Fear and Parenting in Las Vegas

I’m convinced. Somewhere between the ages of three and four kids become obsessed with their asses and the gases that come out of them. If I had a dollar for every time I hear the word “fart” or “poop” I might actually be able to afford the private school Boo’s traipsing off to next year.

I get a great magazine, Wondertime, that had a great article this month about the whole potty talk thing. If you’re dealing with this issue. Check it out. If nothing else, its good for a laugh.

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Speaking of laughs, here’s one I’ve been waiting to post and now’s as good of a time as any.

Boo gets a lot of play on this blog. Since she’s four, she has a lot to say. Since she’s the oldest, nearly everything she does is a) amazing; b) brilliant; c) aggravating d) a new experience for us.

Lest her little brother grow up and dig deep into the archives and think he was adopted or completely neglected, here’s thirteen things that I love about Doodle (in no particular order):

1. His passion – both the good and the bad
2. His bright blue eyes
3. His low-maintenance haircut that I make into a sunscreen mohawk
4. I can dress him in two nanoseconds
5. His smile
6. The fact that he has an odd number of teeth
7. The way he eats blueberries
8. His belly laughs when I tickle him
9. The way he splashes me in the bathtub
10. His incessant curiosity with the mundane
11. Sitting on the front porch with him and watching cars go by.
12. He goes to sleep on his own and stays down (most of the time) through the night
13. The way he looks when he sleeps

You are my little man Doodle Dude. I can’t believe how much you’re changing each day. Will you stop for a minute and let me catch up? I’m enjoying the view this time. You’re the second level on a double-decker bus – a wild ride at a whole new level and from a completely different perspective.

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