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Shades of A and E
By hissychick | September 27, 2008
A is currently fixated with drawing and writing her name (forwards, and, rather intriguingly, backwards too). Happily this means that at the first sign of boredom all I have to do is whip out some paper and textas and away she goes.
We’ve had rainbows, spiders (!!), pictures of the family at the beach and a hot air balloon floating in the sky above a tree, all usually accompanied by an impressive, imgainative and expressive explanation. Very impressive for a three and a half year old if I do say so myself.
And then there’s been monsters of all shades and sizes and temperaments….
Me: A, that’s a lovely drawing, can you tell me about it?
A: It’s a scary monster.
Me: He’s can’t be too scary, he’s smiling. Does that mean he’s not going to eat me up?
A: No, he’s smiling BECAUSE he’s going to eat you up!
It almost makes up for the general shitty whiny defiant behaviour and refusing to go to sleep in one’s own bed that comes at this age. Almost.
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E is growing up in such a hurry. Words are coming thick and fast and in correct context. I am often brought my “Shuz” and entreated to put them on, If our littlest miss ever sees the camera she strikes a pose, says “Cheese!” and the “Look?” as she cranes her neck to see the preview screen (oh the children of today…).
She can follow simple directions if she wants to (”Throw the ball!“, “Oh for the love of god please get down from there“), knows where her nose and mouth are and uses a rather forceful combination of “Ta?” and hand grabbing motions when she spies something that she wants. The ensuing mini tantrum if she does not get her way is actually rather cute. For now.
Best of all is that she blows kisses and gives cuddles when asked, wrapping her little arms around your neck with such affection that I swear my heart could explode from the sheer joy. Especially when said cuddle is accompanied by a “Nigh nigh” and followed through with a two to three hour nap.
Oh, the bliss of the looong single daytime sleep. Almost gives you enough time to clean up from the aftermath of the morning full of stubborn “Noo!!s” and “What ‘dis?” and endless playing of dollies/horsey rides/rough housing/cooking/ climbing acts of breathtaking daring with the little human dynamo.
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As I referred to in my last post we took the girls to Featherdale Wildlife Park last Wednesday along with their nineteen month old cousin, and my sister and parents. All three little girls had an absolute ball, and so did we. E was enchanted by all of the animals, excitedly pointing out “Duck! Duck!” before squealing with delight and chasing whatever unfortunate bird she was referring to (brush turkey, actual duck, emu). Ducks are her current obsession, and she entreats us to sing the Five Little Ducks song whenever she is in the bath, attempting the hand gestures and all, and will excitedly point out ducks in various books too.
I digress.
A was thrilled to be able to feed the kangaroos, and took a more egalitarian approach than her younger sister by not stuffing the feed cup right into the face of whichever skippy took her fancy, rather she allowed each kangaroo she came across a small taste of food before declaring that it was time to share with someone else and moving on to the next one.
A also rather happily lapped up the besotted attention from her younger cousin, who is currently fixated with our oldest girl. To C’s delight, A let her hold hands for most of the day and even shared her chocolate ice cream, a first for my niece. At the end of the day we had to prise her out of our car where she had hopped into the back seat with our girls so that she could go home with her own mother! A told her tearful cousin “I will see you soon my darling“. Such adoration leads to such exemplary behaviour. Bless.
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Coming soon: a report on where we’re at with cloth for those of you that love all things fluffy.
Have a great weekend peoples inside the computer.
Topics: E is good, Threenager alert, hi ho A is on the go, hi ho E is on the go |
Em, as usual you make me smile with stories of your girls……..I find myself nodding in appreciation of the shared experiences of the antics…..Lucy xx
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Posted by: Lucy on September 27th, 2008 at 10:10 amA wonderful update, Mommy.
Yes, despite all the mess they make and tantrums they throw, they are our darlings.
A is really amazing. I love the comforting bit she offered her cousin. So sweet.
E: When there’s a vocab explosion, you know they are growing out of their babyhood fast. Savor every bit, aye?
Have a good weekend.
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Posted by: Moomykin on September 27th, 2008 at 2:48 pm