Make Believe and More
Thursday, June 03, 2010

Well, it's been over 2 weeks since Joie has peed in her diaper.  She stays dry at night and all day. I'm so proud of her!  It's a big deal the staying dry through the night because she sleeps with a sippy cup of water and drinks through out the night. 

She wakes up and tells us her dreams now. I've always been curious about what she dreams about. She'll tell us her nightmares when she wakes up too.  It's easier to comfort her and understand now. It's also interesting to share her fears.  She has a huge imagination.  Make believe is a huge part of her play.  She also like to fix everything and really understand the grown up stuff.  I once said 'yuk' and she said 'why yuk'  I said 'nothing' and she replyed 'no, it was something or you wouldn't have said yuk!'  She's so smart and then I had to explain myself in full. 

She has a magic toyhouse that holds anything we need and will solve all our problems. It's at Mommy's Mom's house and it's big and made of wood.  If we don't have something here, it's there.  Zach thinks it's in that location because I always call my Mom to talk about stuff and she always makes me feel better.

She asked Zach today if we could go get a milkshake. He said no, we don't have any money.  She replyed I have money at my toyhouse. Then Zach talked with her about how her toyhouse is far away, too far to walk, and we can't get that money now.  She countered by saying we do have money and she saw some on Daddy's desk.  We could go use that to get a milkshake. Then before Zach could reply she said "It's great having lots of money isn't it Daddy". Ha!  I love our lil girl so much!