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Poor Holly. I don't know if it's all of the fresh fruit she's been eating, or if there's been an uptick in how many juice boxes she has access to, but the end result has been a couple of bouts with diaper rash. A couple of weeks ago she was curious about why I was putting cream on her (frighteningly cute) tush. I told her it's to help her boo-boo feel better. At her next diaper change, when I pulled out the tube of cream she said "No like-a boo-boo butt." Fast forward a few weeks and yet another bout with diaper rash and she'd pretty much reached the end of her rope. At the end of a long, active, exhausting day, I was getting her ready for bed. I laid Holly down on her changing pad and proceeded to get down to business:

Holly: "No like-a diaper change...no like-a diaper change...no like-a boo-boo butt...no like-a boo-boo butt...no like-a powder...no like-a powder...no like-a powder! No like-a diaper...no like-a diaper...*sniffle*...NO LIKE-A RAINBOW PANTS! NO LIKE-A MINNIE MOUSE GOWN! NO LIKE-A MINNIE MOUSE GOWN!!!!"

By the end I was trying so hard not to laugh because it was super-cute. Of course, despite the endless stream of complaints, as soon as she popped up from her changing pad, she was thrilled as can be with her bedtime couture and was prancing around the room with glee. She's all girl.

Posted by Jenn at 02:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

...Henry: "Phineas and Ferb", the backyard hose, Music in the Park
...Jenn: Fruit pie and sewing
...Holly: POOL!
...Dave: BEES!

Holly turned two while we were in Boston last week. Two! She got lots of cool presents and a delicious cake, but the thing that has spoken most to her heart is the doll stroller my Aunt got her. She fusses with it all the time, walks Baby to the park, and now knows (far before her time) how frustrating it is to push a stroller on our town's uneven sidewalks. She's a happy little momma.

We're gearing up for Henry's birthday next. On Saturday Dave and his mom will be taking Henry to NYC to go up the Empire State Building, followed by a matinee of Stomp!. Dave's just as excited about it as Henry is. Meanwhile, Henry's actual birthday is the day before school starts, something he tells everyone, but fortunately the import of it doesn't yet bum him out. I expect lots of complaining about it one day, but hopefully we're good for a few more years.

We've had an excellent summer. It's sad to see playgroup talk go from trips to the pool and vacations to dread of the quiet (and for a surprising number of us, depression-inducing) 'burg winters. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to making the most of the rest of the summer and my personal favorite: apple season!

Posted by Jenn at 09:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)