There are often many little things that make life with my kids unique at any given moment in time. Often these are little things that I might not remember if I didn't write them down...and so I write them down.
I want to remember...
...how Adelie and Briggs don't say chicken nuggets. They call them chicken "nunnets." Always.
...how Adelie STILL refers to night time as "bed night" and mispronounces privilege as "prigileve."
...how if Briggs is wearing anything with a hood, he puts the hood up. Inside. Outside. Around the house. At the dinner table. If the shirt (or coat or bathrobe) has a hood, he's putting it to good use.
...how all 3 kids have gotten into the habit of taking 'play baths' lately. When life was busier, we were a shower family. In and out, clean up and move on. Since we have way more time in our life, all 3 kids have been taking play baths on a regular basis. Staley and Adelie tend to play with Barbies in the bath, while Briggs has been playing with Little People and Legos. It's not uncommon for any of the kids to spend up to an hour in what I'm sure becomes quite a cold bath, just enjoying the solitude and play time. The only downside...we only have one tub and 3 kids who are vying for its use.
...how Adelie is a SLOW eater. I can't pinpoint when this began evolving because I don't remember this always being the case, but Adelie is now always the last one to finish a meal...by a long shot. Typically we are all done eating, have cleared the table, and have the kitchen all cleaned up before Adelie has finished her meal.
...how Staley often feels the need to let us know when she is going to use the restroom. She will still seek us out a few rooms away just to let us know. Or if she gets up in the night, she'll come in our room to wake us up and tell us she's going to use the bathroom. I'm not sure why we need this specific up-date on a regular basis, but she seems to think it is something we should know.
...how Briggs is still sensitive to scary things and before we watch any movie or show, he needs to know if it has a "bad guy."
...how when we tease Briggs about something, he'll often get huffy and say, "I don't like that joke!"
...how life is so much richer and fuller with my 3 little loves!
