On New Year's Eve we bought a Wii game console and several Wii games. It is something that I really did not think we would ever buy or ever even want. Maleah had been at friends' houses before when the Wii was being played and she had absolutely zero interest in playing. Jason and I neither one are video game type people so I really thought that our house would be a video-game-free-zone forever. I'm not sure if there are any of those zones left in the USA anyway. We all played Wii with Craig and LuAnn last week and suddenly we were all itching to have a Wii at home (well, probably not Carissa). So we bought one. And we have been having a blast. We have discovered that Maleah is really good at bowling. She can actually beat both Jason and me and we are not letting her win. I have found out that I really like Wii golf and I sure wish I had someone to play against every day. Jason is not really into the golf as much as I am. But my favorite game is called Just Dance 2. It's a game where you dance along with a dancer on-screen and try to do the same moves that she is doing at the same time as her. It is not easy and it is super fun. I look ridiculous when I do it. I close the blinds every time. Maleah and Jason enjoy it too. It is a really good workout, that's for sure. Who knows, maybe I'll be bustin' out some new moves at the next wedding reception we go to...
Maleah has two loose teeth right now. She is excited about that. She is back to school this week and is starting to get back into her routine. She told me tonight to not set her alarm for the morning because "that thing drives me nuts!" She would rather me just wake her up. I don't blame her. I hate alarm clocks too. I wish my Mom would come tell me it's time to wake up every day. Maleah's Girl Scout meeting this evening was cancelled at the last minute because the leader was sick. Maleah was so disappointed! She had really been looking forward to it. She did not want to stay home this evening because "I have nothing to do! It's so boring!" I replied with "You have a million new toys and crafts at home. Please do not tell me it is boring." So she decided to paint some suncatchers. She had gotten a set of paint and a few suncatchers for Christmas and hadn't worked on them yet. She did a great job and I thought she was very creative with them. She even added a few polka dots to some of them. She asked me if I thought she was an artist and I said "absolutely." If you give that girl some art supplies and a work space there is no telling what she will create.
In Carissa news, she is (drumroll please!) starting to potty-train! Woo-hoo!!! I am so excited! She is not completely there but she is oh so close. It has been her idea from the beginning to do this. (I mean really, if it had been my idea it would have never gone over. She is way too independent for that!) So it was her idea to start sitting on the potty chair and I went and bought her some Dora panties. She loves them but she would rather not wear anything - no diaper, no panties, no pants, nada. I set the oven timer for 15 minutes and every time it goes off she sits down and pees. And every time she pees she gets one M&M. And that is all the bribery she needs. One M&M is equal to a million dollars to her I think. I hope she doesn't grow up with an involuntary reflex causing her to have to pee every time she hears a buzzing noise. We don't need a situation like Pavlov and his dogs. She has had a few accidents but she is successful about 90% of the time and for 21 months old I think that is awesome! She also tells me when she has to take care of things other than peeing and sits down and does that too. She is so easy to potty-train that it just seems to good to be true. I know I like to tell funny stories about how wild and out-of-control she can be but she is also very smart and she very much wants to be just like her big sister. Way to go Carissa! We are so proud of you!!
Here are some other funny quotes from the week:
Me (talking to Maleah about a book I had read): "It was fiction. Do you know what fiction is?"
Maleah: "Of course, Mom. I'm not dumb, you know. It means fake, not real, made-up."
Me: "Yes, exactly. I should've known you knew that."
Maleah: "Yes. You should've.
Me: "Carissa, don't hit your sister with that spoon. She doesn't like it. I said stop it. Do you want to get in trouble?"
Carissa: "NO!"
Me: "Then stop. Don't hit. Be nice to sissy."
Carissa smiles and looks directly at me. Then starts lovingly running the spoon through Maleah's hair, as if saying "Look Mom, I am merely brushing her hair, not harassing her." Maleah giggles and then Carissa giggles.
Jason: "Carissa, what is your name?"
Carissa: "Baby"
Jason: "No it's not. What's your real name?"
Carissa: "Baby"
This conversation can go on for twenty minutes. She insists her name is Baby. It worked for Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing, maybe it will work for Carissa too. We sat in the corner booth at Applebee's the other night and we made a joke about "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." It was pretty funny.
Have a great week everybody!
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