October
Julia, trying to see her reflection
“All I can see is a big Gee head!”
Julia: “What did you do today, Mommy?”
Kaitlin: “I took care of sick kids in the morning… and then in the
afternoon, I learned about kidneys. We played kidney Jeopardy and I was kinda mad at
myself for getting some easy questions wrong.”
Julia: “Aw, that’s okay, Mommy. Was your brain missing? That
happens to me sometimes… like when I call Jessica 'Sarah!' It’s like my brain is
gone!”
“Look, Daddy! A-A-R-O-N-S… Aaron’s! That store is named after you!”
“And what’s that store over there called?”
“Sam’s Club… Sam! Like *So-and-so's* boyfriend! Good thing it’s not called *Previous-Boyfriend's-Name’s* Club because *So-and-so* broke up with him!”
Julia, humming and singing while cleaning the playroom with Gee
Gee:
“This is my new favorite thing to do! Well…. Not really.”
Kaitlin: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Julia: “A post office worker and a rockstar.”
K: “A rockstar, huh? Have you ever seen a rockstar before?”
J: “Yeah! At the library!”
K: “Oh… like the singers who perform for kids at the library?
That’s what you want to do as a rockstar?”
J: “Yes!! Exactly! I want to sing for kids at the library!”
November
Julia: “Let’s play sleepover party!”
Kaitlin: “Oh good! I’m good at that game!”
Julia: “Yeah, you’re awesome at that game because you’re
always tired!”
Julia, reading signs: “Baby De-Pot. (laughing) What??”
Aaron: “What did you learn at college?”
Julia: “Nothing!! I just danced to the music in the lab!”
Regarding her visit to a child psychologist for testing for gifted:
Kaitlin: “The doctor is going to play lots of games with
you. Don’t be shy, okay?”
Julia: “Mommy, I’m never shy! I love making new friends!”
Psychologist: “What is the opposite of south?”
After a pause, Julia, excitedly: “West!! My daddy taught me
Never Enter Santa’s Workshop!”
Julia, snuggling me in bed: “We’re never going to get up,
are we mom? We’re just going to snuggle snuggle all day! I know what your
favorite thing in the whole world is, mom. Snuggling me!”
Julia: “I want to be a nun when I grow up”
Kaitlin: “That’s great! Why?”
Julia: “There are too many boys that I like… I can’t pick!”
Julia, playing a cooking game on the leap pad, made some
virtual cakeballs.
“Do you want one, Elizabeth? Don’t worry – it’s gluten free.
I checked.”
