Oh, the things she says.

Josephine talks so well now. But, as most kids, sometimes the things she says are really funny. I thought I'd share some of our conversations.

This one was from a few weeks ago during breakfast.

Jo: Mascot! Mascot! Mascot!
Mom: Mascot? Who's Tennessee's mascot?
Jo: A bear!
Mom: No, it's Smoky! pause Where did that come from?
Jo: He came from Africa.


This one is from dinner last night (we had biscuits).

Jo: I love butter. I love jelly. I love NaNa.


This is from two days ago while sitting together outside.

Mom: I love you.
Jo: I love NaNa. {This is often her response to "I love you."}
Mom: Who else do you love?
Jo: I love Moug and Curtis.
{It's a rare occassion that she says, "I love you, too." Although, I did get that response earlier today.}


This is from this morning in our bed after waking Nathan up.

Dad: What have you been doing this morning?
Jo: Raisin Bran!
Dad: You had Raisin Bran? What else have you been doing?
Jo: Diaper.
Dad: You got a new diaper? What else have you been doing?
Jo: Just pooping.
: )


No other conversations are coming to me right now. I'll share more later as I think of them.


The way Josephine says "Daddy" sound very British. It sounds like dad-day. When she says "Mommy" it is very American. It sounds like mom-mee. I have no idea why she pronounces them differently.

Josephine loves books, as I've mentioned many times before. It's getting harder and harder to put her on my lap (or what's left of it, anyway) and read to her in the rocker, so we will read on the couch alot now. She brings the book to me and sometimes I'll put the book to the side then pull Josephine up on the couch. She's so excited about the book that as I pull her up she does this strange, inhaled giggle and say, "I love this book!".

We think that Josephine is getting at least one of her 2-year molars right now. She's had a slight fever and looks pretty pitiful all weekend. But today she has been very aggressive and violent (and wouldn't take a nap)! I only got 4 of her nails cut, so I have alot of scratch marks right now. (Have you ever tried to give a cat a bath? That's what it was like trying to put her in time out today.) She also bites, hits, kicks, and pulls hair. She only seems to act this way if she's in pain, which usually means teeth are coming in. It was so strange this morning -- she was so sweet! She kept giving Nathan and me unsolicited kisses and hugs. Then the pain must have hit because she turned on us. I am so glad Nathan was here and not at work today. I don't know what I would have done without him.

Josephine has learned that she can get certain things when she's sick that she normally doesn't get, like watching TV/movies and medicine (she loves it, it tastes good). So, she'll argue with you, depending on what she wants. If you say to someone "She still has a fever," she'll say, "I DON'T have a fever!". She has the same response if you say she's sick. Or vice versa, depending on what she wants.

I hope she's feeling better tomorrow. If not, I'll have to call in reinforcements because I won't make it a full day alone with her. Not happily, anyway. : )

I'll put up more funny conversations when I remember them.