Cannibalism

Kiddo has been her favorite pig for two straight weeks, which got a bit awkward when I served sandwiches at dinner tonight.

"Baby Wilbur loves ham!"

Correlation

Kiddo's first stab at birds and bees: "When I get big, I'm going to break my ankle and get a baby."

Growing up

Kiddo 2 is ten months old now and getting more independent. This morning it was getting on toward naptime while I was working in the kitchen, and kiddo started to tired-cry a little while playing in the living room. I thought she would come find me, but she went the other way instead. A few minutes later, I found her in her bedroom, where she had climbed into Big Sister's bed to cuddle Tigger-Tiger. Awwwww.

Sublime

It's a mystery known only to preschoolers how I can give the Kiddo two ounces of cheese to shred and end up with a one ounce block of cheese, a dirty cheese shredder, a light sprinkling of cheese on the floor, and nothing on the cutting board. "Did you eat it, Kiddo?" "Nooooooo."

Dissembling

Kid 1 has taken to blaming the baby for doing things that are actually Kid 1's fault.

"She bit me!"
Maybe don't stick your fingers in her mouth.

"She has the thermometer."
Probably shouldn't have given it to her.

"She stole my water!"
You mean the sippy cup you dropped into the crib?

displaced

We're moving, and most of our furniture is in storage. Kiddo was granted snacktime and ran into the living room.

"I'm gonna sit on the COUCH! [Pause] I'm gonna sit on the floor."

Denominated

Kiddo asks me to name things, and she always rejects my first suggestion.

A plastic gorilla:
Me: Silverback?
Her: No, that's not a good name.
Me: Muscles?
Her: Yes.

A spongy owl:
Me: Whoobert?
Her: No, that's not a good name.
Me: Wingifred?
Her: Yes.

The two princesses on the front of the off-brand pull-ups:
Me: Peas and Carrots?
Her: No, that's not a good name.
Me: Thelma and Louise?
Her: Yes.

Incidentally, Peas and Carrots actually stuck, so I get a story about Peas and Carrots's adventures nightly.

Review: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Charming, and exactly what you would expect.



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Review: Watchmen

Watchmen by Alan Moore

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I'm just plain bad at reading graphic novels (it's hard for me to see the text and the illustration at the same time), which hinders my enjoyment. I liked it all right, but I thought a lot of the parallelism was heavy-handed, and there are no likable characters. I like clarity and resolution in my fiction, so this just wasn't really for me.

On the pro- side: I'm told it's historically important as a comic book/graphic novel, and it did hold my attention. I wanted to know what would happen; but then when I did, I didn't care for what happened.

Also, preschoolers are pretty intrigued by books with naked blue guys in them.



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Miss Mason Regrets

Me: We're not going to check that one out.
Her: Why?
Me: It's twaddle.
Her: I like twaddle.