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Brighter days ahead!

I just caught myself asking Moki to play with Bibbo for a bit while I tidy up, rather than begging her not to "play" with him. I sense brighter days ahead, with some sofa time for me!

Emotional self-awareness

-Moki, I'm not buying anything sweet. 
-Then I not be your best friend anymore! 
-Well, that's sad, but I guess we're not best friends anymore then. 
-Mama, you always be my best friend. I just say that because I be angry that you not buy me chocolate. 

What a strange thought, wishing you were sometimes as emotionally self-aware as your three year old.

A dress code?

I told Moki to get dressed so we can go out. Five minutes later she came into the kitchen wearing fewer clothes than previously but with a toilet paper scarf on.

Will the baby go back to sleep?

When your baby wakes up at 5 a.m., it's important to manage your expectations. Here's a few clear signs that he's not going back to sleep: he babbles very loudly, he painfully pokes every bit of your face and spends extra long time sticking his fingers into your eyes and nose, he turns on the light and starts laughing. That's your cue to give up any hope of sleep and make some coffee. Good morning!

Let's get dirty like me!

-Argh! Bibbo grab my hand and make me dirty like him! I don't want to be dirty like him, I want to be dirty like me!

Don't mind waking up early

I don't mind waking up at 5:30. I just don't like having to stay awake.

Be friends with wolves

"I'm not scared of wolves, mama! Cause I can say them: Wolves, want to be friends together?" 
(Toddler Life Philosophy: how to deal with things you're scared of. Doesn't really apply in the deep, dark forest, though.)

Attached parenting

The more "attached" your parenting is, the more snot you have on your shirts.

Dancing on my own

-Mama, stop doing that! 
-Why? 
-Because... What is that? What are you doing? 
-I'm dancing! 
-That's not dancing! That's just shaking! 
Moki Moo (3 going on 13)

Losing baby weight

Losing all that baby weight is really easy! Chasing kids all day counts as an amazing workout and leaves you feeling exahusted. In addition to that, you only have to go for a run (at least) three times a week, excercise daily (preferably twice) and stick to a strict diet.

A three year old fashion stylist

Moki chose her own clothes and got dressed all by herself today. She's currently wearing a pair of thick trousers, a skirt, a dress, a shirt and a hoodie. When she went to the bathroom I noticed she also has a rubber band around her waist under all those clothes. Apparently she "needs it".

Patience is the key

If what they say about training your children's patience by making them wait a bit before reacting to their demands is true, we're raising Bibbo to be the most patient human ever.

What will you be when you grow up?

-Don't put nose drops in Bibbo's nose! He's just a baby! Oh, no! I don't want to see this! I don't want to be here! (runs out of the room)
Another career crossed off the list. Moki's not going to be a nurse.

Carnival time

I shouldn't have asked Moki what she wants to dress up as for the carnival. Now I have to make a costume of "a proper cat, with wings, covered in chocolate".

Lazy Sunday morning

When you spend more than half an hour holding, cuddling, rocking, quietly singing and slowly dancing with your baby, only to look down full of hope and notice his eyes are completely wide open, you have to accept that your Sunday started at 4:45 today. Good morning, everyone!

It's not true, our car's very clean

-I think Bibbo did kaka.
-No, mama, it's just how our auto smell.

New Year Resolution

One of our New Year resolutions was to, as a family, eat dinner together every afternoon. Turns out we actually committed to 30 minutes a day of Moki crying about all the things she doesn't want to eat and Bibbo shouting if we don't feed him quickly enough. Only 362 days left! We can do it!