'Twas the night before the birthday...
As of tomorrow, I will no longer have a three-year-old. I'm going to miss her--that funny, wise, obstinate creature. I hope I enjoy my four-year-old as much.In honor of her impending age and increased sagacity, my daughter put a bead up her nose at school today, requiring me to abandon my students mid-class and spend part of the afternoon at the emergency room. This was not part of my master plan, but I provoked it, I am sure, by being revoltingly smug about the fact that my child does not put foreign objects into her mouth. She's fine, I'm fine, and she was a trooper through most of the process. [Where can I get one of those little spatulate remover things? It looks handy for so many awkward personal chores!]
I asked for a goodnight kiss tonight, after reading multiple bedtime stories, including this heartbreaker, about a little boy who has lost his father.
I frequently get turned down when I ask for a goodnight kiss, as she flexes her tyranny in the face of my desperate devotion. Tonight, however, I had to laugh, when she said, "No kisses tonight, Mama. Maybe tomorrow, when I'm four."
I hope so.
posted by Unknown @ 10:02 PM
8 Comments:
Happy Birthday to your daughter!
Ditto on the Happy Birthday! :)
My youngest put a floride tablet up his nose, when he was maybe 2 years old... I didn't see it, but his nostril was distended, so I took him to the ER, they flushed out his sinuses, but it never did show up. Better safe than sorry. Your strength inspires me, keep up the good work!
Happy b-day to the little one!
So good to read you.
Honestly, Dorcasina? Four was my very favorite age. Or, I should say, the first of my very favorite ages. I loved them when they were three, but at four, they turned magical to me. AAAH, little girls. I love 'em!
I loved "4" too with my two older kids, Happy Birthday to your little one, love her comment too, they are the masters of their worlds.
Yep...add me to the "Happy Birthday" wishes.
"Maybe when I'm four" made me smile.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday : )
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