A couple of weeks ago we went to an Achievement Day Activity for our stake. I took Abby with us because it's hard for her that Brynn gets to do everything first. This was a battle that wasn't worth fighting, so we took her along. They had a modesty fashion show and the leader talked briefly about wearing mini-skirts and daisy dukes, she told the girls that no one wants to see the curve of their bum. 
Fast-forward to this week. We are doing some spring organizing and cleaning or sorts and going through old clothes to donate to Deseret Industries. I've washed all the clothes and packed them up, only to have Abby dig through them, try half of them on, get them dirty, etc. These clothes are all 2-3 sizes too small for her. The other day she came to me with an itty-bitty skirt on. I had had it, I told her to take it off because I didn't want to wash it again. She said, "Wait mom! Wait! Just listen to me! I just have to ask you one thing." I was afraid she was going to try her sharp negotiating skills on me, and I said, "No, just take it off!" She turned around bent over a little, cupped her behind and said, "Mom, do you see the curve of my bum?" Said of course with her little lisp and Abby accent. How could I not laugh? She then bounced into the other room to take it off. I love her spunk!
While we were eating dinner the other night, Abby looked at the bottled peach on her plate and said, "Ooh, Dad, take that peach off of my plate, it's soft and squishy and it reminds me of a mouse, when I eat it I think I am eating a mouse!"
I love how Abby's mind works. Not only is she a great negotiator, she is great at making connections, solving problems, and figuring things out. Sometimes it gets her and us into trouble, and sometimes it helps her get to the bottom of something she is yearning to know. At preschool a few weeks ago she received an invitation in her cubby. She didn't know who it was from and her teachers asked her to wait to open it. She is very impulsive and I know it was probably killing her to not be able to open it. She told one of her teachers she would be right back. She went to the cubbies and checked every single classmate's cubby. She came running back to the teacher and said, "I know who the invitation is from...Kristin, because she didn't have an invitation in her cubby!" She was right! Her teachers were impressed with her deductive reasoning and the fact that she looked at things from the optimistic side, rather than from the pessimistic side of ....Kristin being the only one not receiving the invite. Pretty cool! We did a study with UC Davis Center for the mind and brain and they also commented on Abby's positive reaction to different scenarios presented with good and bad outcomes.
Parenting her is alot of fun, but it takes alot of thought. I think she was sent to me so that I won't experience mind atrophy. Somedays I want to retreat to my closet and cry or atleast eat and unhealthy amount of chocolate , but most days she reminds me that being carefree and curious are just what childhood memories are made of. I honestly think she has far more brain cells than I do, and I think she has outsmarted me since she was about 2 1/2 years old, but shhhhhh let's not tell her that. ;)
Fast-forward to this week. We are doing some spring organizing and cleaning or sorts and going through old clothes to donate to Deseret Industries. I've washed all the clothes and packed them up, only to have Abby dig through them, try half of them on, get them dirty, etc. These clothes are all 2-3 sizes too small for her. The other day she came to me with an itty-bitty skirt on. I had had it, I told her to take it off because I didn't want to wash it again. She said, "Wait mom! Wait! Just listen to me! I just have to ask you one thing." I was afraid she was going to try her sharp negotiating skills on me, and I said, "No, just take it off!" She turned around bent over a little, cupped her behind and said, "Mom, do you see the curve of my bum?" Said of course with her little lisp and Abby accent. How could I not laugh? She then bounced into the other room to take it off. I love her spunk!
While we were eating dinner the other night, Abby looked at the bottled peach on her plate and said, "Ooh, Dad, take that peach off of my plate, it's soft and squishy and it reminds me of a mouse, when I eat it I think I am eating a mouse!"
I love how Abby's mind works. Not only is she a great negotiator, she is great at making connections, solving problems, and figuring things out. Sometimes it gets her and us into trouble, and sometimes it helps her get to the bottom of something she is yearning to know. At preschool a few weeks ago she received an invitation in her cubby. She didn't know who it was from and her teachers asked her to wait to open it. She is very impulsive and I know it was probably killing her to not be able to open it. She told one of her teachers she would be right back. She went to the cubbies and checked every single classmate's cubby. She came running back to the teacher and said, "I know who the invitation is from...Kristin, because she didn't have an invitation in her cubby!" She was right! Her teachers were impressed with her deductive reasoning and the fact that she looked at things from the optimistic side, rather than from the pessimistic side of ....Kristin being the only one not receiving the invite. Pretty cool! We did a study with UC Davis Center for the mind and brain and they also commented on Abby's positive reaction to different scenarios presented with good and bad outcomes.
Parenting her is alot of fun, but it takes alot of thought. I think she was sent to me so that I won't experience mind atrophy. Somedays I want to retreat to my closet and cry or atleast eat and unhealthy amount of chocolate , but most days she reminds me that being carefree and curious are just what childhood memories are made of. I honestly think she has far more brain cells than I do, and I think she has outsmarted me since she was about 2 1/2 years old, but shhhhhh let's not tell her that. ;)
4 comments:
That's so cute. :) I bet you'll be amazed what paths her brilliance will take as she grows! Even though I've known my kids all their lives, sometimes when their strengths take a new direction it still blindsides me.
okay that is hilarious! especially about the mouse. i love these funny things about being a mom too.
just wanted to say thanks for your support, and the comment you made on my blog. i know i am struggling, it's hard to get through, but i know i'll be okay. just glad to have good friends to remind me of it. =) wish you guys were closer.
have a great week.
She's a beautiful girl. That is amazing deduction on her part. You wouldn't wish her any other way. And SMART BEAUTIFUL women make the best mothers and wives...all you have to do is look at her mother to know that!
I love Abby stories. Kids are the best! Wouldn't life be boring without them?
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