The Things Kids Say

it's too soon.

this shouldn't be happening yet.

she's still a baby.

i know, i'm lucky, nobody was around

to hear her, much less hear me...

but..

fine. i'll just come out and say it

i fart.

i am a girl. 

and i fart. 

uh yeah, saying that aloud - still not helping.

i guess i should start from the beginning.

not that it's a long story,

but that's where stories start at..

the beginning.

so, lillie-kins has been talking more

she's got a good supply of words

{pup-peeee, coo-keyy, tank yew, bayyy bee are a few}

and learns things so fast i'm often left with a
confused look on my face stuttering,
did..did..did you just say shit..oh, no, that was tick

sweet baby Jesus thank you!

{again, i should probably clean up my language...}

and as any new mom is, i'm optimistic about...

potty-training.

my plan so far has been to help her realize
when she's gone poo-poo or pee-pee in her diaper
{another word she's picked up!}

by asking her if she's gone poo-poo or pee-pee

and lately she'll point to her diaper and say poo-poo

{even if there's none}

i also explain what i'm doing
when she sees me on the toilet

{yes, she's already gotten to that stage
where she opens the door and sits in front of me
while i'm trying to do what needs to be done.}

so far, so good, right?

well, if she happens to fart, or toot

i also ask her then if she's gone poo-poo

i'm sure you can see where this is going.

a few days ago, as i'm getting things together for work

she's sitting in her high-chair

eating her curds and whey

{fine, it was a graham cracker and some goldfish - 

i was running late, don't judge me}

i did it.

i farted.

and we had our first 

the things kids say

moment

she pointed her little finger at my butt and said

exactly what i've been teaching her

"poo-poo"

 you would have thought she'd discovered electricity

with the smile she gave me

and what do you do in that moment?

i mean, what can you do?

you smile and say,

yes, honey, mama went poo-poo.

the embarrassment of what kids say,

it's started.

and we can never go back.

God help us all.