The girls speak in full sentences now. It amazes me what comes out of their mouths these days. They now have the ability to tell me what they want, and what they don’t want for that matter, when it comes to anything and everything. They tell me what they want to eat or what they don’t want or when they want more of something or when they are finished eating. They tell me when they want their diaper changed or when they don’t want it changed which generally is opposite of what nature has really called for. They tell me when they don’t feel like getting dressed (one minute or two minutes is a common response) and Avery often tells me what she wants to wear (no, not that, this one, I like this one). They also tell me no and to go away when they don’t want to be bothered with something such as getting in their car seat.
Their ability to express their wants and needs is wonderful and amazing but can also be less than desirable sometimes as well. The saying that cracks me up the most probably because they both use if so much is “maybe tomorrow”. Children obviously pick up on sayings from their parents and I guess Justin and I did use that phrase some in response to them. But they both use it a TON. (Hopefully we don’t use it that much). It is funny though because they both use it in slightly different ways. Avery generally uses it in a way that most people use it….if something doesn’t occur today, then maybe it will occur tomorrow. For example, I might be leaving to the store. Avery might say Mommy going to Giant and I would respond, no I’m actually going to a clothing store. Avery would respond back and say, “maybe tomorrow”. Emerson on the other hand adds emotion to her phrase much of the time. For example, if I say Emerson can I have a hug and a kiss and she isn’t in the mood, she will quickly say “No.”. Immediately she will realize that her response wasn’t nice, so she will say ‘mabye tomorrow’ with a little sad face.
The truth is I love the phrase. I grin every time I hear one of them say it. It fits. Maybe tomorrow we will go to the park, maybe tomorrow we will eat chicken nuggets, maybe tomorrow we will go to the store, maybe tomorrow we will feel like giving extra hugs. Maybe tomorrow is not a promise, just the understanding that something is not today and the thought that it may be tomorrow gives us something to look forward. And as we anticipate what may be tomorrow, we are thankful for our blessings today.
