Where to begin...

This past week was somewhat of a whirlwind for us. Besides the usual business, I had several meetings at work, Marie was home sick for 2 days, Katie flew in to Des Moines to visit, and Grandpa & Grandma visited for a day.

And during all of this, Marie continued to make us smile.

Exhibit A: Mickey Mouse on the potty chairWe have introduced the potty chair to Marie as she is beginning to notice toilets, toilet paper, and she is starting to make the connection between privacy and going to the bathroom. So far it consists of her sitting on the potty fully clothed, messing with the toilet paper, or making her toys go potty.
We have had her toy puppy on the potty, her baby, and Mickey Mouse.

Exhibit B: Baby in time-out

On Saturday night, Marie was feeling better and began playing more independently again after being sick. She was busy reading to her doll and suddenly she said "time out!" She stood up quickly, marched the doll over to the official time-out spot, and said "one minute!" We could not believe how similar this situation was to hear as she imitated me perfectly. After about a minute or so, Marie went back to the doll and asked her, "are you done?"

If you ever want to hear what you really sound like, listen to your daughter I guess!

Exhibit C: Relaxing with CharMarie had a fever for a few days so it wiped her out. She spent most of Thursday and Friday sleeping or cuddling with us on the couch. On Thursday afternoon, she was laying on the couch and apparently Charlie knew she wasn't feeling well so he offered her some love.

p.s. Thank you for visiting Aunt Katie! Sorry I was sick...