Wednesday night with Talulah:
(Talulah woke up at night and peed through her diaper so I changed her and brought her to bed with me. When we were almost asleep, Talulah pops up and says...)
Talulah: Mama, we fends!
Mommy: Yeah, we're friends.
Talulah: You my best fend.
Mommy: Oh Talulah, you're my best friend too.
~MELT~
Thursday morning conversation with Talulah:
Talulah: Mommy, you nuggle me? (She was still tired and not ready to get out of bed.)
Mommy: Okay, I'll carry you to the living room to get dressed.
(Mommy picks up Talulah and starts walking out of the bedroom. Talulah snuggles in.)
Talulah: When I big, I carry you.
Mommy: When you get big you're going to carry me?
Talulah: Yes.
~MELT~
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mom 'n Lula's Excellent Vacation
Wow. We've been busy! Luckily, it's mostly been the fun kind of busy. :)
Talulah and I headed off to Winnipeg for our summer vacation. We went to Nan & Grandpa Jim's cabin, to an awesome outdoor wading pool, for lots of walks/wagon rides/stroller rides, to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, camping at White Lake… Geesh, I'm tired again just thinking about it!
Papa Bruce came out to Winnipeg just after we did, so we had everyone in the same city. It was awesome!
Talulah and Baby Gus were in love, as always. Except that a two year old's idea of love is a tad different than everyone else's. Talulah was really really in love with Gus. She talked in her sleep about Gus. She'd wake up in the morning and ask for Gus. She wanted to touch him and hug him and hold him, etc.
But… If Gus touched Talulah and he was the initiator, then she'd cringe away and holler, "He's touching me!" (Sounds very much like stories I've heard from Grandma Gwen about Talulah's Daddy.) Then, as soon as Gus stopped, she'd be all over him again. Strange little thing.
Anyway, we've been having a great summer so far.
I'll let the pictures do the talking. :)
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
Talulah and I headed off to Winnipeg for our summer vacation. We went to Nan & Grandpa Jim's cabin, to an awesome outdoor wading pool, for lots of walks/wagon rides/stroller rides, to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, camping at White Lake… Geesh, I'm tired again just thinking about it!
Papa Bruce came out to Winnipeg just after we did, so we had everyone in the same city. It was awesome!
Talulah and Baby Gus were in love, as always. Except that a two year old's idea of love is a tad different than everyone else's. Talulah was really really in love with Gus. She talked in her sleep about Gus. She'd wake up in the morning and ask for Gus. She wanted to touch him and hug him and hold him, etc.
But… If Gus touched Talulah and he was the initiator, then she'd cringe away and holler, "He's touching me!" (Sounds very much like stories I've heard from Grandma Gwen about Talulah's Daddy.) Then, as soon as Gus stopped, she'd be all over him again. Strange little thing.
Anyway, we've been having a great summer so far.
I'll let the pictures do the talking. :)
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Just a quick pic until I have more time!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Figuring Out Family
Talulah's at an age where she's figuring out who's who in the family. Months ago she was absolutely amazed to find out that her Papa is my dad.
Every now and then, out of nowhere, she'd bust out with a, "Papa yo dad?" (translation: "Papa's your dad?"). I'd say yes and then we'd talk about it and all the other family members.
We've gone through the following extensively:
Papa is Mommy's dad.
Nan is Mommy's mom.
Grandpa Jim is Mommy's step-dad.
Grandma Gwen is Daddy's mom.
Grandpa Wes is Daddy's dad.
She's also finding the "titles" related to Mommy and Daddy interesting. On Mother's Day she asked, "Are you my mudder?" I said yes and we had a few hours of her calling me "mudder" instead of mommy or mama.
As you know, we've recently celebrated Father's Day. I picked Talulah up from daycare on the Friday before, we went to the store to get the rest of the crafts we needed to make our gifts and when we got home, the followng conversation took place while parking our car.
Mommy: Great, now we've got all of the supplies to make our Father's Day presents!
Talulah: Fodder?
Mommy: Yeah, Daddy's your father.
Talulah: And you my mommy-fodder?
Mommy: No, I'm your mother. Remember when we celebrated Mother's Day? That was for Mommy, and Father's Day is for Daddy.
Talulah: Oh... Wha's Dodi?
Mommy: Well, Jodi's your step-mother.
Talulah: Step-mudder?
Mommy: Yeah, your step-mother or step-mom.
Talulah: Step-mom?
Mommy: Yeah!
We hadn't broached the topic of "who" Jodi was yet. Talulah's always said, "My Daddy" and "My Dodi" so the actual who-factor hadn't come up.
The next day, Talulah was still figuring things out.
Talulah: I have two mommies?
Mommy: Well, kind of. I'm your Mommy, and Jodi's your Step-Mom.
Talulah: Mommy's my mommy. Dodi's my step-mom.
Mommy: Right!
I think she's got it. It's pretty cool to see her figuring all of this stuff out. Sometimes I think I can actually SEE the wheels turning in her head.
Months and months ago we were drawing together and Talulah asked me to draw a picture of "Mommy and Talulah"... so I did. Then she said, "And Daddy!"... so I added Daddy. Then she said, "And Dodi!"... so I added Jodi.
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Talulah was so excited so we immediately went over and stuck it on the fridge and it's been there ever since. Now, Talulah's using it as another learning tool and walks by pointing to each person and saying who they are. "Mommy is my mommy. Talulah is Talulah. Daddy is my daddy. Dodi is my step-mom."
C-U-T-E
I don't even want to get into siblings. One of her friends at daycare has an older sister so Talulah's announced that she has a sister too. When I've asked her who her sister is she usually says "Papa is my sisser" and occasionally says "Gappa Dim is my sisser".
Sigh... Oh to be two and figuring the world out. :)
Every now and then, out of nowhere, she'd bust out with a, "Papa yo dad?" (translation: "Papa's your dad?"). I'd say yes and then we'd talk about it and all the other family members.
We've gone through the following extensively:
Papa is Mommy's dad.
Nan is Mommy's mom.
Grandpa Jim is Mommy's step-dad.
Grandma Gwen is Daddy's mom.
Grandpa Wes is Daddy's dad.
She's also finding the "titles" related to Mommy and Daddy interesting. On Mother's Day she asked, "Are you my mudder?" I said yes and we had a few hours of her calling me "mudder" instead of mommy or mama.
As you know, we've recently celebrated Father's Day. I picked Talulah up from daycare on the Friday before, we went to the store to get the rest of the crafts we needed to make our gifts and when we got home, the followng conversation took place while parking our car.
Mommy: Great, now we've got all of the supplies to make our Father's Day presents!
Talulah: Fodder?
Mommy: Yeah, Daddy's your father.
Talulah: And you my mommy-fodder?
Mommy: No, I'm your mother. Remember when we celebrated Mother's Day? That was for Mommy, and Father's Day is for Daddy.
Talulah: Oh... Wha's Dodi?
Mommy: Well, Jodi's your step-mother.
Talulah: Step-mudder?
Mommy: Yeah, your step-mother or step-mom.
Talulah: Step-mom?
Mommy: Yeah!
We hadn't broached the topic of "who" Jodi was yet. Talulah's always said, "My Daddy" and "My Dodi" so the actual who-factor hadn't come up.
The next day, Talulah was still figuring things out.
Talulah: I have two mommies?
Mommy: Well, kind of. I'm your Mommy, and Jodi's your Step-Mom.
Talulah: Mommy's my mommy. Dodi's my step-mom.
Mommy: Right!
I think she's got it. It's pretty cool to see her figuring all of this stuff out. Sometimes I think I can actually SEE the wheels turning in her head.
Months and months ago we were drawing together and Talulah asked me to draw a picture of "Mommy and Talulah"... so I did. Then she said, "And Daddy!"... so I added Daddy. Then she said, "And Dodi!"... so I added Jodi.
Talulah was so excited so we immediately went over and stuck it on the fridge and it's been there ever since. Now, Talulah's using it as another learning tool and walks by pointing to each person and saying who they are. "Mommy is my mommy. Talulah is Talulah. Daddy is my daddy. Dodi is my step-mom."
C-U-T-E
I don't even want to get into siblings. One of her friends at daycare has an older sister so Talulah's announced that she has a sister too. When I've asked her who her sister is she usually says "Papa is my sisser" and occasionally says "Gappa Dim is my sisser".
Sigh... Oh to be two and figuring the world out. :)
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Potty Talk
Talulah likes to have talks while she's on the potty. Some people like to "read a paper", some people like to just get it done and over with, some like to play games, most like to make those trips by themselves.
My girl likes to have a serious conversation. Well, she also likes to hug while she's doing her bid-ness, but lately the potty talk events have seriously outweighed the potty hug events.
Last night we were sitting in the washroom together, Talulah on her potty and me on the floor leaning on the bathtub.
Talulah looks down at a little red dot on her leg and says, "Hey yook! A skeeto bite!"
Mommy: Oh no, a mosquito bit you?
Talulah: Yes.
Mommy: Did you say, "Shoo mosquito!"?
Talulah: No, skeetos play wiff me.
Mommy: They play with you?
Talulah: Yes. Dey play wiff me and dey bite me. (Chomp, chomp with her teeth.)
Mommy: (Suppressing a giggle) But I don't like when they bite me. I say, "Shoo pesky mosquito!".
Talulah: You no say shoo. Dey friendsy. Dey play.
Mommy: (Not able to suppress the giggle at "friendsy") They're friendly?
At this point I'm full on laughing while I try to talk. Keep in mind, Talulah's pooping while we have this conversation.... I held it together until I heard "friendsy" but then there was no way I could.
So, I'm trying to teach Talulah to just shoo Mosquitos away. She was TERRIFIED of them before, and now she's apparently embracing them and letting them bite her.
I was trying to tell her that I don't like when they bite me. When I said that, she reached out, cupped my cheeks in her hands and said, "Yissen me dear. Dey friendsy." with her face about 2mm away from mine, big wide, serious eyes staring at me.
I started to howl. I couldn't help it. She was being so serious, but it was SOOOOOO funny! I laughed and laughed.
She kept grabbing my hand in both of hers in a comforting way and saying, "Yissen me dear." and, "Dear, dey friendsy." over and over again while I laughed and laughed.
I've seen her daycare teachers talk to her like that, calling her "dear" and all.
She's so adorable.
Our potty convo ended when Talulah was finished doing her business.
Some may think it's gross that I cherish our time in the washroom together while she's pooping.... But those potty talks are pretty darn special to me.
My girl likes to have a serious conversation. Well, she also likes to hug while she's doing her bid-ness, but lately the potty talk events have seriously outweighed the potty hug events.
Last night we were sitting in the washroom together, Talulah on her potty and me on the floor leaning on the bathtub.
Talulah looks down at a little red dot on her leg and says, "Hey yook! A skeeto bite!"
Mommy: Oh no, a mosquito bit you?
Talulah: Yes.
Mommy: Did you say, "Shoo mosquito!"?
Talulah: No, skeetos play wiff me.
Mommy: They play with you?
Talulah: Yes. Dey play wiff me and dey bite me. (Chomp, chomp with her teeth.)
Mommy: (Suppressing a giggle) But I don't like when they bite me. I say, "Shoo pesky mosquito!".
Talulah: You no say shoo. Dey friendsy. Dey play.
Mommy: (Not able to suppress the giggle at "friendsy") They're friendly?
At this point I'm full on laughing while I try to talk. Keep in mind, Talulah's pooping while we have this conversation.... I held it together until I heard "friendsy" but then there was no way I could.
So, I'm trying to teach Talulah to just shoo Mosquitos away. She was TERRIFIED of them before, and now she's apparently embracing them and letting them bite her.
I was trying to tell her that I don't like when they bite me. When I said that, she reached out, cupped my cheeks in her hands and said, "Yissen me dear. Dey friendsy." with her face about 2mm away from mine, big wide, serious eyes staring at me.
I started to howl. I couldn't help it. She was being so serious, but it was SOOOOOO funny! I laughed and laughed.
She kept grabbing my hand in both of hers in a comforting way and saying, "Yissen me dear." and, "Dear, dey friendsy." over and over again while I laughed and laughed.
I've seen her daycare teachers talk to her like that, calling her "dear" and all.
She's so adorable.
Our potty convo ended when Talulah was finished doing her business.
Some may think it's gross that I cherish our time in the washroom together while she's pooping.... But those potty talks are pretty darn special to me.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Random Talulah Facts
- One of Talulah's most favorite things to say lately is, "You no say no me!" (She says this when she's told she isn't allowed to do or have something.) She'll also frequently tell on people if they say no, "Papa say no me."
- This girl knows how to melt her mommy... She comes up to me, gives me a big hug and says, "I yuv u sooooo much Mommy."
- If a word begins with a "sn" sound, Talulah has started pronouncing the "s" sound through her nose. (Close your mouth and blow air out of your nose... That's it, you've got it.) Now, say "snow" and "snuggle" with the "s" sound only coming from your nose........ Finally, picture a sweet-as-pie two year old coming into your room at 2:00 am saying (in her sweetest voice), "Mama, snuggle me" and tell me you don't melt.
- Talulah loves the number two. She has named plenty of animals, people, toys, etc. "Two". If she asks for something, like sayyyy... a cookie. She'll say, "Two cookies peas."
- She has a stuffed dog named Two. One day while we were driving on the highway she saw a horse and said, "Talulah's harse!" I asked what her horse's name was and she said, "Two." I replied with, "Isn't your dog's name Two? What is your horse's name?" She thought for a bit and then in a loud, deep voice said, "BIG TWO!"
- Making lists is another new hobbie of hers. She'll walk around with a pen and paper saying, "2, 8, 9?" and then nodding her head with an, "Okay" and then scribbles something down on her list. If you hollar out random numbers she gets extra excited and adds them to her list.
- Talulah's favourite colour is "geen". If I ask her what song she'd like me to sing her response is almost always, "A geen one!". If I ask what kind of story she'd like me to tell, you guessed it, "A geen one!". One night we were having pizza for dinner and she insisted we make a "geen" pizza.
- Talulah has three dolls that are her babies. Sebastian is the doll with the purple outfit. Baby is the doll in the pink outfit. Tinkabot is the Tinkerbell doll. She feeds them, nurses them, snuggles them, swaddles them, changes their diapers and puts them to sleep.
- According to Talulah, ALL babies are "baby Gus". Occasionally she'll trow in a "baby Suh-yee" (Sully)... But it's rare.
- This girl knows how to melt her mommy... She comes up to me, gives me a big hug and says, "I yuv u sooooo much Mommy."
- If a word begins with a "sn" sound, Talulah has started pronouncing the "s" sound through her nose. (Close your mouth and blow air out of your nose... That's it, you've got it.) Now, say "snow" and "snuggle" with the "s" sound only coming from your nose........ Finally, picture a sweet-as-pie two year old coming into your room at 2:00 am saying (in her sweetest voice), "Mama, snuggle me" and tell me you don't melt.
- Talulah loves the number two. She has named plenty of animals, people, toys, etc. "Two". If she asks for something, like sayyyy... a cookie. She'll say, "Two cookies peas."
- She has a stuffed dog named Two. One day while we were driving on the highway she saw a horse and said, "Talulah's harse!" I asked what her horse's name was and she said, "Two." I replied with, "Isn't your dog's name Two? What is your horse's name?" She thought for a bit and then in a loud, deep voice said, "BIG TWO!"
- Making lists is another new hobbie of hers. She'll walk around with a pen and paper saying, "2, 8, 9?" and then nodding her head with an, "Okay" and then scribbles something down on her list. If you hollar out random numbers she gets extra excited and adds them to her list.
- Talulah's favourite colour is "geen". If I ask her what song she'd like me to sing her response is almost always, "A geen one!". If I ask what kind of story she'd like me to tell, you guessed it, "A geen one!". One night we were having pizza for dinner and she insisted we make a "geen" pizza.
- Talulah has three dolls that are her babies. Sebastian is the doll with the purple outfit. Baby is the doll in the pink outfit. Tinkabot is the Tinkerbell doll. She feeds them, nurses them, snuggles them, swaddles them, changes their diapers and puts them to sleep.
- According to Talulah, ALL babies are "baby Gus". Occasionally she'll trow in a "baby Suh-yee" (Sully)... But it's rare.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
It's a Tie!
Here's a breakdown of the results:
Lola = 3 votes
Southern Girl = 3 votes
Fashionista = 2 votes
Lollipop Trees = 2 votes
Brooke = 1 vote
So, Lola & Southern Girl were tied for first place!
I figured I'll just test them both and see which one I prefer. Comments welcome!
Lola = 3 votes
Southern Girl = 3 votes
Fashionista = 2 votes
Lollipop Trees = 2 votes
Brooke = 1 vote
So, Lola & Southern Girl were tied for first place!
I figured I'll just test them both and see which one I prefer. Comments welcome!
Monday, January 17, 2011
blog make-over... need your help!
I'm sure you've all noticed the fabulous background to Talulah's blog, thanks to Shabby Blogs. Unfortunately, it will no longer be available after the end of the month so I need to select a new one.
While this current one, named "Little Miss Sunshine", is my absolute favourite... There are a few others that I quite like as well. I decided, since I'm (hopefully) not the only one who looks at her blog, that I'd get some input from you!
I will post pictures of the backgrounds I'm considering and, if you'd like to vote, you can leave a comment telling me your favourite background. By the end of the month, if there's an overwhelming fave, I'll use it! If not, then I'll just choose one that I feel is "right" at the time.
Thanks in advance for your input, happy voting!
While this current one, named "Little Miss Sunshine", is my absolute favourite... There are a few others that I quite like as well. I decided, since I'm (hopefully) not the only one who looks at her blog, that I'd get some input from you!
I will post pictures of the backgrounds I'm considering and, if you'd like to vote, you can leave a comment telling me your favourite background. By the end of the month, if there's an overwhelming fave, I'll use it! If not, then I'll just choose one that I feel is "right" at the time.
Thanks in advance for your input, happy voting!
ALL OF THE IMAGES BELOW ARE FROM SHABBY BLOGS:
Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas!
It's Christmas Eve! Crazy…
Today we baked cookies to leave for Santa, we said goodbye to Penn (Talulah's Elf on the Shelf… I'll explain in a bit), we had dinner, played, danced…. It was a really good day.
So, Talulah's Elf on the Shelf.
It's a pretty cool little thing. It's a toy elf that comes with a book explaining what his/her job is. The story says that the elf's job is to be a scout for Santa to help him keep tabs on who's being naughty and who's being nice. The elf watches it's assigned child(ren) and each night goes back to Santa with a report. (Magic helps the elf go really fast.) Then the next day, the elf is back to keep watch from a new spot.
Another thing that's pretty cool is that the child(ren) who receives the elf is in charge of naming it. I asked Talulah what his name should be and she said, "Pen". So, we named him Pen and kept reading the book. At the end of the book you fill in the name that you've given the elf. While I was writing I said to Talulah, "Pen. P - E - N." and Talulah put her hands up and informed me, "TWO enn's!"
Sounds fabulous, PENN (with two n's) it is!
Pretty effing adorable if you ask me. And a pretty cool name for an elf.
Talulah likes to say hi and bye to Penn each day. But she doesn't like to talk to him by herself. I think she's a little creeped out by the fact that some mini dude comes and goes as he pleases and his job is just to WATCH HER. I mean… It sounds creepy… Especially if you're two years old.
She really doesn't like the idea of Santa either. She told me the other morning that she doesn't like presents from Santa, only from Mommy.
She's so cute I think I might actually die…
Talulah was sooooooo lovey today. Tonnes of hugs and kisses, random I love ou Mommy's, a couple of Sowwy Mommy's (not sure what she was sorry for, but it was adorable), snuggles, smiles, giggles… Goodness. This girl is as perfect as they come.
LOVE
Anyway, I'll let you all know how the morning goes and if Talulah decides Santa might actually be an okay guy.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is filled with family, friends, love and laughs.
:)
One of Penn's many perches.
Monday, November 1, 2010
My Sweet Little Strawberry
BOO!
Halloween has come and gone somewhat uneventful for me. (Since I'm not into the whole scare-the-pants-off-myself business… It would take me a year to recover!) But Talulah was quite the social butterfly!
Her daycare had a Halloween party on Friday (Oct 29th) so she got to dress up in her costume and celebrate with her daycare buddies! She had lots of fun and all of her teachers ooohed and aahhhhed all over her.
Saturday morning we woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed for dance class and Talulah got to dress up AGAIN! What a treat! All of the kids dressed in their Halloween costumes for dance class. There were a couple of fairies, a batman, a superman, a cat, a clown, a skeleton, and our very own little strawberry.
Halloween has come and gone somewhat uneventful for me. (Since I'm not into the whole scare-the-pants-off-myself business… It would take me a year to recover!) But Talulah was quite the social butterfly!
Her daycare had a Halloween party on Friday (Oct 29th) so she got to dress up in her costume and celebrate with her daycare buddies! She had lots of fun and all of her teachers ooohed and aahhhhed all over her.
Saturday morning we woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed for dance class and Talulah got to dress up AGAIN! What a treat! All of the kids dressed in their Halloween costumes for dance class. There were a couple of fairies, a batman, a superman, a cat, a clown, a skeleton, and our very own little strawberry.
Talulah also got to dress up on Halloween and go trick or treating with her Dad! She dressed up as a butterfly and, although she was shy going up to the houses, she had a great time. I haven't seen the pics yet, but I bet she was the cutest little butterfly around!
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