Today

Today it is raining.  Gemma is fascinated by the rain.  She grabs my hand and drags me to the kitchen window, then points outside.  We have sat there together for a long time this morning.  I keep getting up to attend to assorted chores (sadly, laundry and floors will not clean themselves).  She is right behind me, dragging me back to the window.

Our conversation always goes the same way.  We had this exact conversation at least 25 times this morning:

Gemma: Wraii (rain!)
Mama: Yes!  It is raining outside.
Gemma: Wraiii (Rain!)  Twee, twee? (birds?)
Mama: It's raining.  Do you think the birds are getting wet?
Gemma: No.  Wraii.  Twee, twee.  Nigh nigh. (no.  rain.  Birds.  sleeping).


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On Monday, the library had a baby storytime program for kids aged 12 months -24 months.  Amelia and I took Gemma and she loved it as usual.  We were back at the library today for big kid storytime (which, I had wrong, it wasn't today.).  Gemma made a beeline straight for the storytime room.  When she found that it was locked, she turned around to me and asked, "Door?".

I tried to explain storytime was all done.  Not happening today.  She wasn't buying it.

Just then, she spied one of our favorite librarians walk by.  She is the one who leads the baby storytime.

Gemma made a beeline for her, grabbed her hand, and dragged her to the storytime door.  After physically putting the librarian's hand on the door, she stood back and looked up at the librarian with wide eyes in anticipation.  The librarian thought this was hilarious.  Which is good, because Gemma did it over and over again.  And again.

I'm glad our kids love storytime.

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After Gemma was sleeping this afternoon, I sat down with Amelia to read some books together.  She read the first book to me and I read the second book to her.  The second book was a Mo Willems book.  I put everything dramatic I had into reading the book and was enjoying myself very much.

When I was done reading, we had the following conversation:
Mama: I liked that book!  It was so funny!  Did you think that book was funny Amelia?
Amelia: (big sigh) Did you hear me laugh?  I didn't laugh because it really wasn't that funny mom.


If this it what I get at 5, I cannot wait until this child is 13.