McDaniel Family Journal

Dear Brighton

Well, yet again it has been too long since I’ve updated your journal  You are doing spectacularly well these days and say the cutest things just about every moment of the day. For this entry I think I’m going to list some events that we’ve had, and catalog some of your adorable quotes….here goes:

A few weeks ago we went to the beach. You LOVED it. You and Daddy built sand castles (well, you carted water back and forth and dumped some sand in a pile), and you had a blast running to the surf and back. When we were all done playing, we packed up and had lunch on a picnic table at the park (we went to Bethune Beach). You thought this was awesome. You ate well, and talked about the beach the whole time we ate. Well, while we were waiting for you Daddy to bring the cooler from the car, you were talking about this and about that, and I had gotten a bit distracted, and heard you say, “Bug, Mommy, bug!”. I looked down and there was the biggest wasp I’ve ever seen just planted on my arm! I screamed as I shook it off my arm. You were so funny, you kept saying: “Oh no, Mommy, that bee scared you. That’s not nice that bee sting your arm!”, and even though I told you that I was fine and that it didn’t sting me, for DAYS after you told everyone that a bee scared me and stung my arm 😉

Last month, we went to visit the Easter Bunny at the Oviedo Mall, and then Easter Egg Hunting at UCF. You weren’t too keen on sitting on the Easter Bunny’s lap, in fact I had to sit with you to get the picture, but afterward you go to ride the train in the food court and loved it. You really like the Easter Egg hunt, but were more concerned with your “treat” bag they said you’d receive at the end. You kept saying “I need my treat bag”, “Can we go get my treat bag, now?”. Afterwards we took you to Denny’s, where you coated yourself in pancake syrup and loved every second of it 😉

Last weekend you got sick…ugh! We aren’t used to you getting sick. You are about as healthy as they come, and before last weekend I could count on one hand the number of times you had thrown up in your whole life. It turns out that you had the Rotovirus. There was nothing really to give you, and your fever dissipated after the first day, but you weren’t able to keep anything down for 3 days. It was rough. You just laid on the couch with a bucket, telling us that you were “sick”. “Mommy, I’m really, really sick”. It was pretty pitiful. You are all better now, and other than Daddy being sick for a day or so, no one else seems to have caught it. Yay!

Lately, we’ve been trying to talk more and more about the baby and his/her impending arrival. Some days you are willing to listen, some you are not. The other day, this how the conversation went:

Me: “Brighton, do you know that we are going to have a baby in the house soon?”

You: “No. We’re not going to have a baby in the house soon, no!”

Me: “We’re not? Well, where is this baby in my belly going to go?”

You: “No. You don’t have a baby in your belly. I have a baby in my belly”

Me: “You do? What kind of baby? Is it a boy or a girl baby?”

You: “It’s a dinosaur baby. I have lots and lots of babies in my belly”

Me: “Wow! I just have one baby, but do you see how big my belly is getting?”

You: “Yes, your belly is big. You have lots and lots of babies, too. I have lots and lots of babies”

Man, you crack me up. These conversations go on forever. We’ve told you that you are going to be a ‘wonderful’ (one of your favorite words” big brother and that you are going to help us take care of the baby. You seem to be catching on a bit, so we’ll see when September comes.

At school every week you learn a new word, that’s not quite an every day word for a toddler, but one that you can definitely use and learn. I think your word this week is “attentive”. Well, Daddy had you all to himself on a Friday night the other week (Mommy went to a New Kids on the Block concert), and he taught you the words: Generous and Selfish. After one night you use these like a pro and say things like “I am not going to be generous with the new baby and share my toys…I’m going to be selfish!” You are too funny, and we have a lot of fun teaching you new words.

So not so lately, actually you have always been bit of a talker, you have been talking non-stop from the moment you wake till bedtime. Last night, we ate dinner (spaghetti and you LOVED it), then after I told you we’d go swimming. Well, your Aunt Paula called and while I was talking to her you just wouldn’t stop talking. You were saying:

“Mommy, I need to get my swimsuit on. I need to take off aaaaalllll my clothes, and my shirt, and my shoes, and I need to get my Lighting McQueen swimsuit on. Mommy, where’s you swimsuit? You need to put it on. I’m going swimming. I bet that pool’s going to be really, really cold.” And on, and on, and on…

I finally said, “Brighton, honey, can you hush for just a second, I can’t hear”. So you then you say “Mommy, can I talk to you now? Cuz I really need to talk you. Can I talk to you again?” You are as cute as they come, but man, you can talk. I have NOOOOO idea where you get it from (note the sarcasm ;))

Love,
Mommy

Filed under: It's all about Brighton, What Brighton is up to now on April 29th, 2009