Roller coaster of WTF!

Dear Popo:

You probably experience this with Ni Ni more often than we do with Roo, but isn’t it crazy how quickly an attitude and an evening can decompensate?  I picked Roo up from preschool at 5:30.  He was in a good mood and excited about making homemade pizzas for dinner.  By the time we were done grocery shopping he was amped up as if he’d recently had a bag of sugar.  By 6:15 he was crying about not being able to watch television.  There was a bit of an improvement in mood while he was eating his dinner, but as soon as that was over he was crying in the shower.  He was passed out in bed by 7:30…

At least I now have a free evening!

Love, Kiki

Is this poop or chocolate?

Dear Popo

Posting about pink clothes and stargazing – you sure are raising one stereotypical girl! J 

Me, on the other hand, my child is an enigma.  He is afraid of spiders and biking at mildly-fast speeds.  He’s also convinced large worms are actually baby snakes, and he refuses to even touch one.  Though worms are off limits, dog poop and human poop are not.  Neither is eating off of the floor, or rubbing hands on the inside of the garbage bin.  Dirt is also awesome! Though the original Care Bears movie was a little too scary for him, Brave was not (I mean what’s scary about your mom turning into a bear and trying to eat you?)

He loves Justin Timberlake, but hates Justin Bieber.  He also thinks Adam Levine sings like a girl (I don’t care what he sounds like, as long as he sings with his shirt off).

Love, Kiki

Pink; exceptions to

Being the mother of a little girl presents many challenges; the biggest and most concerning being the color pink. 
Society has assigned the color pink as the official color of little girls everywhere.  This can be very concerning to those of us who are disinclined to cloth ourselves in pastel. 
I have always been a vocal in my distaste for pink, much to the dismay of many friends and co-workers when it was babyshower time.  I have since, however, discovered that there can be exceptions to buying and wearing the color pink when you are the mother of a toddler.
The exceptions are as follows:
- Elmo (enough said)
- Minnie or Mickey are involved
- the shorts are tie-dyed and super cheap
- references to Auntie* or Grandma*
     *references must be on a fuchia or similar color item (pastel will be vetoed) and cannot involve bears, kitties or puppies
- child will not let go of the item without causing a scene that will get you band from Target.

So as you can see there are perfectly good reasons for purchasing and wearing pink. 

Challenge accepted! 

Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon

Last Wednesday I kept Sydney up too late and she hit that wall were she was so tired she couldn't get to sleep.  So rather than spend an hour or more doing the crying, rock her, crying, rock her. I decided to try something new.  After the first round of crying I scooped her up out of her bed and we snuggled together on the chaise in her room.  We sang, pointed at the stars and moon on her ceiling and played with her stuffed animals.  It was so perfect; one of those moments I hope I never forget.