First off, we removed the DVD player from the car when we were moving here (as a punishment originally) and Mallory has not missed it a bit. I didn't see the down side to this until I was trying to pull out of a parking space as a car was coming very carefully and slowly down the aisle. Totally not a high pressure situation, but all of a sudden from the back seat I hear "Hey! It's my turn, dude!!!!" That is typically what I say when I am merging onto the highway or at a 4-way stop. I never thought Mallory was listening to me! Thank goodness she didn't repeat something more colorful!
Another funny thing that happened was at the grocery store. We have been working on this potty situation for close to a year now, (help me, Jesus) and I was buying some overnights. Mallory looked up and saw this box of flushable wipes that had princesses on them.
She started begging me for them. At first I told her "No, you can't use these, they are for big girls who wear big girl panties". She got upset, so then I said, "Okay, I will get them for you, but you cannot open them until you are wearing big girl panties. Maybe they will inspire you." I put them in the cart, out of her reach. She started screaming because she wanted to hold them, and I said, "No, we are just getting them so I can inspire you." And she said (through her huge crocodile tears) "BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO INSPIRE ME!!!!" I started laughing... and guess who else started laughing too? She is SUCH a drama queen!
And lastly, probably the cutest of all, Mallory was looking at her DVD case of the movie "Up". She is in this phase where she is like the annoying kid in class who asks questions just to prove she knows the answers to all of them. I was across the room, so I couldn't see the case close up. I was also busy putting away her clothes in the closet. Here is how the conversation went:
"Who's that, Mommy?"
"That's Mr. Fredrickson."
"Oh... who's that, Mommy?"
"That's Russell."
"Oh... who's that, Mommy?"
"That's Doug- the Dog."
"Oh, and that, Mommy... what's that?"
"That's the bird, honey... Kevin" (I am just guessing that is the next thing she is pointing at)
"no, that's not Kevin..."
"Okay, then- that's the house"
"No, Mommy- that's not the house."
"Okay, then it's the balloons"
"No, that's not the balloons- that's heaven"
"Ok, right- like I said- it's the bird, it's Kevin"
"No, Mommy- it's heaven"
"Right- Kevin- the bird"
"NO MOMMY! Not Kevin... Heaven! See?"
Mallory pointed to all the clouds. I almost cried right there. She has been going to church school on Sundays, so maybe they talk about it there, but I can't say I have ever pointed to the clouds and said heaven before. Maybe it's something we know in our hearts from the time we are born. Awesome, isn't it?
