Nesting

Dear LittleDude,

You have quite the morning routine going lately. You wake up (a little early for my taste, but I'm sure that will pass...eventually), insist on a little in-room playtime with me (and, if they cooperate, the dog and cat), and finally make your way into the living to watch Chuggington. After Chuggington, you go into the kitchen, get a bag of microwavable popcorn out of the pantry, and ask me to make it for breakfast. (This, by the way, is usually your first breakfast. You also seem to be in the habit of having either cereal or waffles with Daddy when he gets home from PT.) While I'm making it and getting your milk, you snuggle up on the couch, tuck yourself into my quilt, and watch your program of choice. And that's exactly where you stay while you eat breakfast: tucked into your little nest on the couch, watching George or Doc McStuffins while eating popcorn. It's very cute.

I love you.
Love, Mommy

Car Washes & Cookies

Dear LittleDude,

Today, Curious George built one of your favorite things in the world: a car wash. And apparently, it put you in the mood to wash your own toy cars because you asked to take a bath, dubbed it a "car wash" and spent 2 hours washing all your bathtub cars. When you got out, you wanted a cookie, and I told you that you could have one as soon as we got you dried off and got your jammies on. So, we went into your room, got up on the changing table, toweled you off some more, and started putting your jammies on. But I guess I just wasn't quick enough because about halfway through the jammies, you looked at me and exclaimed, "Hurry up, Mama! My cookie's gettin' stale!" And so I did.

I love you.
Love, Mommy