"...These are a few of my favorite things..."

So many things in a child's life run the risk of being fondly remembered "in the moment," but forgotten over time. There are so many little things that Jennie says or does right now, in this moment, that I don't want to ever forget. Here is a small sampling:

-When Jennie wants me to carry her (like into the store), rather than her walking, she says, "Mommy, carry you." This is because I will ask her "Jennie, do you want to walk or do you want me to carry you?" Adorable.

-When sitting on my lap, Jennie will spontaneously turn around and give my belly a kiss, and tell me, "Jennie big sister when baby out."

-Jennie still calls munchkins from Dunkin Donuts "dough doughs." I am 100% certain she can say "donut" just fine, but I keep calling them dough-doughs in hopes that she'll hang on to it for a little while longer.

-Jennie copies everything I do - it is so cute. She even leans her elbow against the door to public restrooms to open it like I do rather than touching the handle with a hand. She doesn't miss a thing!

-When I ask her if she needs a dry bum, or a new diaper, sometimes she looks at me matter of factly and says, "No Mommy, Jennie pretty dry."


-Jennie loves to play with her baby doll. She often comes into the kitchen from her play room carrying baby doll, holding its toy binky in the mouth, and lightly bouncing her. She then tells me, "Shhhhh Mommy, baby-doll sleeeeeeepy."

Rocking and reading Baby-Doll one of her current favorite stories, "My Name is Mudpie"

-There are lots of sirens and such around Watertown, and when she hears a fire truck, police car, or ambulance that she can't see, she says, "Probby next street."

-Jennie negotiates with the best of them - if its nap time, she'll say, "Play couple more minutes." If its time to leave the playground, she holds up one finger and says, "Big girl swing oooonnnne more time." There isn't much she won't negotiate for right now.

-Jennie tells everyone she sees, strangers and all, that she sleeps in a big girl bed now. She is so proud, and loves to share it with the world! (By the way - she is a champ in her big girl bed - its been over a week, and she has not once gotten out of bed. I don't think its crossed her mind as an option! She wakes up in the morning and calls my name - doesn't get out until I'm in the room. Amazing.)


I love all the cute ways that Jennie says things - and I know that all too soon she will be saying things the "right" way, and it will mean she is even more grown up than she already is! These are the moments, the memories, that make me love her more and more every day. I don't want to forget all the details that helped forge who she is, and why she is so special - my baby girl, always.