Basic Mom Week in Review - 01/03/16

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. My 2-year-old asked her Grammy to look at pictures on her phone. So, my mother-in-law opened her photos app and handed her phone to my 2-year-old. My 2-year-old then promptly closed the photos app and opened the Netflix app.

Lesson: My 2-year-old has already mastered the old bait-and-switch.

2. One morning while my 2-year-old was playing in her new play kitchen, I overheard her shouting, "I need coffee!"

Lesson: My 2-year-old spends too much time around me.

3. This exclamation from my 6-year-old: "Mom come here! Style situation: I don't know which shoes to wear."

Lesson: My 6-year-old also spends too much time around me.

4. My 2-year-old stole a pair of boots from her big sister's room and wore them around the house for a while.

Lesson: At least she didn't have any trouble picking out a pair of shoes.

5. This conversation with my 6-year-old after I momentarily misplaced my 2-year-old:

Me: Where is your sister?

6-Year-Old: Under her bed.

Me: Her bed? You mean your bed?

6-Year-Old: No, her bed.

Me: But, she can't fit under her bed.

Lesson: I was wrong: