3 1/2 year old car conversation

A little background for this short story - Marisol has recently (the last week or so) become obsessed with "left" and "right" - always wants to know which way is which...

We visited our great friends in Charlottesville this past weekend. Rebecca was nice enough to treat us to pizza and ice cream for dinner on Saturday. Someone had to go pick it up and I asked Marisol if she wanted to go with Rebecca and her older son Noah (who is almost exactly the same age as Marisol- his birthday is only a little more than 2 weeks before her's) to pick up the food. I really didn't expect her to want to go without me but she surprised me (she does that a lot! )

I told her, "You get to go in someone else's van and ride in a different car seat!" (She loves vans... especially Grandma and Grandpa's... that's also why we call our Pilot a van :-)) She replied, "I am sooo lucky!"

Anyways, Rebecca reported the following conversation in the car between Marisol and Noah.

Marisol: My favorite direction is left, what's yours?

Noah: Mine is right. Mommy what is your favorite direction?

Rebecca: Weeeelll, right now it's right because the ice cream and pizza place are on the right! (Isn't she diplomatic? :-))

Noah: No it's not Mommy, your favorite direction is AROUND!

So Rob, (Rebecca's husband), Rebecca and I were all rolling with laughter as she relayed this story. Then I told it to Mike the next day and he said he didn't get it... was it the wine we had with dinner? Nah, I still think it's hilarious. I LOVE the way kids think and the way their brains work.

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Marisol continues to entertain us with her imagination. She often wakes up from a good night's sleep and launches right into a lengthy conversation about whatever happens to be on her mind. Her imagination continues to be fueled by her favorite movies and shows... She loves to dress up every day, have tea parties, dance, and read books. Some of her favorite Christmas gifts were her pink kitchen, pink drum, pink sparkly shoes, and her Fancy Nancy book with dress ups (does anyone see a pattern here??). Daily games include freeze tag and hide and seek. She is also a BIG organizer - loves bags, boxes, blankets, and of course her many, MANY babies. Of course her opinion of organized doesn't always match mine or her father's but we usually manage to find some kind of middle ground.

We seem to be past the initial adjustment period of becoming a big sister and she regularly tells me that she loves her little brother. She calls him "little boy" and "Ger bear" and touches his cheeks lovingly. She is starting to help me entertain him by making funny faces and bringing him toys. She also tells Mike and I how much she loves us innumerable times every day - Mike think she is going to drive her first boyfriend crazy!

This past weekend we took her to see "The Princess and the Frog" and she really liked it. At church she danced to the music (we have very talented musicians - a pianist/organist, violinist, and cantor with a beautiful singing voice), and at Wegman's she picked out the BIGGEST Sleeping Beauty helium balloon that you have ever seen (I think it may be bigger than her!)

Gerry is doing really well too and will be 6 months old this Saturday. He continues to be very happy and laid back - even maintaining his even temper the past few weeks fighting his first bad cough/cold WHILE cutting his first two teeth on the bottom. I can't believe my baby is already getting teeth!! He watches us eat very closely so we are going to start trying some food and see how he does. He is wriggling and rolling all over the place when put on the floor, and loves his toys and exersaucer (his "office"). And my favorite thing is that he "goes" on the potty every day a few times - almost every time upon waking up, and usually after eating! We still use diapers but EC (Elimination Communication) part-time has been a lot of fun.

I often wish I could remember more of these moments... but it will have to do to record "snapshots" when I have the time and energy!

A Marisol Soliloquy

I was messaging Mike at work some of Marisol's ramblings/dialogue this morning:

Susan (aka Marisol): it takes a lot of practice to grow big and tall


michaelmay21: oh yesss


Susan: and the witch made everyone understandng people


michaelmay21: of course


Susan: they don't understand that she is a princess


michaelmay21: I see...


Susan: and the witch made the castle small
she's disappointed about that


michaelmay21: who wouldn't be ....


Susan: she wants to make me a present for the castle to thank me for her little sister (she told me that when Gerry gets bigger she wants a little sister)


michaelmay21: hahahhaa
funny


Susan: I like dresses and beautiful shirts and beautiful pants


michaelmay21: ok


Susan: ok


michaelmay21: are we done for now?


Susan: guess


michaelmay21: I must get to work


Susan: she's not though