Another Funny Story

Cali has said some of the funniest things since Ranon was born and I must put them in her blog before I forget.

The first:

When Ranon was about 2 and half months old we were trying to get him to take a bottle. So, we religiously were giving him one every day, even if no milk was stored - I would pump. One day, I needed to pump quickly in order to give him a bottle. I handed Ranon to Mark in a bit of a panic and I said, "Sorry, this is gonna be tough. I'll go as fast as I can." Cali then says, "Mom. Calm down. It's easy" and then she thoughtfully paused, "You just pour it in a cup."

So funny.

Don't say that...

Cali has become the bad word police. You say a bad word or what you have told her is a bad word and she says, "Don't say that. That is a bad word." Except for if daddy says the bad word then the same remprimand does not come down. This leads me to believe that Mark has told her "Don't say that is a bad word. ONLY DADDY can say that word." And she has taken him quite literally. It is good though because I need to get my bad words in check anyhow.

So, what does Cali say when she is upset? NUTS!!! When she gets frustrated she says "NUTS!" and then says its not a bad word because Donald Duck says it. So, we can't fault her there and NUTS is just a perfect frustration word and I notice I've started to say it to along with her Cali infamous "Ah, Man!"

Cali Meets Santa

This year Cali actually understands the concept of Santa has been so excited to meet him. She has been talking about him and telling me what she wants from him. She sings "Santa Claus is coming to town." She has asked for VeggieTale stuff, a blue bathing suit, and my little ponies. So, she was really excited to meet him in person and a little star struck. All the preparation in meeting the big guy didn't help when she finally met him. She was silent.

Funny Smile

So, Cali has taken on a new smile that's been driving me crazy. She has such a beautiful genuine smile until the camera is pointed at her. Then we get the crazy smile, can't wait until we get the genuine smile back...

That's what she said

Cali has the funniest phrases that she obviously picked up from us. When she is skeptical or surprised about something she says, "What the heck?" and "Are you kidding me?" When she wants us to hold her she has always said, "I hold you?" When we make her laugh or say something she finds funny she says, "You make me laugh." But she says it in such a way that makes me invision Mrs.Swan from MadTV (You make-a me waff). We are also getting our fair share of "I don't know" and "Nothing" from her. Cali is a talker and has no problem telling us exactly what she's experiencing in her life.

Water Wigglers

I'm so proud of Cali! Today,she graduated from Water Babies to Water Wigglers. Now, she will be going to class on her own (No Daddy) and learning how to swim by herself. She did so good in class today we weren't expecting her to be tested. But her teacher, Nikko, thought it was the right time and he tested her out. She did it!! She passed the test. And now she is officially a Water Wiggler.

Unfortunately, Nikko, who is a great instructor, has full Water Wiggler classes. It's okay though because her other instructor Nikki had two open classes, so she will get to stay with her.

We are both proud of our Wiggler.

Bumble Bee

As a special treat for Cali, we went to Sea World for their Halloween celebration. Cali wore her bumble bee costume and loved every moment of it.

The Bumble Bee - For months, when we asked Cali what she wanted to be for Halloween, she would say "A Bumble Bee!!!" So her dreams were made true by Aunt Kathy who had a bee costume. Unfortunately, its been played with a little too much before Halloween. So, we were able to find a new one at Target (It was the last one in her size.).