This is where God died...says Callie

Callie tonight was amazing us! At one point she was walking a bottle down the hall for me to put a way, it was lotion. She turns to Joe & I as she was walking away and says "this is where God died"...Joe & I look at each other a little puzzled and say "what did you say?" "This is where God died" pointing t othe bottle where there is a cross on it...totally caught us off guard! She is so intuitive sometimes. Kids catch or see things that we as adults are SO oblivious to! "Yes, Callie, Jesus did die on a cross, just not that one" I finally responded to her. "ok" she says and walks off.

Then later Joe was putting her to bed and she was cracking him up with her questions. She started talking about heaven somehow (not that I know exactly because I'm writing what he wouldn't ;) so I'm trying to remember what he said). She asked how we get there, do we drive or walk. They continued talking and she asked how long we stay, and he replied forever. She said "but I will miss my fwiends, wike pam". Pam, my girlfriend who was over for dinner. she kept asking him all kinds of questions about heaven. It is so neat to see her mind spinning on these things. I love how at times everything is so simple to them. It's pretty black and white. Then at other times, not so much ;)

She also asked tonight "how the baby got in the belly". My other friend Jenny was over who is about 9 months pregnant. Callie was feeling the baby move around; it was really cute to watch how quiet and excited she was. She is SO animated! She had asked Jenny that question, to which she said "Hmmm...let's ask mommy this one" so Callie turns to me and asks how the baby got in there. I said "God put her in there" and she said "but HOW?"...oh boy, these ones are a little harder to answer ;)

My baby Callie is no longer a baby. She is becoming so inquisitive and insightful - I love it! Such a sweet, sweet girl!!

Callie-isms

Callie is a crack up! She constantly is making up stories or just saying things that leave us rolling on the floor laughing, besides the times where she makes us want to pull our hair out, but what 3 yr old doesn't?

Here are a few of the funny things she has said lately...

"Whole wide world" - this means forever to her; for some reason she has just coined this term and it means what it does for her. But, it's hilarious when she uses it in different ways. Like the other day she asked me, "mommy, when do you get married?" I explained daddy and I already were married. She kept insisting that she didn't get to go (which Felicity had to come terms with that probably at the same age). I said we were married before they were born. "Well, how long will you marry? Like for the whole wide world?" I laughed and said "yes, forever." "But, that make me sad" I asked why and she explained "I want to marry daddy so you can't marry him for the whole wide world."...every girl thinks their daddy is their prince; they are so precious!

This morning she comes in to tell Joe that she proudly changed her panties. He asked why and she replied "oh (very cheerily) because they were wet" as if to say, duh daddy? He asked why they were wet and she said, "because I peed in my bed, but it's okay. I changed my panties already"...gotta love her :)

She also loves to pout and argue over everything, from her shoes to how her hair is done, to not wanting to walk in the house from the car...it is a fun stage ;) She is finding that consequences accompany those actions, often! When she gets in trouble, she instantly (even if happy the second before) crosses her arms and makes a pouty face, then stomps off to her room. She then might add that "you're the worst mommy ever!" in her pouty voice, which is actually pretty comical. Then when she has calmed down, she will hug me and say "you da best mommy ever and I will never disobey"...until next time that is ;) I think she is ready for school and ready to be more social, but her attitude these days, when I don't let it get to me, is pretty entertaining.