Happy Playground Time

This was just one of those moments where you could just cry for joy. About a year or so ago we took the girls to the indoor playground at Bellevue Square mall. Moya was misserable. She wanted to play so badly but couldn't walk and was so annoyed at mommy following her around making sure she doesn't get trampled. She had a horrible time to be honest. :(

So today we took her and Belle back there and Moya was just beside herself with joy! I think her face must have hurt from smiling so hard! She was all over the place and just smiling like crazy! It was just so wonderful seeing her so happy, finally able to walk and climb and act like a normal 2 year old.

I just could have cried right there.

At one point she noticed she was the only one wearing shoes (her orthotics) and asked for them to be taken off by saying "Piggies free?" So I let her go bare foot for awhile which made her happy too.

The only thing that tore her away from the playground was getting hungry. :)

"Wash me hand!?!?!"

I'm in the hallway and suddenly hear Moya saying "Wash me hand!?" in a very panicked and nervous way. If she were sitting at the table eating I would not be worried but she was just in her play area in the living room. Mommy instinct kicked in and I run in there. She is standing with her diaper slightly pushed down in back and a hand covered in something brown. ... yes ... poop. Her face was one of total terror. Luckily she was so freaked out by her descovering that she had not put her hand in her mouth, face, or anywhere else in the room. I yell "Oh god!" and run and grab her up and dash her into the bathroom to wash her up.

We pass daddy on the way who says "is that..." and I finish "... exactly what you think it is. He asks if I need anything and I send him to check the living room for any droppings.

So! Leason learned kid yells "Wash me hand?!" run and see why. :)

Book It!

When Moya wants you to read to her she will grab a book, plop into your lap and say "book it?"

That in itself is SO sweet! But the other night it got even better. She wanted me to book it so I sat her in my lap on the sofa and read her a book. Then she asks for "Hungry" which is her favorite book called "The Hungry Bunny", so on a whim I told her to go get it, that it was in her room. So she smiles and says "OK!" and hops down out of my lap and runs to her room and brings back a book... she couldn't find Hungry so she brought in a Monsters Inc book instead. She came right back and climbed back in my lap and we read it.

She did this routine of going to her room, getting a book, bringing it back, and we reading it 4 times in a row!! Not once getting side tracked to get into mischief. :) She did find her favorite book too and we read it together.

Just love it! We also have a night time ritual where when we go in her room to go to sleep she gets a book and then crawls on top of me and lays on my chest while I read her a story. Then we blow out the light together.

Memories I never want to forget.

Parade

Parade day. Moya didn't care much for the parade itself but she enjoyed the sprinklers a ton afterwards.

Fireworks!

Poor Moya! We went outside last night to do a few fireworks. We just had a few chickens and sparklers but the chickens went off and she starts to cry and say "No! No!" Then the neighbors shot off some big ones that were really loud and she just busts up crying! :( Daddy took her inside.

Not much later I tried to take her to bed as it was late and she was SO sleepy. I turned on her fans in her room, the music, and even the lullaby Sheep that plays nature sounds. All in the hopes of drowning out the fireworks outside but it was no use. She would just be almost asleep and there would be a pop outside and she'd start crying and saying "no no no no!" :( Finally I just took her out to Daddy who she kept calling for. I got Belle to bed and then came back for her. She was SOOOO insanely sleepy she finally passed out but was so restless until the fireworks finally stopped around 2:30am.

Poor thing... I've never seen her scared before! She's usually pretty much a roll with the punches kinda kid. But she was terrified. :( :( Sure am glad we didn't drive somewhere to see some big show! She would have freaked out and us not be able to get her away from them quick enough.

Hopefully next year she'll do better.

Singing Moya to Sleep

Last night was wonderful. Took Moya to bed but she was flopping around not wanting to lay still and go to sleep even though she was so obviously exhausted. I tried to cuddle her and hold her and even just let her flop. Nothing worked so I laid down next to her and pulled her into my arms on my chest and started to sing to her. I sang Stay Awake, then Feed the Birds, and finally Somewhere Over the Rainbow. By the time I finished the last song she was asleep and sighed as I laid her down onto her pillow. I laid next to her and just watched her sleep and then fell asleep myself.

I love being Moya's mommy.

"Cuddle Me"

Last night Moya woke up upset due to a pee pee diaper. So I change her and then just lay down with her and go back to sleep in there. In the morning she stirs a little, looks over and sees me and with the big ole droopy eyes says "Hug? Cuddle me?" I am of course more then happy to say yes. So I bring her over to lay with me and she curls up in my arms and goes back to sleep for awhile there. It was amazing!