The Aidan merry-go-round!
Aidan has this habit of circling round and round the mulberry bush when having a conversation. Let me give you an aggravating example.
Time: this morning
Place: our bathroom as I had noticed it had been a while since she’d had a pee and at least 2 days since she’d pooped, so we spent some quality time waiting.
Aidan: Mommy, what are you doing?
Me: waiting for you to pee.
Aidan: You’re waiting for me to pee?
Me: Yes.
Aidan: Where’s Daddy?
Me: At work.
Aidan: At work?
Me: yes.
Aidan: Where’s Daddy’s work?
Me: at his office.
Aidan: At his office?
Me: yes. (you’ll notice an annoying pattern here…)
Aidan: What am I doing?
Me: trying to pee.
Aidan: I’m going to pee?
Me: yes, sit still and stop wiggling.
Aidan: it’s not coming.
Me: sit still.
Aidan: Are those your boobs (pointing to my chest and trying to poke)?
Me: Yes, don’t touch.
Aidan: Where are my boobs?
Me: you don’t have any yet, you have nipples.
Aidan: nipples?
Me: (heavy sigh) yes. Please sit still so you can pee.
Aidan: it’s not coming (wiggling her bum back and forth).
Me: SIT.STILL!!
Aidan: Where’s Daddy?
Me: At.Work!
Aidan: At his office?
Me: YES!
Aidan: What are you doing?
Me: Aaaaahhhh (rocking in fetal position, pulling on my hair)
The conversation was actually quite a bit longer than that, but I just couldn’t bear to put you through the same agony as I went through! Sometimes I think “why?” might be easier than her repeating every single thing I say and asking the same 3 questions over and over and over…
I always remind myself… one day I’ll look back and think why I really miss those moments. Right now… ANNOYING.
What drives me mad, my daughter Dakota repeating every word after it’s just been said on a movie were watching as though your not watching the same program she is.
She’s 11… when will this insanity end?!?
Comment by Carol Van Rooy — March 31, 2008 @ 2:23 pm
Ah…life with an almost 3 year old. Isn’t it grand??
And why do the ‘boobies’ always somehow get worked into the conversation???
Comment by Andrea — March 31, 2008 @ 2:32 pm
Oh my…her and Emma could compare notes on how to drive mummy mental.
Comment by Kimberly — March 31, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
How cute!! It’s funny because the question-maker in our house is Noah. Every day it’s a gizillion questions. This is when you know their little brains are finally trying to really figure things out. Oh, but Noah doesn’t ask too much about my boobies. :c)
Comment by Val — March 31, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
LOL! Sorry Erin. But that sure was funny to read. My daughter is turning 2 in a couple of weeks and she has now discovered that she should ask “Why” after everything I say. At first it was cute…now not so much. Oh and you think boobies is funny? My daughter laughs at me when I come out of the shower. How’s that for self-esteem! Blessings!
Comment by Tiffany — March 31, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
How cute, but how realistic!! My nephew takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to tell a story
Gotta love it!
Comment by staci — March 31, 2008 @ 6:51 pm
Our son is the same way! He will ask you the SAME questions again and again. Or he’ll say the same thing over again a thousand times (Can daddy come home NOW?) and expect a different answer than the one I gave him two seconds before.
Repeating actions anticipating different results…isn’t that the definition of insanity?
Comment by Person(Also Known As Mommy) — March 31, 2008 @ 6:51 pm
Comment by Ruth — March 31, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
Oh my word. That was amusing, er, I mean - no no, I can totally see how it would be annoying. Reminds me of Palmer’s “Shrek” answer to everything. Kids!
Comment by Nicole — March 31, 2008 @ 9:58 pm
Oh Erin - it sounds like you have TONNES of patience
Next time turn the tables on HER and ask WHY? It is funny the things that they come up with!
Comment by PamJ — March 31, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
Ha ha…poor Mommy!! Hopefully she did her business rather quickly and you could move on to other topics!
Comment by Cherrye — April 1, 2008 @ 4:05 am
Oh Aidey baby…what a character!!
Know what I found out, eventually everyone is potty trained and the moments of insanity are forgotten, although sometimes potty training might be easier than all the sibling arguing these days…
Hugs to you, love you much!
Great evening last night!
Anytime you want to see a bunch of Beyonces fight over one guy again COME ON DOWN!! LOL I want to be just like Shayne..NOT!
Comment by Louise — April 1, 2008 @ 9:01 am
That’s why I love mommy blogs…now I can appreciate that I’ve never had to wait for someone to pee, or explain about boobies, or answer the same question 50 times. Have you ever tried answering her questions with ones of your own? I’m not sure it would work, but you might get some interesting answers!
Comment by Quirky — April 1, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
I have those same types of conversations with my son. It gets to the point of wishing he was still a baby that couldn’t talk
We want so much for them to talk, and then when they do, we pull our hair out.
Comment by Mellissa - wondermommy — April 1, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
Oh Aiden!!
Is that a pic of her on the toilet??
Comment by Jen H — April 2, 2008 @ 12:51 pm
This made me smile… Right now I cannot wait for these conversations with our lil girl, but when it is time to actually have them, I’m sure I’ll be blue in the face!
Comment by Corie — April 4, 2008 @ 9:10 am
this was hilarious to read, i love it!!
Comment by jimaie — April 9, 2008 @ 11:54 am