Baby Mommy Tummy

Dear Olivia,

This may sound like a lame excuse since you don't know what a jump drive is, but mommy's jump drive has been broken for months so I haven't blogged since before your birthday. It's never as fun to blog without photos so I'll use some from the archive.

Your frequently used words:
Poopy
OK?
Kenny

You got in trouble a couple weeks ago for saying "poopy" too much. This is because you said "poopy" when you didn't poop maybe 40 times, maybe more, but not less than 40 times. "Poopy" has been used as a ploy to get out of mealtime, get attention, bored, or when you toot. That's why a minimum of 2 minutes on the potty chair is required for "poopy" follow-through.

I can't stay mad at you for long because you are such a tender-hearted little person and anytime someone gets an ouchie, you ask, "OK? OK? You OK?" until we say we're ok. It's hard to believe that you ever hit/clawed/punched other kids, and I'm so glad that phase is over!

The last couple of weeks you have been saying "Kenny" very persistently. "Kenny. Kenny! Kenny?". We don't watch Southpark, so I really didn't know which Kenny you were referring to. Finally you combined two of your favorite words, "Poopy Kenny?" And I realized you were asking for candy after a poop. Of course Kenny means candy!

Which means when mommy has a baby in November, if it's a boy we won't name him Kenny! This was very exciting news for all of us, and now you're announcing to family and friends, "Baby mommy tummy." I hope we're ready for all this newborn stuff again. As your aunt Melanie says, "you never feel ready!"

Love,
mom