On Halloween, on the way to school dressed in her costume and delighted:
"Today is not like a normal day."
Showing posts with label Julia says. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julia says. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Monday, January 03, 2011
Julia Says...
"Mommy, when I'm a grown up, I want to be a Mommy."
Me: "Julia, do you know loves you?"
Julia: "Mommy!"
Me: "Who else?"
Julia: "Papa!"
(We continued like this through all the significant people in Julia's life."
(Long pause.)
Julia: "I also love myself!!"
Grandma: "Julia, do you have any brothers?"
Julia: "I have a dog brother. His name is Jake."
Me: "Julia, do you know loves you?"
Julia: "Mommy!"
Me: "Who else?"
Julia: "Papa!"
(We continued like this through all the significant people in Julia's life."
(Long pause.)
Julia: "I also love myself!!"
Grandma: "Julia, do you have any brothers?"
Julia: "I have a dog brother. His name is Jake."
Monday, October 25, 2010
Decorate!
Most of the houses in our new neighborhood are decorated for Halloween, and Julia is so excited about the decorations.
As we drive through the neighborhood, she points at the various houses and says, "That one is decorate! That one is decorate! Look at that pumpkin! Two pumpkins! That one is decorate!!"
We went out of town one weekend, and Jake stayed at dog camp while we were gone. They gave Jake a bath before we picked him up. Julia went with me to get him, and when he came out at the boarding place, he had a fall-themed bandanna around his neck.
Julia exclaimed, "Mommy, Mommy! Look! JAKE IS DECORATE!!"
As we drive through the neighborhood, she points at the various houses and says, "That one is decorate! That one is decorate! Look at that pumpkin! Two pumpkins! That one is decorate!!"
We went out of town one weekend, and Jake stayed at dog camp while we were gone. They gave Jake a bath before we picked him up. Julia went with me to get him, and when he came out at the boarding place, he had a fall-themed bandanna around his neck.
Julia exclaimed, "Mommy, Mommy! Look! JAKE IS DECORATE!!"
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Julia Says...
"I like Hello Kitties & princesses."
Upon seeing a security guard riding a Segway:
"I'm gonna ride on one of those things when I get bigger."
Upon receiving a new magic wand: (Available for $1 at Target.)
Julia: "What do you say with a magic wand, Mommy?"
Me: "Abracadabra!"
Julia: "ABER CADABER!!" (Repeat ~100 times)
Passing a church on the way to preschool:
A month ago:
Julia: "Who lives in that castle?"
Me: "No one lives there. That's a church. I know someone who got married there."
Julia: "Who got married in that castle?"
Me: "Miss Jane"
On a daily basis, for weeks:
Julia: "Who got married in that castle?"
Me: "Miss Jane"
This morning:
Julia: "Miss Jane got married in that castle."
Julia: "Did she wear a sparkly dress just like me?"
Upon seeing a security guard riding a Segway:
"I'm gonna ride on one of those things when I get bigger."
Upon receiving a new magic wand: (Available for $1 at Target.)
Julia: "What do you say with a magic wand, Mommy?"
Me: "Abracadabra!"
Julia: "ABER CADABER!!" (Repeat ~100 times)
Passing a church on the way to preschool:
A month ago:
Julia: "Who lives in that castle?"
Me: "No one lives there. That's a church. I know someone who got married there."
Julia: "Who got married in that castle?"
Me: "Miss Jane"
On a daily basis, for weeks:
Julia: "Who got married in that castle?"
Me: "Miss Jane"
This morning:
Julia: "Miss Jane got married in that castle."
Julia: "Did she wear a sparkly dress just like me?"
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Julia Says...
I have all these things that Julia says bumping around in my head, and I'm trying to remember them or write them down. She really cracks me up. I'm sure I'm forgetting some!
~~~
The first time I talked to her about being pregnant:
Me: "Julia, I have a baby in my tummy."
Julia: "That's great....I have a baby in my tummy, too."
~~~
While R was changing her diaper:
"Papa, your hands are cold...it's OK, Mommy's hands are cold, too."
~~~
When I was taking her temperature rectally,
"Mommy, BE CAREFUL!!"
~~~
I bought some new pajamas with cupcakes on them (for me), and Julia loves them:
"Oooooooo, Mommy, I like your cupcake pajamas, because I eat cupcakes at school."
They have cupcakes for kids' birthdays at Julia's school. I was especially blown away by the use of the word "because."
~~~
She pointed at the spots on my chest:
Julia: "What are dose (those)?"
Me: "Those are freckles."
Julia: "Oh, freckles! Let's count them..."
Julia: (pointing to each freckle) "1, 2, 3, 4...."
~~~
Julia: "Mommy, are you a baby?"
Me: "No, Julia, I'm a big girl. Actually, I'm a grown-up."
Julia: "I'm a grown-up, too. Yep, I'm a grown-up."
~~~
Ever since Julia has had the motor control to do so, she sucks her thumb and twirls her hair when she gets sleepy. The other evening, I was rocking her before bed, and she said, "Mommy, put your tumb (thumb) in you mouth."
Me: ?
Julia: "Put your tumb in you mouth."
Me: (playing along, I put my thumb in my mouth)
Julia: "Put your finger in your hair."
She clearly enjoys her little habit and thought I should try it out.
She was rather insistent that I try it!
~~~
One evening, she was rubbing her ear, as if her ear itched:
"Mommy, I need a tulip."
I could not figure out what she was talking about.
"Mommy, I NEED A TULIP."
OH!!! She wanted a Q-TIP! Glad I figured that one out.
~~~
When she was sick recently, she was coughing and coughing:
Julia: "I need some medicine."
It seemed perfectly reasonable, so I gave her some cough medicine.
Later that day, we visited the pediatrician who prescribed some antibiotics.
We got home from the drugstore, and I told Julia she needed to take some medicine.
Me: "Julia, you need to take your medicine."
Julia: "I'm not coughing. I don't need medicine."
Me: Hmmmm....."Well, this medicine is for your...running nose."
Julia: "OK. Cool. Very cool."
And, she took the medicine.
~~~
Julia wants to keep a few books in her crib that she likes to read to her babies and stuffed animals (her "friends"). The other night, she asked for some specific books in her crib as I put her to bed. As I was leaving the room, I heard her getting ready to read to her friends:
"OK, are you guys ready?"
And she started "reading" the book to her audience.
~~~
Occasionally, she says things that I just don't get.
For instance, a couple of weeks ago, she was walking around saying, somewhat sing-songingly, "Six pounds. Six pounds. Six pounds."
Also, when a TV show she likes is coming on, she announces,
"Olivia EVERYWHERE!"
or
"Max and Ruby EVERYWHERE!"
~~~
There are some words she mispronounces that I find funny:
"slipperly" (slippery)
"butnet" (button)
"Miss Loopy" (Miss Lupe, her teacher who she used to call "Miss Lu-kay")
"up-see down" (upside down)
"pu-nana" (banana)
"nap" (mat, meaning her placemat or the mat in the bathtub)
"piggie" (This is what she calls her pinky finger.)
"lello" (yellow)
"fleur" (floor - sounds very French)
~~~
The first time I talked to her about being pregnant:
Me: "Julia, I have a baby in my tummy."
Julia: "That's great....I have a baby in my tummy, too."
~~~
While R was changing her diaper:
"Papa, your hands are cold...it's OK, Mommy's hands are cold, too."
~~~
When I was taking her temperature rectally,
"Mommy, BE CAREFUL!!"
~~~
I bought some new pajamas with cupcakes on them (for me), and Julia loves them:
"Oooooooo, Mommy, I like your cupcake pajamas, because I eat cupcakes at school."
They have cupcakes for kids' birthdays at Julia's school. I was especially blown away by the use of the word "because."
~~~
She pointed at the spots on my chest:
Julia: "What are dose (those)?"
Me: "Those are freckles."
Julia: "Oh, freckles! Let's count them..."
Julia: (pointing to each freckle) "1, 2, 3, 4...."
~~~
Julia: "Mommy, are you a baby?"
Me: "No, Julia, I'm a big girl. Actually, I'm a grown-up."
Julia: "I'm a grown-up, too. Yep, I'm a grown-up."
~~~
Ever since Julia has had the motor control to do so, she sucks her thumb and twirls her hair when she gets sleepy. The other evening, I was rocking her before bed, and she said, "Mommy, put your tumb (thumb) in you mouth."
Me: ?
Julia: "Put your tumb in you mouth."
Me: (playing along, I put my thumb in my mouth)
Julia: "Put your finger in your hair."
She clearly enjoys her little habit and thought I should try it out.
She was rather insistent that I try it!
~~~
One evening, she was rubbing her ear, as if her ear itched:
"Mommy, I need a tulip."
I could not figure out what she was talking about.
"Mommy, I NEED A TULIP."
OH!!! She wanted a Q-TIP! Glad I figured that one out.
~~~
When she was sick recently, she was coughing and coughing:
Julia: "I need some medicine."
It seemed perfectly reasonable, so I gave her some cough medicine.
Later that day, we visited the pediatrician who prescribed some antibiotics.
We got home from the drugstore, and I told Julia she needed to take some medicine.
Me: "Julia, you need to take your medicine."
Julia: "I'm not coughing. I don't need medicine."
Me: Hmmmm....."Well, this medicine is for your...running nose."
Julia: "OK. Cool. Very cool."
And, she took the medicine.
~~~
Julia wants to keep a few books in her crib that she likes to read to her babies and stuffed animals (her "friends"). The other night, she asked for some specific books in her crib as I put her to bed. As I was leaving the room, I heard her getting ready to read to her friends:
"OK, are you guys ready?"
And she started "reading" the book to her audience.
~~~
Occasionally, she says things that I just don't get.
For instance, a couple of weeks ago, she was walking around saying, somewhat sing-songingly, "Six pounds. Six pounds. Six pounds."
Also, when a TV show she likes is coming on, she announces,
"Olivia EVERYWHERE!"
or
"Max and Ruby EVERYWHERE!"
~~~
There are some words she mispronounces that I find funny:
"slipperly" (slippery)
"butnet" (button)
"Miss Loopy" (Miss Lupe, her teacher who she used to call "Miss Lu-kay")
"up-see down" (upside down)
"pu-nana" (banana)
"nap" (mat, meaning her placemat or the mat in the bathtub)
"piggie" (This is what she calls her pinky finger.)
"lello" (yellow)
"fleur" (floor - sounds very French)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Julia Says...
Here are some of the more amusing things said by our almost 2 year old in recent weeks. (I'm not sure where she gets some of this!)
~~~
When she drops something, "Whoopsie-Daisies!"
~~~
"Sure does!"
This one started in the last week. Sometimes she uses "sure does!" correctly and other times not.
Me (cleaning Julia's ears): "Does that feel nice?"
J: "Sure does!"
Me: "Julia, is your dinner yummy?"
J: "Sure does!"
~~~
Playing with Karina, the babysitter:
Julia picks up a flyswatter and says to Karina, "Want to play tennis?"
~~~
Me: "Julia, please come here."
J continues playing with her toys.
Me: "Julia, come here."
J: "No, Mommy, I'm busy."
~~~
Julia has become accustomed to hearing that she is cute or pretty when I get her dressed. On occasion, she will remark, "I so cute!!" after I get her dressed.
I got some of the same treatment, too. Sunday, we were getting ready to go to the pool, and I put on my bathing suit. Julia smiled broadly and said, "Mommy's so cute!"
~~~
A couple of months ago, Julia was using the potty all the time, except nap and bedtime. Then, some of the novelty and excitement about using the potty wore off. A few weeks ago, I noticed she was using her diaper while playing with her toys.
Me: "Julia, do you need to go to the potty?"
J: "Nah, I use diaper."
Luckily, things have gotten a bit back on track with her using the potty.
~~~
Lying on Jake's bed in her room, "I want to 'elax." (relax)
~~~
I bought a digital recorder, and I have tried to record Julia talking. She gets one look at the recorder, and the only recording I get is this, "I want DAT!! It's MINE!!"
~~~
A couple of times recently, when taking Julia's picture:
Me: "Say Cheese"
J: "Cheeeese.....and crackers!"
~~~
Julia is very clear on what she likes and doesn't like. If there is something she doesn't want to do, eat, or wear: "I don't like it!!!"
~~~
She is also very independent, and we hear, "Do it 'SELF!" quite often.
~~~
When she drops something, "Whoopsie-Daisies!"
~~~
"Sure does!"
This one started in the last week. Sometimes she uses "sure does!" correctly and other times not.
Me (cleaning Julia's ears): "Does that feel nice?"
J: "Sure does!"
Me: "Julia, is your dinner yummy?"
J: "Sure does!"
~~~
Playing with Karina, the babysitter:
Julia picks up a flyswatter and says to Karina, "Want to play tennis?"
~~~
Me: "Julia, please come here."
J continues playing with her toys.
Me: "Julia, come here."
J: "No, Mommy, I'm busy."
~~~
Julia has become accustomed to hearing that she is cute or pretty when I get her dressed. On occasion, she will remark, "I so cute!!" after I get her dressed.
I got some of the same treatment, too. Sunday, we were getting ready to go to the pool, and I put on my bathing suit. Julia smiled broadly and said, "Mommy's so cute!"
~~~
A couple of months ago, Julia was using the potty all the time, except nap and bedtime. Then, some of the novelty and excitement about using the potty wore off. A few weeks ago, I noticed she was using her diaper while playing with her toys.
Me: "Julia, do you need to go to the potty?"
J: "Nah, I use diaper."
Luckily, things have gotten a bit back on track with her using the potty.
~~~
Lying on Jake's bed in her room, "I want to 'elax." (relax)
~~~
I bought a digital recorder, and I have tried to record Julia talking. She gets one look at the recorder, and the only recording I get is this, "I want DAT!! It's MINE!!"
~~~
A couple of times recently, when taking Julia's picture:
Me: "Say Cheese"
J: "Cheeeese.....and crackers!"
~~~
Julia is very clear on what she likes and doesn't like. If there is something she doesn't want to do, eat, or wear: "I don't like it!!!"
~~~
She is also very independent, and we hear, "Do it 'SELF!" quite often.
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