A wish

Chloe's Bubbe Donna gave her a small pewter elephant that has a tiny hiding spot. In it is a necklace. I guess Donna told her that she can make a wish if she puts on the necklace.

Tonight at bed she proclaimed it was a day to make a wish. So we got out the elephant, and with great ceremony, she put on the necklace.

Then she held the pendant in her hand, and whispered something. She looked at me, and asked "Are you supposed to tell someone your wish?"

"Usually not." I replied.

"Well I'm not going to tell you what I wished for then."

"Okay."

"But I'll tell you that it starts with the letter 'B'."

"Okay."

"When my wish comes true, can I tell you then?"

"Yes, sure."

"Okay. But I've wished many times already, and it hasn't come true."

"Well, sometimes it takes a while."

"Are you supposed to close your eyes?"

"Sometimes. You can if you want."

"Well then how can you see the cloud in your wish?"

"Um...maybe it's just hard to see sometimes?"

"Oh, right. It's an invisible cloud."

"Mm-hmm."

"Did you know invisible is a place where you don't see things?"

Man, I really want to know what she wished for! Let's hope it comes true soon ;)

Favourite milestones

Some of my favourites so far:
- blowing her own nose
- wiping her own butt
- mastering the swing (no more pushing for hours - yay!)

Yup, in the last week, she suddenly (magically) figured out how to pump her legs to get herself going. Whoo!

And yeah, I know. I'm far behind in photos. Here's a recent one to keep ya happy.
Note: this is BEFORE she decided to cut a whack of hair off of the side of her head. Sigh.

I had to write this down so I can show it to her when she's 16.

After having read the word "Dell" on my laptop, Chloe asked what the word meant. I knew it had something to do with valleys (think "The Farmer in the Dell") but said I wasn't sure.

Her response: "Check on your computer - you know everything!"

I said that I had to write that down for prosperity, and she asked why. When I explained that I like to write down the funny things she says, she laughed, and asked if she could read them.

It won't be long before she can read them on her own. She can read simple words now (cat, duck, red, etc...and now dell, apparently.)

More mispronunciations

I'll keep adding to this as we remember (and hear) more!

pup-cake = cupcake
pumpkin catch = pumpkin patch
bandelion = dandelion
olibs = olives
sgostco = Costco
Mooshy Mooshy = Mike Wazowski (from Monsters Inc) -- when she was two-ish
Mike Skowski = Mike Wazowski (from Monsters Inc) -- when she was three

Barbara Ann is Gorgeous

The song Barbara Ann (by the Beatles) comes on the stereo.

C: "Oh I LOVE this song. It's gorgeous."
Me: "So you really like this song?"
C: "Yes, it's been my favourite forever. I like to dance to it, and do this with my head." (demonstrating how she grooves to the song by bopping her head to the beat).

She's right, it was her first "favourite" song. I think it started around when she was 9 months old? She used to go nuts when it came on, and (when she could stand) would dance to it over and over and over.

My built-in calendar

Me (looking at my daily schedule for work): "Who books a meeting for Friday at 4pm?"
Chloe (wearing a red plastic fireman's hat): "It's Wednesday today, mister!"
(it was)

21 Questions to ask your child

November 11, 2009 - 3 years, 10 months, 2 days old.
1. What is something mommy always says to you?
"I love you" (awwww)

2. What makes you happy?
"When you say I love you" (double awww)

3. What makes you sad?
"When someone does something rude to me" (what's rude?) "When you hit someone"

4. What makes you laugh?
"When someone tickles me"

5. How old are you?
"Three and a half"

6. How old is Mommy?
"I don't know" (what do you think) "Five and a half"

7. How old is Daddy?
"I don't know....five and a half?"

8. What is your favorite thing to do?
"Play with the camera"

9. Who is your best friend?
"Sabine"

10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
"A fireman"

11. What are you really good at?
"Stamp and clean my hands and crafts"

12. What are you not very good at?
"Painting the house" (um, never asked her to do that?)

13. What did you do today?
"Had dinner at a restaurant"

14. What is your favorite food?
"Rice Krispies and cake"

15. What is your favorite song?
"Baby Beluga"

16. What do you want for (holiday or birthday) this year?
"I reeeeally want a wagon that has a cover on top and a ride-in car like Casey has" (our next door neighbour)

17. What is your favorite animal?
"A sheep - I like them a little bit. And giraffes and elephants and lions and zebras"

18. What is love?
"I love you" (what does love mean) "Love is nice"

19. What does mommy/daddy do for work?
"You work on a computer. Daddy has lunch"

20. Where do you live?
"Canada" (where do we live in Canada?) "North Delta"

21. Where is your favorite place to go?
"Disneyland!"

It doesn't quite work that way.

While in the car the other day:

"Um Mommy? When I get bigger, can I get married to you and Daddy?"

Dare and I had been to a wedding the night before, so I had told her a bit about weddings/marriage.

All about the fuzz

Chloe's always been a fuzz-monster. Anytime she feels anything fuzzy, she sticks her thumb in her mouth. All her favourite guys (stuffed animals) have some sort of fuzz, usually a pouf of white hair. This includes Baby and Two-Two. They're all collectively referred to as either her "guys" or "sleepy toys".

So one night we were playing in her room, and she lay down in her bed and asked me:

"Can you get me a nice, fuzzy sleepy toy?"

Just the way she said it made me laugh.

Here's a bonus photo. She was playing in the backyard, and decided to take a nap, using her ball as a pillow.

Nice try.

Me: "Chloe, do you want some pineapple for dessert?"
Chloe: "You guys have pineapple, I'll have a freezie."

I wish we could

Chloe: Okay Mommy, tonight you're going to sleep in my bed, and then get up and go to daycare and play.
Me: What are you going to do tomorrow?
Chloe: I'm going to go to work.
Me: What will you do there?
Chloe: Work on computers. Then I'll come and get you.
Me: Okay, sounds good!

Look out Hilary Clinton!

Chloe: I got a high five today at daycare today.
Darren: That's great. What for?
Chloe: I said that Stephen Harper is in Canada.
us: ......
Darren: Who?
Chloe: Stephen Harper. He's in Canada.
Me: Who's Stephen Harper?
Chloe: He's...um...
Me: The Prime Minster of Canada?
Chloe: Yes. In Canada. I got a high five.
Me: I didn't realize you were studying politics at daycare today.

When I grow smaller...

...I'll read baby books and use a soother.

...I'll be a baby and not a big girl.

When you grow smaller, you'll be my baby!

Awwww.

Chloe: "Mommy, do you know who my bestest friend forever and ever, ever, ever is?"
Me: "No, who?"
"Daddy."
"Not me?"
"Yes, you too. You and me and Daddy. Forever and ever."

Awwww.

Me: "What about kids, do you have any best friends that are kids?"
Chloe: "Yes! Sabine and Markus."

Awwww.

A future at the Wonka Factory?

Chloe's favourite movie is Horton Hears a Who, and her favourite character is Katie (same as me!). Katie's one line is the movie is:

"In my world, everyone's a pony. And they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!"

Of course Chloe thinks this is hilarious, and we talk about it often. So last week I asked her what a rainbow tastes like. Her immediate answer: "Jellybeans!" I think she's right :)

I like to move it, move it

January Photos

Just a bunch of miscellaneous photos from January (so far).

Our "umbrella tree", during one of the snow storms.

January 9, 2009 - Chloe is three years old!
From this:

To this:
Making burritos:

Her family birthday party (she'll have a small one with just her friends in February):


She opened the card, looked at the money, said "A hundred bucks!" and threw it aside. The funny part? It actually WAS $100!
With some of Daddy's old toys. She loves them!


Taking advantage of my crafts room:

She's getting much better at printing her name! I only had to help her with the arch on the 'h'.

Hey!

Me/Dare/anyone: "Hey!"
Chloe: "Hay is for horses!"

I crack up every time she says that.

Yes, that would be nice

Chloe: "I have to tell you something about something."
Me (Jessica): "Okay, what?"
Pointing to a frame of photos from our trip to Mexico (when she was 13 months old):
C: "You need to go in that blue picture."
J: (thinking she's seen Harry Potter without us knowing) "The picture with you and Daddy? In the pool? Where you're in the boat?"
C: "Yes. You need to go in that photo."
J: "Well, I took the photo, so I couldn't be in it."
C: "Oh."
...
C: "Remember when we went to that sandbox?" (pointing at another of the Mexico photos)
J: "You mean the beach?"
C: "Yes. Can we go there again? Can we go there tomorrow?"
J: "I'd really like to, but it's far away."
C: "That's okay, we can drive the car there."

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As she was about to stick the end of her fork into her ear:
Dare: "Chloe, don't put that in your ear. Don't put anything into your ear."
C: "No forks? But only logs and sticks."
D: "Um, no. No logs or sticks...or rocks."
C: "Oh. Okay."

So very true

Brenda was over the other night, and Chloe was asking about my drink (I think I had a glass of wine). I explained that it was for grown-ups, and she said:

"You're a grown-up, Daddy's a grown-up," and pointing at Brenda, "and you're a FUNNY grown-up!"

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Chloe and I went to the grocery store the other day, and as we drove away, she insisted we go back. When I asked why, she said:

"We have to get ham and milk!"

The funny part is neither were on my shopping list, and I hadn't mentioned that we need either ham or milk. She just decided we needed both. Oh, and I checked, we had both in the fridge.

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ps. Santa photos should be coming soon. Just waiting for my dad to send them to me! My camera died just as she sat on Santa's lap. Thankfully my dad was taking photos as well.