“I should remember this.”
The thought strikes me every day as Peeper does something funny or sweet or ridiculous, yet I don’t keep a baby book and I haven’t updated my Peeper journal for months. I’m afraid all the tiny moments will slip into oblivion while I mark only the big ones.
Here, then, are a few glimpses into our everyday lives. These won’t make the front page headlines, but I think they’re worth recording.
Friends with Freddy. Our downstairs neighbors decorated for Halloween, draping the bear statues with fake spiderwebs and hanging spooky critters. They also put up a lifesize paper cutout of a Freddy Krueger lookalike, which bares its sharp teeth at us as we walk toward our door.
Whenever we walk past, Peeper says “Hi!” to Freddy in her cheeriest voice.
“You’ll know to worry if she starts saying ‘hi’ to her closet,” my brother said.
Pumped up at the park. Yesterday Peeper was a beast on the playground. She was struggling to get up the first big step on the play structure but didn’t ask for help (“hep!”), so I didn’t intervene. She kicked her leg up to shoulder height and somehow pulled herself onto the step.
She was too busy moving on to the next one to celebrate or even recognize her accomplishment.
She climbed up and down the rest of our time there but by the end, she was clearly getting tired. Instead of giving up, though, she’d grunt and yell with the effort of dragging her little body onto the first step. She reminded me of a bodybuilder or Maria Sharipova. Peeper’s a beast!
Toddler irony. Peeper recently discovered my underwear drawer. She opens my nightstand, drapes my bras around her neck and tosses my undies over her shoulder.
I figured that since she was happy and occupied, I’d change her diaper while she played there. When I came back with a clean dipes, I realized she had pooped—on my lingerie.
Well, I guess that’s kind of what it’s for.
The kicker: She’s done this twice in the last week. That’ll teach me.
Family plans. Verizon and AT&T got nothin’ on Annie’s. Peeper has been using anything and everything—a box of mac n’ cheese, a cup of crayons, the remote control, a package of oatmeal—to call her grandma.
“Nana, Nana,” she says while cradling the object near her ear.
We’ll see if messaging and data rates apply.
How did you record your kids’ everyday antics?
What an absolutely adorable little kiddo!! Sounds like she is full of personality 🙂
Edith loves to “call” her grandparents on random things too. Lately it has been the monitor receiver, one of those hand held electronic scrabble games and her little phone booth from her fisher price main street.
It’s a good thing the little ones “call” on things other than the phone—whenever Peeper talks on my cell, she hangs up within a minute or two!
I love these sweet moments! They are too easy to forget unless we write them down. I used to record them on my blog when I started (years ago – ack!) but now keep a private journal, and make notes in my phone so I don’t forget them while we’re out & about.
That’s a good idea to keep notes in your phone, Marlynn!
I love how you notice and record EM’s details! One of the ways I recorded what went on in our daily lives is by having four kids. That way, each of you remember different things. I don’t think I’ll ever forget being called by Edie on her Annie’s phone, though.
More kids—the perfect memory device! 😉
The little moments are definitely worth recording. It’s a perfect post and great for story time reading too 🙂