So many times lately Andrew and I have looked at each other and expressed, “We are in for so much trouble.” Referring to Annabella and her carefree wonderfulness.
On Valentine’s Day, she told me that Gabriel is her special friend. She likes him in particular because he is naughty. Her words. We are in trouble.
A mom of another boy in the class told me that her son had made a huge fuss about giving his Valentine to Annabella. I asked her later if she was friends with him, she told me, “Not so much.” We are in trouble.
Annabella came down from nap today exclaiming, “Mom! Mom! I need your help quick! There’s been an emergency!”
“What kind of emergency Bel?”
“A coloring emergency, I need your help, come quick!”
Then I got close enough to see.
So I helped get her outfitted with a good washcloth, some warm water and some baby soap. Washable markers rule.
Good news? She used washable markers and only colored herself and a coloring mat. The bad news? She’s starting to do more and more of this covert stuff she knows she shouldn’t be doing.
The other day I took a shower while Redding was napping. When I came back downstairs, she had covered the entire handle of the oven in foam stickers. Not exactly a disaster. Just one of those things.
And for all the fuss we make over what Annabella is getting into, we know already that Red is going to be a much bigger handfull. He’s way more mobile at a much younger age. His curiosity and lack of impulse control will mean many more interesting mishaps in our future.
I can’t wait to see what else these two get into.
Feb
19