McDaniel Family Journal

Quite a few months ago, you started calling us “Honey”.  You mimic what we say, of course, and so when we say, “Come on, Honey. Let’s go” you often times respond “Okay, honey”. It is very, very cute and we think it is so endearing every single time you say it.

Last month, your Daddy and I bought a new TV, complete with new receiver and all kinds of fun stuff.  Well one of the things we got came multi-boxed with the last box being massive enough for you to crawl in.  It wasn’t tall, but you could lay down and scoot your whole body in.  Well, your Daddy was at work one evening and you thought it would be fun to play in the box.  After a few minutes, you then thought it would be fun if “I” got in the box. I was game, so I scooted on in, and as soon as I got in you proceeded to climb on top and start jumping on me!  Since I was on the wood floor, this hurt really bad and worst of all I was trapped!

I told you to you stop and you were like “It’s okay, honey. It’s okay”

I’m like ‘No! It’s not okay, you’re hurting Mommy. Get Off The Box!”

Well, you finally got off and stopped jumping once I threatened a time out, and I crawled out. You looked at me and said

‘It’s okay, honey. Are you okay?”

I said, “No, I’m not okay, you hurt Mommy”

And after looking at me for a sec, you said “You’re not beedin'”.

I’m not bleeding! I couldn’t help but laugh. You did have a point, but it still hurt 😉  Later that evening we were playing something else in your room and you hurt me again, and basically the whole dialogue replayed 🙂

A couple weeks ago, I picked you up at school, and as I was unlocking your door you stepped into this planter/median type area that I had parked next to. It’s just enclosed by a 4in step of concrete, like when you step from the street into a sidewalk.  Well, I stepped in to get you and as I stepped out, I must have twisted my ankle, because I felt this massive surge of pain and then just fell straight down on my butt with you on my lap! It hurt soooo bad, and for a second or two I couldn’t even catch my breath. You were so sweet.

You immediately held my face in your hands and said “It’s okay, honey. It’s okay. Oh no! Mommy, did you fall down? Did you hurt your leg?”

I said “No, I twisted my ankle”

“Oh no…mommy! It’s okay, it’s okay. Do you need me to go get you some help?”

I was shocked. What 30 month old knows to ask that?  I said no, and that I just needed you to sit with me for a minute. I was afraid to let you go, in case I couln’t chase after you.  So we sat there for a couple minutes and the whole time you hugged and rocked me and kissed my face. It was the sweetest thing ever. I am always so amazed at what a loving and sweet child you are. I will always remember those moments as the best in my whole life 😉

Someone finally noticed that you and I were chillin’ on the ground the parking lot and I was able to hand you over while I got up.  I was fine and after a couple of weeks, my ankle didn’t hurt anymore.  But now almost everytime you fall you tell me that you twisted your ankle. It’s so funny. The other day you actually did and I think you sympathized with me for a second 😉

Other than you being your sweet and wonderul self, not much else is going on.  Your Grandpa Dan came down for a visit last week and we had a great time. You absolutely adored him and he you.  We’re hoping we can take you to Texas to meet your Grandpa Tom sometime this spring.

Other news includes an addition to the family 😉  Mommy is currently 7 weeks along with your sibling, and we are very excited.  We try to talk about it with you every day, but you are a bit to young to understand what’s going on. I know it will initially be pretty hard on you, so I hope that we can do as much as we can to help soften the blow.  I wonder everyday what it will be like to have another baby to look after.  I love you so much that it’s hard to envision feeling that way for someone else, but I’m sure I will 😉  I think deep down you will always have a special place in my heart, “honey” 😉

School is going well for you, too. You have moved up to the 2 1/2 yr old class and you seem to like your new teacher, Miss Yvonne.  You are testing her a bit though, and have been put in time out a couple of times for not listening 🙁  Apparently, she has signs taped to the walls and shelves all around the room letting you know where things go, what things are, etc.  Well, you keep taking down her signs. Your response when she asks you why…

“I don’t like those there”

She says you still end up winning though.  After your 2 minutes of time out was up the the other day, she told you could get up, and you just sat back in your chair, and said

“No, I’ll just sit here”

And you didn’t get up until you were ready! You are such a willfull child 😉 She said that at story time when she asks every one to come sit, you ask

“What story is it”

and sometimes you’ll say “I don’t like that story”

when she tells you and play by yourself. You are definitely not a follower 😉 You don’t cause any trouble, you are just willful and really just want to do what you want to do. You are not persuaded easily. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but by the time school rolls around, we’re hoping you’re a little more flexible.

Since you speak so well and in complete paragraphs and thoughts, it’s at times difficult to remember that you’re only 2 1/2.  Sometimes you seem so grown up with your logical responses to things! 😉

Well, I think that’s about it. As always, we love you more than life itself and lookforward to playing with, loving you, and seeing what you’ll do next to amaze us every single day.

Love,
Mommy 😉

Filed under: What Brighton is up to now on January 27th, 2009