Mallory and the Bear

We have a snow day today! So, we started our day like every other snow day - with Daddy making pancakes. Mallory and I sat down at the table while we waited for our pancakes to arrive on our plates. What I am about to share here has happened twice before in the past week....and we don't live in bear country. Having happened before, I grabbed a pen and paper to keep track of our conversation.

Note to readers: Imagine everything Mallory says with toddler speak (ie: drinking = dwinking)...it's more entertaining that way :)

M: Bear!

Me: You see the bear?

M: Yea. Bear drink water. 
    See? All gone!
    Look behind you.

(I look out the window - at nothing, obviously)

Me: What's the bear doing?

M: He's drinking water.

Me: Is he by himself?

M: Yea 
(looks out window)
    Where's bear go?
    I missed it!
    Oh no.

Me: You want to go pet the bear?

M: (scared look on her face) No.
    Marin pet the bear.

Me: You want Marin to go pet the bear? Okay.

M: Nooooooo. Mallory pet the bear. I pet the bear.

Me: What color is the bear?

M: Brown.
(looks out window again)
     I see him eat her!

Me: What is the bear eating!?

M: Bear is eating the treats. (as in dog treats)
     Oh no!
     What's bear doing!?
     We missed it!
(pause)
    Go pet the bear.

Me: You want to? Let's go!

M: Noooo!

Me: What happens when you pet the bear?

M: You get owie.

And then the pancakes came...

M: OooooOOooooh! Dip!: 

Oh, how I love snow days...

...and pancakes.

....and toddlers.

.....and that bear for giving us this story.

Back in the saddle again

So, a month and a half later....we had a baby girl! I was in just as much shock this time as I was last time the doctor said "It's a girl!" and I couldn't be happier. It was very strange in the beginning, because she looks identical to her sister when she sleeps, which totally weirded me out! In many other ways she is very much like her sister - eats well, sleeps well, pretty content - but she has had major gas issues which cause her to screech in pain out of nowhere...not fun, but we've made some adjustments and she is doing much better.

It took some time to get back into diaper changes and how tiny everything is and putting clothes on a person who doesn't help out at all! I love using my Moby wrap again...especially at the grocery store (I have to use it when I have both kids with me). I also love getting to be at home with both my girls again. And now that she's almost 2 months old we have a good routine down. I'm still having to remember to give her tummy time, which I am horrible at remembering, by the way, but other than that I think we're pretty much back on the horse.

Marin Naomi   (Marin is pronounced like Karen)

Marin (almost 2 months) and her big sister Mallory (20 months)