Spit Happens

I'm not sure if it was all the spitting talk or all the toothpaste talk-- But last night and this morning we had two successful attempts at using the Colgate Strawberry Mint "spitting" toothpaste. Both brushing sessions ended with high fives and big smiles.

Success!

Spitting Toothpaste Dilema

Madie has always been one of those kids that didn't mind brushing her teeth. I guess it is kind of like taking a bath and going to the bathroom. You do it everyday, you HAVE to do it, so you might as well just do it without any complaints and she does. Recently, I have been talking with Madie about how she is getting older and that it is about time for her to start using "big girl/spitting toothpaste"--the kind of toothpaste that you do not swallow--when discussing this she becomes very emotional and begs to continue to use the "baby toothpaste"--the kind you DO swallow. She has always been very particular about the flavor of toothpaste she uses. She definitely has her likes and dislikes when it comes to flavors so I thought that I would find the flavor of her favorite chewing gum (Orbit Strawberry Mint) and see if she would be interested.

Negative....no interest. As in big elephant tears I don't want to use that no interest. I'm not sure if it is the taste of the toothpaste or the spitting part that bothers her but she wants no part of it. I guess for now we will just keep trying and hope for the best. Maybe by the stime she starts to school we will have moved on to spitting toothpaste. But for now, during teeth brushing time, my Baby wants to stay a baby and I guess that's okay with me.

Wordless Wednesday....I'm A Proud Aunt!

Two Santa Visits....Two Different Responses..

A few weeks ago we went to the Mall while visiting Nana. Madie saw Santa and decided she was going to walk up to him and tell him what she wanted for Christmas. She didn't have on a holiday outfit so I decided that I would just take a few pictures with my camera instead of buying one of the $14.99 4X6 pictures since I knew she would have a chance to see Santa again.

The pictures turned out really cute. She is smiling and in a very deep conversation with Santa about being a good girl and listening to her parents and telling him that she would like a toy kitchen. I was so proud of her and she couldn't stop talking about her visit with Santa.

Santa visit #2:

Milk and Cookies with Santa. This visit had been planned for weeks. Something a little more memorable (oh it was memorable alright) and intimate with Santa. He read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to the kids and then took special time with each of them to listen to what they wanted for Christmas and have his picture taken with him.

The cookies and milk part went very well. Notice the big smile on Madie's face.

The sitting on Santa's lap and telling him what she wanted for Christmas did not go as well. I'm not sure what she is praying for in the picture below...but I can probably guess it was to get her out of there.

Merry Christmas!

Simple Math

Wearing your ruby red slippers to breakfast

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Wet floor at McDonald's

=

A big busted chin!

Luckily, Madie is okay and she says it only hurts when you touch it~ Ouch!

A Happy Belly And The Letter J

Today was Madie's first day back to MDO (Mother's Day Out) since before the Thanksgiving break. She has learned to wink (see my last wordless Wednesday for a look) and is very proud of herself. She couldn't wait to go to school and show her teachers her new trick. On the way to MDO she said, "Momma, my belly is happy." I thought to myself, oh she is so excited about going to school and that makes my heart smile! And then she said, "yes, I get to see Tony!" I'm a little concerned that at the age of 3, seeing a boy can make her belly happy. I'm hoping that the two statements were totally random and separate thoughts. If not, I'm in big trouble!

The ride home proved to be just as conversational. I asked Madie about her day, eager to see what she had learned, what she had made and all of the happenings of the day. When I asked her what she learned about she said, "I learned about jellybeans and my friend Jonathon." Apparently, today they learned about the letter J.