I Can't Really Vouch for the Accuracy of Her Statement
Everybody always says that kids grow up so very fast. They don't mention how it happens literally overnight, though. Or at least that's how it is with Alexis. One day she seems tiny and little and very much so my baby, and the very next day BAM! All of her clothes are too small and her vocabulary has exploded and suddenly she is nothing like that little girl I knew just yesterday.
Today was one of those BAM! sort of days. The minute she woke up, I noticed her legs were longer, her head was held higher, her voice seemed deeper. Everything about her said Kid instead of Preschooler.
As we sat in the car on the drive home, I silently listened to her chatter about her day, marveling at the leap her vocabulary had taken and the sophistication of her sentiments.
When we were gathered at the table eating dinner, my eyes grew wide with amazement as I realized just how proficient she suddenly has become at shoving her food around her plate so that it seems like she may have eaten more than she really did.
When she decided that she wanted to go for a third day in a row and bash her head against a hard surface, I was startled to realize that she has substituted most of her injury-related adorable tiny kid words for more sophisticated things like "ice pack" and "bump." Gone are the days of "icee" and "boo-boo."
Later, as she lay in bed trying to fall asleep, she asked me to cuddle with her. While the sentiment is fantastic, she recently has been using night-time cuddling as a way to put off bedtime. So, I told her I needed to go back downstairs for a few minutes before I could cuddle. When the begging kicked in, I reminded her that I like to write a story for her every night after she goes to bed (that's our current "definition" of blogging in Alexis Land). She went on to ask what the story would be about today. As usual, she offered up a few suggestions. She knows that the story I write is always about something that was different or fun or exciting about that day.
Today. Today she had a recommendation. Today she suggested that I write about how her butt has gotten bigger.
Bigger? Yes, yes she is. More mature? Not a chance.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Reader Comments (15)
Her request to recognize her bigger butt made me laugh out loud! I love reading your posts.
Love it. I totally know what you mean. They do grow up fast.
Eh, maturity is overrated.
But I totally get you on the rest of it!! My girls are the same way. One minute they're still my little girls, still behind the other kids...and the next they're saying things I'd never expect to come out of their mouths. How did they get so big so fast?
So. Very. True. I was hoping that by the time Madden is Alexis' age, the aging would slow down. Thank you for proving otherwise. We will now have to figure out how to stunt her growth and maturation.
On a separate note...big fan of that water table and the patio looks so nice!
That? Is hilarious :)
Maggie's been doing this too- the whole I'm Growing Up Before Your Eyes and holy crap, dude. It's scary. Her legs are Kid Legs. Her words are Grown Up Words. It kind of sneaks up on us, doesn't it?
(Unrelated: I'd luuuurve to see some full after shots of that patio ;) hint hint!)
@Jen--I'm waiting until the pond and landscaping are done to post the backyard shots. Almost there!
Crap, wait, we're supposed to mature as we get bigger? Gah! I'm so behind!
Even as I relish in the days of no more diapers, bottles, baby toys, etc. I still am not ready for them to grow up too fast. My baby starts high school next year! How the heck did that happen. And my youngest baby will be in kindergarten! Motherhood is bittersweet indeed.
As for maturity, do we ever fully reach it?
never a dull moment with your girl around! (i was on vacation and pretty sure my butt got bigger, but i certainly don't want anyone writing about it!)
Ha! Most women talk way too much about their big butt, so I don't know, she sounds pretty mature. I was ready to ask why you got such a weird pool.
I know what you mean about how fast it happens. Is it possible that they get bigger overnight?! Because I swear some days when he wakes up in the morning he is bigger than when he went to sleep! I can't prove it, mind you, but I swear!
That is hilarious! How much bigger her butt is... oh my.
She will thank you for not mentioning her butt size later :-) Adorable.
Oh, you are in for a fun time in the teen years. If she's complaining now that her butt is big, it's going to be a long, long adolescence for you.
My hubby went away with my girl (now 3 years old) last weekend, while I stayed home with the 1 year old. When they got back, I said to him, "You left with my baby girl and brought me home a little kid!" Those leaps of development really are just amazing.