Got Your Back
Didn't we know it from the beginning....


With the baby just around the corner we have been working on using the potty by ourselves (though lately...using the potty at all is a stretch). One day London comes out of the bathroom and says "I went potty!" I asked her if she remembered to wipe, only to see little Madelyn follow her out of the bathroom with a proud smile on her face and hear them both gleefully exclaim, "Maddie wiped!"
(Oh no, says Ryan, they will never be independent now.)
Then there was the Ikea incident. Has anyone discovered their free hour of daycare? Happiest day of our lives when we realized the girls meet the height requirement. Last Saturday, during one uninterrupted hour of Ryan and Leslie's frivolous spending, we came back to a little sore on London's ankle and this story, told by Maddie:
"The big girl came and pushed London down and she cried and cried. I told the big girl (pointer finger up, drawing out every syllable) 'Don't bother London! You be careful!' "
There you have it. Keep in mind that the phrase 'got your back' could probably also be associated the WWE-like moves the girls practice on each other during frequent disagreements. I read somewhere about a mom who names her son's tantrums the way hurricanes are named, starting with 'a' and moving through the alphabet, and I have no doubt the same method could apply to cat fights around here. But the little moments in between makes me realize the bond between these two extends beyond their three years I've known them. And I count myself lucky I always get to see what they come up with next.
With the baby just around the corner we have been working on using the potty by ourselves (though lately...using the potty at all is a stretch). One day London comes out of the bathroom and says "I went potty!" I asked her if she remembered to wipe, only to see little Madelyn follow her out of the bathroom with a proud smile on her face and hear them both gleefully exclaim, "Maddie wiped!"
(Oh no, says Ryan, they will never be independent now.)
Then there was the Ikea incident. Has anyone discovered their free hour of daycare? Happiest day of our lives when we realized the girls meet the height requirement. Last Saturday, during one uninterrupted hour of Ryan and Leslie's frivolous spending, we came back to a little sore on London's ankle and this story, told by Maddie:
"The big girl came and pushed London down and she cried and cried. I told the big girl (pointer finger up, drawing out every syllable) 'Don't bother London! You be careful!' "
There you have it. Keep in mind that the phrase 'got your back' could probably also be associated the WWE-like moves the girls practice on each other during frequent disagreements. I read somewhere about a mom who names her son's tantrums the way hurricanes are named, starting with 'a' and moving through the alphabet, and I have no doubt the same method could apply to cat fights around here. But the little moments in between makes me realize the bond between these two extends beyond their three years I've known them. And I count myself lucky I always get to see what they come up with next.
4 Comments:
That is just about the cutest thing I have ever heard! Way to go Maddie!!!!! What a good idea to go to Ikea for babysitting...
I also love to see the way that they take care of each other. I have seen some of the little fights, but you are so right about the connection between them.
What a neat thing to be able to see all the time. I wonder how they will work together as they get older.
SO are you getting excited? Is it only like 3 weeks left? Well I hope everything goes good for you guys, and I just realized you will have double the clothing for her thanks to your girls. How nice.
What a lot of time has passed since that first picture was taken! I am so glad they are there for each other. I love having sisters too! (even though I learned to wipe myself!)
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