Capturing The little Things

From time to time I want to capture some of the little things going on with AA. For the most part these will be and are quite common. Insignificant if you will. Boring don't you know.
You get the picture...

• AA loves playing with my iPhone apps. The other day she was playing with a Flash Card app (thank you Marsha, Leaa told me about it) when the phone rang. She immediately stopped what she was doing, looked over at me with brown eyes wide and and made tracks to give me the phone. All the while repeating; mom, mom, mom...
• Naptime bed "guests" include: Elmo, Worm, play camera from Nana Ann, a DVD remote that doesn't work and a folded up 1 dollar bill that she has named Mine!
• First question Alyzabeth asks upon waking in the morning. "Where mom?" To which I reply. Where is mom? To which AA replies: "Mom at work." And then proceeds to act out turning the steering wheel on mom's ride. A black truck, she will tell you.
• The girl wears pull-ups for naps and bedtime. We're strictly big girl undies otherwise. In preparing for our nap I will ask Alyzabeth to go pick out the pull-up she wants to wear (it doesn't matter they are all the same) and to turn on her music box (cd player). I am forbidden to be in her bedroom while these tasks are accomplished. I must wait in the adjoining bathroom. Reason being? Why, I might do one of the tasks or worse, tell her to HURRY UP ALYZABETH!
• We enjoy quiet time on the couch together singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow. I sing as softly as possible to better hear her sing... She has a much better voice.
• Every time we pass the Publix market where we grocery shop, AA will point out the window to get my attention. We both love finding wide, empty aisles to dance and twirl. Publix serves as our private, air conditioned, indoor playground. And the kind, friendly folks there indulge us. Did I mention it's air conditioned?
  
• If we go to the pool, AA will need to get to a potty before we leave or immediately upon arriving home. Who knew the pool had hidden laxative properties!
• We have not entered the "Why" stage just yet. Everything is "What's that?"
• I'm much better at pulling AA's hair back and putting it up in a ponytail than I was just a month ago. I can't say I'm any better at getting up off my knees after washing her hair in the bathtub. I'm thinking a waist high bathtub might do the trick...
• Alyzabeth is beginning to use Thank You often and in the appropriate circumstances. It's hard to miss her distinctive: Tank-Tu.
• She reminds us more often than not to pray at our meals. All meals, including snacks. Throw in naptime and bedtime prayers and it's easy to see we've got our own little hot-line to God going on here.
• I love seeing her face light up and hearing her giggles of delight as she runs with outstretched arms when Mom comes home...
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