Puff says.
“The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face”
Jack Handy
On hiccups:
T: hic. . . hic. . .hic. . .
T: hic. . . hic. . .hic. . .
T: hic. . . hic. . .hic. . .
T: MOMMY!
T: I have hiccups! I NEED some Motrin!!!
On work and money:
T: Mommy, you CAN’T go to work! You sit down RIGHT NOW!
Me: Baby, believe me – I don’t want to go, but I have to.
T: NO! You don’t hafta go to WORK!
Me: I do, because when I go to work I get money.
T: NO! You don’t need MONEY!
Me: We do need money to pay for things, like food and clothes. . .
T: *blank stare*
Me: . . .and we also need money so that we can go to the Dollar Sore and pick out special treats sometimes!
T: OH! Okay! I wanna go to the Dollar Store and get a special treat! Lets do dis!
Me: Well, Mommy has to go to work first to get money so we can go. . .
T: Okay! You go to work. . .and. . .I will go to work too!
Me: Baby, I’m sorry. You can’t come to work with me. You have to stay home with your Daddy.
T: Oh no. I will go to work wif’ you, so I can get some money, too. . .and get some special treats!
Me: Puff, you’re too little to come with me. . .But don’t worry, I’ll share my money with you!
T: *throwing tantrum* I WANNA GO TO WORK AND GET SOME MOONNNEEEEY!!! I WANNA GO WIF’ YOOOOUUU!!!!
Me: *runs away*

On counting:
T: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve!
T: . . .and one-teens, two-teens, three-teens. . .

On the potty:
T: (from the bathroom) Mommmmmmeeeeeeeee!
Me: All done?
T: Yup! But its stinky in here!
Me: Ohhh! Did you make a poopie?
T: Yes. A very very BIG poopie!
Me: Good job!
T: Mom. Its a GIANT poopie!
Me: Oh yeah? Wow. . .
T: IT’S MONSTROUS!
Me: . . .
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Yourbiggestfan said,
August 21, 2009 at 10:16 pm
awesome!!! I love the counting…that’s perfect!! 🙂 I think she’s got it right. lol! And yes, from the mouths of babes…and I don’t mean hott chick-type-babes either, but the little-teeny-tiny-chick-type-babes.
Jenn said,
August 22, 2009 at 6:17 am
i love it!
WeaselMomma said,
August 22, 2009 at 9:26 am
Those are some pretty interesting conversations.
YoMama said,
August 26, 2009 at 8:59 pm
You know I’m a shy person so I’m shy about commenting, but just wanted you to know that I am reading your blog and am very proud of you that you’re actually keeping at it and doing a good job, too! I sent the blog address to Adriana. Maybe she’ll post a comment to let us know she peeked! Luv you!
Tori said,
August 27, 2009 at 7:26 pm
What great pics! And her words are great too! I remember you comming to work many nights so excited and teary eyed about what your little princess said…. How cute!
YoMama said,
August 28, 2009 at 10:37 pm
You should post all of Miss Twinklehead’s faces! Happy face, mad face, silly face… So we’ll remember them!
Me said,
August 28, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Those pictures have already been taken, and the post started. Be looking for it soon! 😉
But don’t worry – we won’t forget!
Gabe said,
August 30, 2009 at 10:25 pm
MONSTROUS POOPY!!!!