Wiggly Nose

Dear Mackenzie,

Recent cuteness:

-The way you say "girl" and "world" with an extra emphasis on the "rl" sounds

-The way you say "mooring" instead of "morning"

-When I'm watching TV but you want me to pay attention to you instead, you climb onto my lap, press your nose to mine, rub our noses together and say, "Wiggly nose!" If I try to pull away, you say, "No, don't look at the TV! Look at me! Wiggly nose!" Works every time, haha! 

-You saw the word "making" and initially thought it was your name: "Mama, it says 'Mackenzie!' M-A . . . wait, that's not my name." You are going to be an amazing reader soon!

-I stubbed my toe so badly this morning that by bedtime, it was super swollen and bruised. When you saw it, you immediately laid down on the floor and kissed my toe several times to make it feel better. Thank you so much, sweetie!

Recent cuteness-but-only-because-you're-still-little:

-I asked you to clean up your room. After several minutes, you declared, "I can't clean up my room. I decided that I'm tired."

-When you woke up this morning, you claimed that your stomach hurt. You clutched your belly, bent over, made a pained expression and coughed violently. I said you could stay home from school and proceeded to get your siblings ready. Over the next half hour, you seemed suspiciously fine: smiling, running around, playing. Whenever I asked you if you were okay enough to go to school, your demeanor immediately changed and you started acting sick and weary again. Hmmm. You stayed home from school but by early morning, it was clear that you were totally fine. Trickster! I wasn't that mad because you're only in pre-k, you're my youngest and I appreciate our "Mama-Mackenzie" time--but you better not fake being sick again!

Love,

Mom