Bad Word

So, I noticed on Monday that Autumn said her first bad word. Yes, I know...I can't believe it either. To my surprise, she repeated it several times.

Okay, it might not be a bad word to most of you...but to a mommy of a 2 year old...it is. I assure you.

All of a sudden, we were talking and I told her to do something. And there it was: "Fvy, Momma? Fvy?"

I just sat there and stared at her for a minute. And thought, "Oh No! Not the WHY! Not yet!"

So, yes, she's now needing to know "Fvy?"

I caught myself that very night saying to her: "Because I said...oh goodness it's just started and I was about to say because I said so." So I caught myself and answered her in another form. I figured that I would use that answer soon enough. I can't believe it almost came out of the first night.

She's funny because she will ask "fvy?" and then I will answer her, and then she will ask "fvy?" and then I will answer her, and then she will ask it again. Well this time I also answer her, but if she asks again, I tell her that she only gets 3 whys and then we move on.

Brandon said he was ashamed that I was hindering her learning by limiting her whys. Well, if he had to answer them all day, he probably wouldn't make it to three. He was picking on me about it.

But to be honest with you...right now, it's so cute to hear her say, "but fvy, mommy?" Please don't tell her I said that, because I am sure the cuteness of it won't last long!

Who would have guessed it?

So this story happened a week ago tonight, or it actually started last Wednesday.

So, last Wednesday I was putting ae to bed. We were doing our normal routine, and then I started something. I told her that we were going to the fair "tomorrow night" (being the next day). She, of course, had no clue what the fair was. So, I started talking about it a little bit. Telling her that she would see some cows, chickens, rabbits, and all of a sudden she yells out..."Hee Haw". So, I said, "Yes, there might even be a donkey there, who knows?!?" She said she wanted to ride the donkey. Well, I explained to her that that was a very silly idea. That she wouldn't be able to ride a donkey. She kept on and on. Remember it's bed time, and now she's all wound up. So, here she is in her conversation: "Hee Haw Hee Haw! Ride Hee Haw, Mommy! Ride Hee Haw! Hee Haw don't bite me! No Ma'am!"

I am laughing at her by this time, and I tell her the donkey's not going to bite her. That he only eats hay. Well, then she started to pretend to give me hay and say "Here's you some hay, Hee Haw. Here's you go!" Over and over again.
She was so excited, that I was surprised she finally went to sleep.

So, we go to the Wilson County Fair. We are walking around having a good time. We see the cows, ducks, chickens, and rabbits. We are about to leave for the night....and
what do we see....A donkey....actually several of them. Then a lady asked us if she would like to ride one.

WHAT!!! I am so excited about this, that I can't contain myself. I keep saying, how did Autumn know???? That's crazy.

So she went to get on a donkey, and the lady told her she could ride Eeyore. Now if anyone knows me they know I love Winnie the Pooh. Autumn's room is done up in Winnie the Pooh. It has a mural of Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore. Now, not only is she getting to RIDE a donkey like she wanted, but his name is Eeyore. She's loving it! She's so excited, however, I think I am even more excited just because she's getting the chance to do what I didn't think was possible. How amazing it was to see her up on Eeyore the Donkey. Oh, and by the way, she made sure to inform me that he wasn't eating hay...he was eating grass.

She was so cute and so happy. God yet again reminds me that anything is possible. Even in the simple things.