Kid Quotes

Conley: "Why did Daddy take a different way home?"
Me: "I'm not sure. There is more than one right way to get home."
Conley: "There's a BILLION ways to get home."
Me: "You're probably right."
Conley [quietly]: "I'm not probably right, I am right."


Another day...
Conley says he "works" downstairs or outside. He talks about all the work jobs or jobs he has to do. Or if someone says the new deck is looking good, he says it's because of the hard work he's been doing. He's working, not playing. And he wears his jeans every day because "of all the work [he] has to do." He takes it pretty seriously.

And Eloise, as soon as we mention going to Nana's, thinks we are going. One time she packed a backpack full of toys and got her cowboy boots on, ready to go. And tonight (we talked to Nana today about going to sleep at her house in a couple weeks), Eloise thought she was going to sleep at Nana's tonight.

Tonight I told Conley, "I love you with all my heart." And he said "I love you with the whole universe." And I said, "I feel in love with you the moment you came out of me." And he said, "Where did I come out?" And I said, "My vagina." And he paused, and said incredulously, "Did I really?" Hahaha it was so funny.

Eloise and Conley both say "cozy." They love being cozy. With pillows, blankets, and me:).

Sweet time putting Conley down

Joseph usually puts Conley down, but tonight he had YM. I was so lucky, because it ended up being such a wonderful, sweet experience. We got an early start; got in the bath at 6 or so (because Eloise is transitioning of naps, so she's exhausted by six). So that gave me and Conley a long time to spend on his going down (E was asleep by 6:15). We read The Wind in the Willows, and he didn't want me to stop. When I asked if we could read two more pages so we could finish a chapter, he said, "Yeah. And then read the next chapter and the next chapter. I wanna know what happens." It was so cute. It's a fun little book. Kind of high vocabulary, but he seems to catch the story line, for the most part. After reading for 20 minutes or so, he got out of my bed and whispered, "Follow me." It was cute and funny. So I did. We wandered around the dark family room and kitchen for a minute, and then he said he had to pee, so he did. I made him get back in bed with me and I turned off the lamp and we just snuggled. I started singing to him and he just snuggled right in and fell asleep gradually.

I was laying on my side and he was facing me, wrapped up in my arms. It was so snug and warm. Our chests were snugly together and I could just feel his soul. It filled up my heart. I could feel my heartbeat; it felt like his closeness was making my heart beat stronger, making my heartbeat more fervent and vibrant.