Carter

Oh my Carter! She has started talking up a storm. It is really no secret that I was a bit worried that she really had no desire to talk at 18 months. (Her sister was talking up a storm by that age) I've discovered that she just does what she wants when she wants to do it. I think I may be in trouble as she gets older! We don't always understand her, but we can usually make out what she is saying. Here are some of her favorites:

"No, Mommy, No!!!" in response to me taking something away, bringing her inside, etc and it comes out crystal clear

"Peesss" (Please)

"Tank you" (thank you) She will also look at you and say welcome if you don't respond with you're welcome. What can I say my girls has her manners

"Gin, gin!" (again, again) Usually when she's playing with daddy and they are having too much fun

"Ders a monster!" (There's a monster) She can thank her sister for telling her that one.

"Joordan Mommack, No!" (Jordan Wommack, No) She likes to throw in our last names when she's really angry. I've even been mommy mommack.

"I go daddy's truck. Let's go!" She's a girl on the go, what can I say.

"Supper ready? I ungee" Super ready, I'm hungry. She's also a girl that likes to eat!

What can I say, I love this girl! How could I not?

I go daddy's truck.

Jordan

I've decided to do two posts today, one for each daughter. I think that is only fair, and it is only right that I start with the oldest daughter. Jordan has been a questioner since she first started talking. I promise you've never seen a child ask why so many times. I think someone once told me it was a phase and she would grow out of it. They were wrong, she still asks why, and how, and when, and what. So, what fun times I've had this week as in science they have started studying genes! It started with "Mommy where do babies come from?" I know this is not an unusual question, she asked it before, but with the new knowledge she has my usual answers were not going to cut it. I said from God, and she responded, not everyone believes in God. Can you tell that I am in trouble? The next day my question was "If 18 chromosomes come from the girl and 18 come from the boy, HOW do they get together to make a baby?" I didn't ask this stuff when I was 10! Even if I learned about it, the thought didn't cross my mind. So, we made a decision that dad would take Miss Carter to Bronte and Jordan and I would stay home and have "the talk". As Jim and Carter left, I can't make this up, Jordan says how do girls have eggs and where are they? We came in, and I started "the talk". I know that all of you whose daughters are younger are super jealous as you read this, because you want to do this as well. I hope you can tell my sarcasm there :) It went surprisingly well. She asked appropriate questions, and thought the appropriate things were gross. Then, as luck would have it, the Discovery Science channel had a show on called Life before Baby and it answered even more questions. I'm hoping I'm done with these questions for awhile now!

Spring Break!

We have totally enjoying our spring break this week. Wish I had pictures, BUT I left my good camera at school (taking group shots for the yearbook and in my rush to leave last Friday I left it). Anyway, back to spring break. So far this week we have played, set up a tent in the house, played some more, installed Magic Mesh, and enjoyed the ability to run in and out of the house at will. Of course, Jake has also discovered to run in and out at will, so we have to keep doors closed unless we are outside playing. (If you haven't seen the infomercial for Magic Mesh, it's this screen stuff that has magnets in the middle that creates a mesh door AND it totally works! Carter and Jake have been in and out a million times and it is still up!)

The girls and I went Easter dress shopping and Jordan totally melted my heart when she insisted that she and Carter get the same Easter dress! I know if they were closer in age I could totally get away with dressing them the same, but with such an age difference that doesn't happen much. So, they both got very pretty Easter dresses with cardigan sweaters.

I've also discovered that I have a reincarnated Southern Belle for a two year old. She says things like owch (when I'm brushing her hair) or I build a howse. It is so cute! Jordan was the master of the mean look when she was younger and Carter is the master of rolling her eyes. Yes, 2 year olds can correctly roll their eyes whenever they do not like what their parents are telling them. Along with the eye rolling, comes a totally ignoring of whatever you told her not to do. While I realize it is not a good thing, it is so very hard not to laugh whenever she does this.

Another tidbit for anyone is that 2 year olds can totally lie. How do they learn this? I have no idea, but I do know when I ask, who made this mess (in Carter's room) her response is Jordan. Again, I had to laugh because how does she know how to do that?! She has barely started making sentences and speaking, and she already knows how to lie!