water with you?
Callie: Both the Krisels to come with me!

Narration

Currently, Callie narrates much of her life.  I will be sad when this phase passes as it is entertaining to listen to her though process.  

Some of the more recent statements include:

"Do you need to go potty," (yes, that is a statement, we haven't moved passed this particular question used as a statement), as she literally sits down for dinner.  We tell her to go, and we will wait for her.  She says "First she is going to take one bite." Takes her bite, and then goes to the bathroom.

Everything is currently a need.  Such as "I need to go to the park," "I need to go swimming," and "I need a treat."  Yes, all very genuine needs.

"Oops she forgot..." is another common one.  Fill in the blank with just about anything.

And my personal favorite is that anytime you ask her if she needs to use the bathroom, she says "I ALREADY went potty!" Like it is something we only do on a rare occasion.  

There are many more, but I need to be getting them written down sooner so I don't forget them!

Bedtime

Callie has typically been very good about bedtime.  It takes her a long time, like 1-2 hours, to fall asleep.  But she is happy, stays in her bed, reads, sings, and cuddles her stuff dog Violet.  I think it helps that Violet talks to her and sings :).  Last night was a more difficult night.  We couldn't find Violet.  We searched the house.  And searched.  And finally found Violet in the mass of blankets in her bed.  Yes, we had already looked there, and even taken the blankets out.  But when you sleep with 20 blankets, things can get lost.  And then Violets batteries died.  Callie couldn't handle Mike going to fix Violet without her watching.  When he gave the now working Violet back to her, her face lit up and she had a huge grin as she hugged Violet all the way upstairs.

And about the blankets, the kid has a sixth sense about it.  I tried taking a putting one or two blankets away during the day, and she realizes they are missing!  It probably doesn't help that she still doesn't have closet doors and can see in her closet where the blankets are stored, but she can't actually see the blankets.  And she takes her shirt off every night so that she can feel the "comfy blanket" on her tummy.  Some nights her shorts or pants also come off at some point.  This morning I went to get her and she had on a diaper and socks.

Tonight while going to bed, I gave her a kiss on the head and told her good night.  She responded with "I don't need a kiss."  I told her that I kiss her because I love her so much and kisses are a way of saying I love you.  She immediately says "I need a kiss," and as soon as I give her a kiss, "Say I love you."

At another point she also asked to see the sheets and blankets in the closet (to make sure I hadn't take any away, but I've given up on that) and then asked for her bucket which contains all the empty Easter eggs.  I told her we don't take the bucket night night and she said "Only Daddy does."  Hum...I guess we are not on the same page on that one and she knows it!

Lemonade

Oops...this has been sitting as a draft for a month or so!

Papa: Callie, what do you want to drink with dinner?
Callie: Lemonade
Papa:  Callie we don't have any lemonade
Callie: (very exasperated) Papa, you have to MAKE lemonade.

Poor Papa is a sucker, and didn't realize she meant crystal light lemonade, so her gets out the lemon juice and sugar before Grandma rescued him.

Alligator Slide Right In

Tonight started out with Callie telling me that "She needs to go swimming!"  So we pack up our stuff and head of the the Y.  While there Callie tells me "To swim over there," meaning way across the pool while she stands on the opposite edge.  After once again telling her that the rule is I have to stay close so we can be safe, she quickly decides it is time to go to the shallow end where I don't have to be so close.  While doing "alligator slides" right in (she lays on her stomach on the edge of the pool, and the slides right into the pool head first), she tells me to back up and not grab her.  Next thing I know, my little girl is going headfirst into the pool, kicking her feet, and coming up to stand up all by herself.  Needless to say, I was a little impressed and very proud of her!

A Few Random Updates

Once again, it has been a while so here a several updates. 

Callie has a new "big girl bike."  If you can't tell, she loves it and is super proud of it.

Rolling down the hill is super fun!

Callie got to spend some time with her cousins.

Walking two dogs (even if only one of them is real) is hard work.

And Callie continues to make us laugh with her comments and thoughts on the word.  Here are some of the more recent ones. 

Is there a baby in Daddy's tummy?  No!  Is there is a baby in Papa's tummy?  No! Is there is baby in Grandma's tummy? No! Is there a baby in Daddy's pants?  No!  Is there a baby in Daddy's shoes?  No!

While we were at the ultrasound, Callie stood about 3 feet away for the first 15 minutes.  She watched, but was not going to get any closer.  Callie stated "When she's (Callie) older, she will lay on the bed too."  Then she decided to come up onto the table with me.  She laid down next to me just like she was getting an ultrasound as well.  We asked Callie what color hair she thought the baby would have...pink.  What color eyes do you think the baby will have...pink.  Then she asked herself what color the baby's cheeks would be...pink.  Turns out she knows something because it is a girl!

When I told Callie she needed to get dressed, she responded with "She's working on it."  Guess I need to watch what I say!

It's been a while...

So much has happened in the last few months.  We moved and the fun never ends.  Someday the to-do list will become more manageable and things will slow down a little bit...at least I hope so!

Callie is growing and maturing so quickly right now is is scary and adorable all at once.  Here are some of her newest things:

• Pedaling her trike-but only down the hill so she can "go really fast."  Apparently it is too much work to pedal up the hill, so she will get off and push her trike up the hill.
• Still loves dancing.  We went to see Sesame Street Live last weekend and she is "dancing like Zoe" all the time now.  We are going to the ballet this weekend and she is super excited.
• The little potty is no longer acceptable.  She wants to use Mamma's potty, i.e, the toilet in Mom and Dad's bathroom.  I guess it doesn't belong to Mike.
• She is now is a toddler bed and loves being a big girl.  So much so that she kicks us out of her room so she can climb in and put herself to bed.  She even tells us where to go-Mama and Daddy will go to the living room.  On that note, she sleeps like a big girl now.  Under the blankets, facing the right way, on her side.  There is no more crazy, all over the place, butt up in the air sleeping.  
• She loves to help.  She will stop playing outside to come and help make dinner.  Papa bought her a pair of garden gloves and she immediately put them on and went to "do work."  The work consisted of pulling blades of grass out of the yard, but it was work in her mind.  
• She loves anything outside...walks, her trike, shovel, and the beach.  So much so that she even brought the beach home one time by filling her bucket up with handfuls of sand on the way out

And I am sure there is more that I can't remember right now.