Little Stinker

I really can't believe my kid is still sleeping. It is now 8:03 a.m. and for more than a week Sofie has been getting up before 6:30 a.m. and coming into the bedroom to announce that she is awake. Thanks. I couldn't have figured that out by the sound of her little feet plodding into my room. I am half womdering if I should check on her just to make sure she is ok, but the other half is saying "let her sleep. You get some quiet time to do what you want to do." I'm torn. The guilty mom part of me says " well what is something is wrong". The enjoy your freedom side says "you've kept her alive this long. What could happen." Really what's a mom to do. Guess I better go check.......ok, she's awake now. Dang there goes my free time.


Seriously though, this kid has been so stinky lately. I don't know if it's been too much $10 a pound french cheese or what but she has had the worst gass for a 2 year old. And by the way, not smart to get your kid addicted to expensive french cheese. To costly to feed a growing toddler like that. Keep that tone in your memory files for future reference if you have a cheese hound like I do. The bad part about her having a bad case of toddler flatulence is that as I mentioned before, Sofie thinks there is nothing funnier than a fart. Especially if it comes from her. She has no opposition to letting me and anyone within ear shot know that she has tooted. It doesn't matter if we are at home, the playground, the grocery store, or worse; church. She takes great pride in telling us when she farts. Sometimes I am a bit embarassed but most of the time I have to admit that I do what all parenting books say not to in those situations, I laugh, or at least snicker a bit which of course only encourages her more. I guess it is a genetic thing becasue I too grew up thinking farts are funny due to my parents encouragement by saying "good one" whenever we ripped one. Or they would just laugh out right like I do with my daughter so I guess we can leave that one up to the nature nurture debate.