The other day she was climbing in Dean's highchair and standing up in it. Then begins to sit on the tray part. I look up, freak out of course, then tell her to get down because she will fall and we would have to take her to the Hospital. Without even pondering the weight or seriousness of what I have just said, she replies, "Where we goin after the Hospital?". I laughed so hard....
Some silly phrases she says " benext me". Next to me.
And "Got for" which means forgot.
And a very important announcement:
December 4, 2009-I will remember this date forever...ingrained into my memory as a keepsake. A treasure,..a special day. Maybe as special as runner up to my Anniversary ( which p.s is this month and Ryan is taking me away this weekend for a surprise weekend !).
I approach Ryan that evening. The kids are in bed, I am drying some dishes. Ryan is reading. I come to him, pause and say in a staggered sentence.
"Ryan,...I think.....today may be the day........that our kids have begun ........ to play with one another."
His face lets out a sigh and he tells me he thought I was going to tell him something terrible the way I was talking.
But people,..I am in shock. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I may sound like I am exaggerating a bit. But I am telling you my kids do not play with each other. The only thing they do do together that would remotely look like playing with each other is catapulting themselves off the couch.
I realized the beginning of it the day before. I braved to take them both to Kroger then to Food City to pick up some sales on food. We were at the 2nd store, they are both crammed into those car attachments on the buggy. Usually they would be hanging out of it, Dean trying to touch the floor and Ella Reese always half way out of escaping. Usually they are pushing and saying "mine!". Ella will most likely have poked Dean in his face making him cry. But this time, they did not mind sitting together. In fact they were singing....together andgigglingateach other! Singing meaning making waves of high pitched sounds in unison. I thought it was cute. And Kris Williams from church who I ran into thought it was cute. But I am sure no one else did. And at that moment I prayed and thanked God for his grace to me and the kids during those grocery runs.
All of a sudden the following day, they were gone pretty much the entire day together playing. Laughing, giggling even,..calling for one another to come to them. Playing pretend together and sharing. I kept waiting to hear immediate cries or the "mine!" 's , or fighting and see one of them run to me in tears and hurt. But it did not happen. They were content. Ella even told me in her sweet Cinderella/Princess face that she loved her brother.
Ryan always tell me to just wait. Before I know it there will be a day that they will be off doing their own things and I will have all the time in the world. And I will miss them being at my feet all day.
I know I am being probably a little dramatic,...but this is a milestone for the Prince kids and me.
A little bitter sweet because I know he is right. But it is certainly God's kindness and grace to hear my kids happy together. Ryan also told me to knock on wood ( which I did several times) because it may not last and be a fluke.
No verdict out on that. They have not been together much lately and both are sick. We will see tomorrow....
Sorry I am absent in the blogging world. I have boo-coodles of Fall pictures. Sad, I know. They are sitting in folders saying "share me!"
But I am just about over the hump of this busy season with the photo biz. So in a week I will be posting like crazy. You will be seeing leaves and pumpkins ...etc...you will forget that it is freezing outside.
Till then happy winter!
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