After Monks met Ya-Ya, Pete’s new kitten, he is obsessed
with him. That first night in the bath he asked me if he could get a kitty. I
said no without hesitation. I think that surprised him a little. He asked me
why and I explained he had a dog and we didn’t need a kitty. He went on to ask
if he could have a pet crocodile. I said no. He asked about a shark. I again
said no. Leopard was next to which my response was, you guessed it, um, no. I
had to explain to him how those are wild animals and people don’t have the room
or equipment to care for a wild animal and that it is not fair to the animal to
be locked up. I had to throw in there about how zoos are the exception and they
copy their habitats so he wouldn’t freak out the next time we went to the zoo.
Lol. He then sat there and looked up and asked if he could have a fish. I said
that might work, but just one. He said that was fine. He told me he wanted a
blue fish. I said we would talk to daddy and see. He then said no, wait, I want
a red crab! I laughed and said we would see. Crazy thing.
The other day when I was getting dressed, I was facing away
from Aikman and he commented on my tattoo on my lower back. I know he has seen
it before but he just never really asks. He then said, “momma, why do you have
that big thing on our butt?” Okay, well it’s not huge and it’s not my butt lol
but I said, “because when mommy was younger she wanted one and got it there so
not many people would see it.” He said oh. He then said, “that is so silly of
you to do momma!” and he just shook his head. I told him I hoped he felt that
way in the future as well.
We were finishing dinner at the table one evening and Aikman
said he wanted to go swimming! I said okay, let’s finish eating first. He
smiled at me with that sweet smile and said he wanted Pippa, me and Daddy to go
too. I said okay, it will be a family affair! He said, “I just love my family
so much momma. I love daddy and I love you and I love Pippa. My two best girls!
Momma and Pippa, you’re my best girls right?” I said you know it! He gave me a thumbs
up. Precious boy.
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| Monks watching Cars 2 one evening as I loaded the dishwasher. He had his bowl of popcorn in his lap and his green cup in his cup holder. |
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| Helping me make "dinner." Look at that face! |
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| Sweet girl |
