Kids say...

"What is so mini about this van?"

[JaneDoe]

We're at the "Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why?" stage.

Hear, Hear!!!

In our household, the variation of the why, why, why, why is "what happened, what happened, what happened, what happened?"

[PrincessFiona]

You guys crack me up! Sadly, we're at the "no, mommy, I don't want you...I want Papa" stage.

Nellie & Annie - both funny & sweet (just like your girls!).

Quinn tells Daddy to "Have a good day and DON'T TALK TO ANY STRANGERS!"

Colton keeps look at DW's belly and asking 'Do your stretch markers hurt?'

He also keeps asking when his baby sister is going to come out...can't quite get him to understand that it will have the same parts as him.

[DCJenn]

Oh Boy

So, as predicted, the dude meltdown is beginning. (ETA: how this relates to the topic at hand- "daddy coming home to the new house, right?" Broke my heart...)

We have been talking about Daddy and Daddy called this morning (although Nikolai refused to talk to him). He seemed fine but as I was dropping him off today he broke down and started crying. He ran to the little half door and was clinging to it.

Man, it sucked. I left him there because my instincts are telling me that the more we stick to the routine, the better we're going to be. (besides, we have a lunch date w/ Sally this week which is already out of the norm!)

I knew this was going to happen but it doesn't make it any easier.

Suggestions are welcome!

Jenn

<hug> Jenn, I'm sorry!

I haven't dealt with anything longer than a week so this might not be much help. I say stick to your routine as you are doing because that provides a lot of stability as he adjusts.

We use countdowns, but since Rick is gone in bigger numbers than a 3 year old can understand, I say routine peppered with distraction is key. If you can give him fun things to look forward to, he will probably think of those things rather than (sadly) Rick. I've always tried to plan at least 1 fun thing each time dh is out of town, so they can focus on that, rather than lack of daddy. Perhaps if you can plan something every week, or two weeks - even a trip to a kids museum he likes or something - that *may* help.

Hug him for us please. And then have him give you one back from us as well.

The bloody finger episode of a few weeks ago has left an impression.

Anna cut her finger (not the same finger and not badly) and went to DH saying, "Pressure, daddy, pressure!"

That is SO funny. From here...thousands of miles away.

Today Bryn told me, "Mom, you look very beautiful in that skirt. Now do you have some tights to match?" I didn't think my legs looked that bad.

[Auspicious]

Today Bryn told me, "Mom, you look very beautiful in that skirt. Now do you have some tights to match?"

That's very diplomatic. She could teach management seminars (and I can think of some people I'd send to her). "Always start with a compliment."

Annie and Nellie .... very sweet!

Jacob has taken to opening doors for me and saying "Ladies first." And today he told me I looked beautiful (I blew dry my hair and put on some eyeliner).

At least *someone* notices

[Phoebe]

DD#1 has show and share in preschool which involves bringing something starting with the letter of the week. This week is Y so she brought in some yeast. I explained that yeast helps bread "rise".

She said, "Like Jesus"?

[twinsmom]

Actual conversation with DS on the way home from preschool:

Me: "What did you do at school today?"
DD&DS :sang a song about worms!
DS: Mom, do worms poke us?
Me: no, they just slink around
DS: and poke us?
Me: no, they don't know how to poke, they would just crawl around you
DS: and poke?
Me: no, they can't poke
DS: Can we poke?
Me: yes
DS: why?
Me: because we are people, and we can do things that animals can't
DS: oh. Mom, why did Jesus send us here to earth?
Me: so that we could get a body and learn things
DS: Like how to poke?

... and my hubby wonders why I sometimes can't carry on a coherent adult conversation??

[twinsmom]

DD a few months ago:

"Mom, my legs won't go anymore, the batteries ran out."