Eva Traits

Eva has developed some interesting habits and phrases lately. Someday I’m sure the annoying things will be funny so I want to make sure I write them down.  (Right now they aren’t funny.  Just annoying.)  Here’s a quick rundown of our Eva:

• She says, “I hold you?” when she wants to be picked up.
• She calls forks “dingle-hoppers.”  If I correct her and say it’s a fork, she gets upset.
• She brings me a spoon and the jar of peanut butter every morning and asks, “Some pea-kit butter?”  When I hand her the spoonful of pea-kit butter, she says, “Don’t go carpet,” and wanders right up to the edge of the carpet to enjoy her food.  Lately she thinks taking it onto the stairs is acceptable even though they are carpeted.  I’m working on that one.
• She sticks her hands into her poopy diaper and then shows me the soiled hands, informing me that she has done her business.  When I tell her it’s disgusting, she says, “Go poop potty.”  I say, “Yes!  I would love it!” To which she responds, “And get canny.”  Yet she refuses to have anything to do with the potty.
• She lays her head against me or Myke and exclaims, “Big hug!”  I love this one.
• When she sees our dog in the morning she says, “It’s Aika.  He’s a good boy.”  She also says the same thing about teddy bears, the bird sculpture at the library, and every other animal we see. 
• She loves Pandora.  I set it on a Disney station and she will sit in front of the computer for hours listening.  She’ll say, “Maybe Rapunzel next.  Maybe Ariel.”  Then she waits patiently for whatever is next.  She eats breakfast to Pandora and I do my chores while she’s occupied. 
• She refuses to wear shoes or socks or pants.  I have to pin her to get her pants on.  If we’re not going anywhere, I just let her run around in her diaper.  She doesn't even care that it’s winter.  She doesn’t even care that it bothers me.
• When she gets up from her nap she asks, “Watch Pickers?”  She’s referring to the show American Pickers. Sometimes I actually let her just because I think it’s hilarious that she likes it.     
• When she accomplishes something she’ll say, “Good job, baby! or Good job, honey!”  She also says a lot of things are cool.  “It’s cool, baby! or Cool, honey!”  It’s a good thing that I don’t swear very often since she’s obviously parroting what I say. 
• Her description for everything is either “so tall” or “it’s a big one.”  When she belches she’ll say, “Wow.  It’s a big one.  Excuse me!” 

 

Being a parent continues to be an unpredictable but awesome ride.  (Except for the poopy diaper and hands part…not awesome.)