I'm Tasty

** I know I have so many moving posts to write, but I am still de-stressing and trying to get unpacked. I am hoping to at least get pics of the new house up by Sunday...(famous last words) I just thought I would share a funny story while it is fresh in my mind**

Sadie and I were reading stories this afternoon after her nap. On one of the pages there was a bowl full of berries and Sadie started to pretend to eat them. I played along and took a bite when she offered me some and declared that they were officially yummy! Sadie agreed. She said, "Yes, Mommy, They aw tasty!" I almost peed my pants laughing because what 2 year old says that food is tasty?

Sadie stared at me confused as to why I was laughing so hard, but then started smiling and said, "Mommy, I am tasty too!"

I have given Sadie plenty of kisses and I would have to agree that yes, she is very tasty!

Other funny things Sadie is saying these days:

"Yes you do!" In the cutest sing song voice. So, I will say "Sadie do you want some cheese?" and she responds with, "Yes you do, mommy!"

"HayyyyyUp!" "HayyyyUP, Mommy!" That is help. Usually with something she shouldn't be doing. The other day I found her, fully clothed, in the bathtub, bottle of bubbles almost completely emptied into the tub (and all over herself) and she wanted "hayyyyup" turning on the water.

"Yeee Hawwww! Wide um cowboy!" which is exclaimed whenever she is doing something fun. i.e. swinging on a swing, riding her rocking horse, or jumping on the couch.

I could go on for hours. I am always just so surprised at how much she comprehends and how many words she knows and how well she is starting to be able to pronounce them.

Do I like being a mommy?

"Yes you do!"

First Words

This afternoon I was just chillin' in my bedroom , doing some cleaning, rearranging some pictures... nothing really of great importance. Actually, I was just enjoying the fact that I was not in charge of feeding Sadie her lunch. As today was Saturday, Ryan was on lunch duty. Out of habit, and as a mom tends to do, I was casually listening in on what was going on in the kitchen.

Sadie was just about ready for a nap which means she was on the ornery side. On top of that, Ryan had chosen green beans for her to eat...not her favorite. So she was actually just a little more ornery than usual. So in my eavesdropping I was hearing some whimpering and some fussing. She must have decided she was done eating because the fussiness suddenly escalated into a full out complaining whine. I am no stranger to this escalation from ornery to angry, so much so that I can almost completely tune out those cries when they are not directed at me. Suddenly I heard something that made my ears turn on full blast. A clear and distinct "Mama" came out of Sadie's mouth.

I walked tentatively out of the bedroom and poked my head around the wall to peer into the kitchen, a smile slowly spreading across my face. Ryan returned my gaze smiling himself. "Did she just say what I think she just said?"

My baby just said "MAMA"!!!!!

Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke I picked her up and like a total idiot started saying it over and over again to her. "Sadie, say Mama." 'Mama" "mmmmmaaaaa, mmmmmmaaaaa" (Sounding it out slowly for her so she would know exactly how to say it). Of course I got silence in return. What else could I expect?

So telling myself it was just a stroke of luck, her baby babble just happened to create a word that I wanted to hear, I started to get her ready for her nap. I was wiping off her face with a wet washcloth (something she despises) and again, "Mama" (this time with a slightly more annoyed tone).

OK. I am NOT making this up. There was no other babble before. No other babble after. Two syllables spoken closely together...word-like. AND you must consider the context in which the word is said: both times she was getting upset...times when she would want her mom.

Yep. I am officially declaring Sadie's first word to be Mama. And now that Sadie can talk Ryan and I are walking around the house pointing everything out to her - D-O-G, D-A-D-D-Y, B-I-N-K-I-E...Ha, Ha, I am sure she is thinking "What retards! My parents are weirdos!!!" I don't care. My baby said Mama!!!!! This may just be my proudest moment ever!!!!!!!

So, am I crazy? Can babies verbalize at 8 months????? (And if you are going to comment you better say yes...don't steal my thunder!)

The Triplets

I am not sure if you realized this or not but... Sadie is a triplet. What??!! Yep. I am surprised you didn't know that.

Ok, they are not triplets, but wouldn't it be cool if they were? These beautiful girls are her twin cousins, Claire and Jocelyn. They are only 2 months older than Sadie.

We got to go and meet them for the first time in November for Thanksgiving. We took them to the mall to get their pictures taken together as a surprise for their Grandma Sandra for Christmas. So many people stopped us to ask if they were triplets. It was super fun. And can you believe it? We got 3 babies to smile at the same time!

So while we were there visiting Claire and Jocelyn did their best "older sister" interpretations and introduced Sadie to a few things she had never experienced before. For example: Here is how she communicated before we went to visit.

It is such sweet, nice, quiet cooing. Enter Claire and Jocelyn.

This is how she has communicated ever since meeting the cousins.

And she did this all day long, every day for a week after we got home. Music to my ringing eardrums :) Thank you to Claire and Jocelyn for that.

Here are some other things Sadie wanted to do after meeting her cousins:

• Get her very first cold (Let it be noted that Sadie first discovered that she could scream long and loud while she was adamantly protesting me suctioning her stuffy nose)


• roll over


• use a Kiddopotamus swaddle blanket to sleep

Needless to say, Sadie thinks her cousins are super awesome and wants to be just like them.