Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Today's Little Girl Observation


I have lunch with Miss M every Tuesday without fail. It's a nice time for us to get together since I haven't seen her since either Sunday night or Monday morning, depending on the week. Usually we go to Johnny Rockets, a 50's style burger chain only a couple blocks from her school. We have our regular seat, a big couch with a coffee table right in front of a flat screen TV that plays ESPN all day long. SCORE for Daddy! She loves it because she can run around as much as she wants, she gets fries (her favorite), they give her crayons and paper, and we always have the same nice waitress who takes care of us (Brianna). JR's has become our Tuesday spot.

Catch up conversation is the order of the day since she'll have been at her Mommy's for 24 - 36 hours at that point. She tells me about play dates, any fun games she's played with her Mommy, what stuffed animals are talking to her, or anything else that comes to mind. Today she was particularly excited to tell me about a show her mother took her to Easter Sunday: a live Nickelodeon presentation of Dora the Explorer, Kai-Lan, and Backyardigans. I learned all about what each of them did and where they live ("Boots the monkey lives in a tree! He's a nice boy! " : )

Cutie.

Afterward, I take her back to her mother's which is also close, just a 4 block walk. It gives us time to talk more, pet doggies, point out which trucks are silly (today we saw a truck with pictures of ice cream, popsicles, and lollipops on the side!) and just to chat more.

Today's conversation was particularly fun:

"Daddy! Look! It's a booooger!" she shrieks proudly showing me her index finger. Keep in mind I'm carrying her at the point. NICE

"That very good baby. Flick your finger so it goes on the sidewalk"

"Ok Daddy!" trying very hard but not successfully. "It's stuck" squenchy face.

"Try again baby"

"I put it here" she says...and wipes it...on the shoulder of my shirt. EWWWW.

"Uh, baby, I'd rather you didn't put it there. Can you take it off please and put throw it on the ground? We don't put our boogers on people. We get rid of those by blowing our nose into Kleenex"

"It's a present for you!" she says proudly. "You take it back to Daddy's House!"

"And just where would I put it Sweet Pea?"

"You put it in Daddy's chair!"

"Oh, and then what would I do with it?"

"You look at it! Silly Daddy."

Ah, the joys of parenting :)

12 comments:

MommyLovesStilettos said...

Ahhhh I can't tell you how many times I've have snot on my shirt :)

KristinFilut said...

Very funny. I wish I was a blogger when my kids were smaller. It wouldbe neat to have documented stories like this.

Danielle said...

Too funny. I was going to do a post about the fact that I can't get my kids finger out of her nose. I bet I tell her 300 times a day to STOP PICKING YOUR NOSE! Seriously, I hope it is a phase. We have boogers everywhere.
It really grosses me out!

x said...

Totally priceless. I know, not at the moment, but you will remember when she said this!

said...

I love a blog just for documenting such treasures. That's good stuff, right there.

Senorita said...

Your daughter is such a riot !

If you keep referring to yourself as "daddy" I'm gonna start calling you "daddy" too.

Momma Sunshine said...

My girls are 5 and 7 and still love boogers.

too cute.

Brittany said...

Thats hilarious... BUT I gag at boogers! Aidyn-man ate one the other day and I about barfed. I held his cheeks and made him spit it out... All the while makeing a "gagging" sound. double YUCK! he knows i'd about lfip if he wiped it on me! lol...

Sarah said...

You're such a good dad!! Sounds like a fun day full of bonding!

Nashima said...

I just went Awwww...and then LOL. Sorry not very eloquent, I don't like waking up so early in the morning.

Just got over here from David Mott's Dad House :)

*is still smiling*

Shima

dadshouse said...

Good for you that you have the Tuesday lunch routine. Wonderful present moments, and great future memories

Just telling it like it is said...

Oh you are so sweet giving hope to all those mothers out there that have children by men that don't give a damn...Where have you been all my life/.....

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