Kids say the funniest things

Daddy:  Cooper, why are getting the cherry tomatoes out?  You don’t like tomatoes.

Cooper:  Charyotte wants some.

Daddy:  Are you sure?

Cooper:  Charyotte!  Charyotte!  Do you want some ‘matoes?  You ‘ike ‘matoes?

Charlotte:  [No answer.]

Daddy:  I don’t think she wants any, can you put them back now?

[Mommy and Daddy go about their business not paying attention to Cooper.]

About 5 minutes later…

Daddy:  Hey, hun, do you know where the cherry tomatoes are?

Mommy:  What do you mean?  Are they missing or something?

Daddy:  Well here’s the empty container.

Mommy:  Oh, guess I should pay more attention to my son then.

Daddy:  Cooper, where are the cherry tomatoes?

Cooper: [Nonchalantly raising his hand and pointing toward Scout.']  In Scout.

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I finished reading one of Cooper’s favorite Dr. Seuss books to him, Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!, the other night.  If you haven’t read this story, you should—it’s super cute and I love the bright illustrations.  Basically a little bug sneezes and a chain of mishaps occur.  It gets out of control by the end of the book.  It helps teach cause and effect.  I think Cooper has it figured out.  He very succintly told me at the end of the book, “Dat bug should sneeze into his elbow!”. 

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Charlotte:  Daddy!  Daddy!  Scuse me!

Daddy:  Yes, Charlotte?

Charlotte:  I like lawn-motors.

Daddy:  Um, okay.  You like lawn mowers?

Charlotte:  Yeah.  Do you like lawn-motors?

Daddy:  Well, I’m not sure.  I haven’t put much thought into whether I like lawn mowers or not.

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We went to Starbucks and a little girl was there with her mom.

Charlotte:  Mommy!  Mommy!  Scuse me!

Mommy:  Yes, Charlotte?

Charlotte:  Where’s her brudder?

Mommy:  Whose brother?

Charlotte:  Dat girl’s brudder?

Mommy:  Well not all little girls have a brother.  Do you have a brother?

Charlotte:  Yeah, Coopeh!  She not hab a brudder?

Mommy:  No I don’t think so.

Charlotte:  Oh.

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While I was getting Charlotte dry after a bath…

Charlotte:  Mommy!  Mommy!  Scuse me!

Mommy:  Yes, Charlotte?

Charlotte:  Wall-E doesn’t have legs.  He can’t walk.

Mommy:  No, he doesn’t have any legs.  He has wheels.  How does he move from place to another if he can’t walk?

Charlotte:  He rolls!  Eba fwies! 

Mommy:  That’s right he rolls and Eva flies.  Are they best friends?

Charlotte:  Yeah, they hold hands.

Mommy:  Like this? [I hold her hand.]

Charlotte:  Yeah!

[A minute goes by and we walk into the hallway.]

Charlotte:  We jus hab a conbersation ‘bout Wall-E!!

Mommy:  Yes we did have a conversation about Wall-E.

[Next night getting ready for bath.]

Charlotte:  Mommy, I hab to talk to you.  I want to hab a conbersation ‘bout Wall-E adin.

Mommy:  Okay, we can have a conversation about Wall-E again.

Charlotte:  Wall-E cleans up trash.

Mommy:  Charlotte, I don’t want to talk about trash tonight.  Can we get in the bath and get clean.

Charlotte:  Yeah!

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Catching up on blogging

I am working my up to catching up on my neglected blogs.  Life has just gotten so busy that I haven’t had time to document it.  I’ve been spending time lately reading back through our lives in the last few years and it makes me want to blog more regularly so that I will have something to look back on in a few years.  Check out the photoblog…I made some new posts over there.

On another note, I have surgery on Thursday.  I went to the doctor a few weeks back because my stomach muscles have been hurting more often with me getting back to weight training.  I self diagnosed my diastasis recti by measuring the gap at my belly button when I would do an ab crunch.  I spent a lot of time being careful, strengthening my lower abs and really just living with the discomfort.

It was never really very much pain, just some discomfort after standing or walking for long periods.  However since I’ve increased my exercise regiment since May, I have noticed more pain and small, but gradually getting larger protruding mound above my belly button.

The doctor sent me for an ultrasound and I was diagnosed with two ventral hernias.  Basically I have a defect in my ab wall and tissue is coming through that defect.  They are going to make a small incision, remove the tissue, suture the defect, use a small piece of mesh to prevent reoccurrence (if needed), an then put me back together.  The surgery is 1-2 hours long and it’s a 1-2 week recovery. 

I’m a little nervous, but I am very excited to not have to deal with pain or being extra careful.  The worst part will be recovering with two 3 yr olds wanting to climb all over me!  And I am so, so glad I chose the company who puts life before work, has great benefits, and no issue with me being out of work for a couple of weeks.  It’s absolutely refreshing.