Discipline fail
March 17th, 2013Me: Charlotte, did you hit your sister with a bat?
Charlotte: (nods) But I couldn’t find a ball!
Me: (snorts)
When I grow up…
October 3rd, 2012“…I’m going to be a musician, and a food writer. And I’m going to write about your food!”
-Henrietta, 10/3/12
You heard it here first!
Another quotable
June 13th, 2012As we were getting dinner together tonight, Charlotte marched into the kitchen to announce,
“Mommy, I have a poopy. I made a present for you!”
First loose tooth
March 22nd, 2012It’s official — Henrietta finally has her first loose tooth. She’s been eagerly awaiting this all year!
Forestry
March 19th, 2012Riding in the car, talking about trees…
Grandpa: Do you know how to tell the difference between a spruce and a hemlock?
Charlotte: Yes. One is black, and one is…pink!
Oh, a joke? I get jokes!
February 6th, 2012Dinner has devolved into knock-knock jokes.
Charlotte: Knock-knock!
Ben: Who’s there?
Charlotte: Banana!
Ben: Banana who?
Charlotte: (with great enthusiasm) Bananaman!
Two little things
January 25th, 2012Funny moments from this morning’s commute:
- As we passed Cambridge Common (a restaurant/bar with a fantastic beer selection and remarkably delicious macaroni & cheese), Charlotte piped up from the back seat, “I can eat mac and cheese?” Apparently this was not the first time she shared that association. I guess we go there pretty often.
- A little while later, as we walked to day care, she spotted a very fluffy black dog that we see often, and announced, “There’s a doggie! That’s a kitty cat doggie.” I think because it’s fluffy and black like Basil?
Two years old
January 9th, 2012Charlotte is two!
Candles were lit, silly hats were worn, and songs were sung:
Key stats from her checkup:
- 35″ tall (~81st percentile)
- 26 lbs 4.5 ounces (~50th percentile)
- 52cm head circumference (on a chart of her own, right up there with her big sister)
- Blood was drawn, and she sat quietly for the whole thing—not even a whimper. Wow!
ETA: Perhaps in celebration, Charlotte pooped on the potty at school today!
Divided loyalties
November 21st, 2011Talking about the football loss this weekend:
“Well, I can be a little bit happy. I mean, I went to Harvard Yard Child Care Center.”
Oh no! What have we done?
She knows what she wants
November 14th, 2011Charlotte enters the living room and announces:
“I want some music.”
“I wanna dance!”