Parker is certain about what she wants, and doesn't want, from Santa this year. To anyone who asks (or sometimes doesn't) she will announce "Pillow Pet, no poopy head, bike and kitchen toooo!" I have no idea where the poopy head came from, but it makes me giggle. I'm pretty sure this is how she presented her wish list to Santa, the old guy probably thinks we're one odd family.
She's totally into Widget, our family Elf on the Shelf, this year. Each morning she comes downstairs and searches the house for him, SO proud when she finds him, pointing and yelling "Widget, Widget, I love you Widget". Now if only we could get her to buy into the fear factor that he's supposed to instill. Instead she's bull headed (like her dad) and when we threaten no pillow pet, she says fine, and continues on her naughty ways. I've SERIOUSLY considered her not getting the three items, but can't bring myself to hold out. Wonder if there are parents out there who have????
I hate to even put this in print, but for the most part, gulp, Parker is potty trained!!! She still has an occasionally accident (usually in the morning when she just refuses to go when she gets up) but overall we're done with diapers. It was so wonderful to remove the basket of diapers and wipes from our living room! She is even sleeping in panties, which I'm just supper dupper proud of her for. It's been a bit of a process for her, I'd say it took us 2 months to feel like we're there, but so so so happy about it. And here are my favorite potty training quotes:
1. POOPY COME OUT!!!! - as she's sitting on the potty yelling between her legs
2. Bye bye poopy - As anyone in the house flushes the toilet and she runs to look at whats headed down
3. I go poopy in the potty! - This is how she greets people at our front door. She's not telling you she's JUST gone, just making a general statement
4. I go potty, get candy - When we first started working on the potty, she'd get a sucker for success. That's been gone for a long time, but she holds onto the idea, just in case WE forget it's over.
5. Mommy I NEEDED YOU!!!!! - This means she's pooped and needs me to run from whatever I'm doing to wipe her butt. The day that they both wipe their own butts will be a great day for this mommy.
And my very, very favorite Parkerism right now is this, I love you. She repeats it over and over, will go back and forth with you competeing for the best "I Love You" or "I Love You TOO" and will toss it out to everyone, because she knows how it melts hearts. Of course I love it most when she saves it for me, but love that she shares it too. She really is a sweetheart, she just wraps he sweetness in trouble!
*** Ha, ha, ha - I just ran spell check and poopy is apparently not a word, half of my page lit up red.
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