Mommy!

A typical morning in our household:

I hear Lainey start waking up. If I'm up before her, I can always tell that she's awake because she starts breathing differently (I can hear this through the monitor). Every morning, she lays in bed for a while, thinking big thoughts, sucking on her binky and sniffing her blankie. She does this for as little as five minutes or as long as 30 minutes. Then, suddenly, I hear her yell, "Mommy! Mommy! I want my milk! Mommy! Milk! And Cheerios! And....Goldfish!" Sometimes she'll yell, "Mommy! Daddy! Walker! I want my milk! Mommy and Walker! Bring me my milk!" At this point, I am just laughing because it's so funny. She won't get out of her bed - she'll just call to us, incessantly, until we respond to her demands. She'll take little breaks every now and then, but then she'll keep at it until we enter her room. It reminds us of the scene in the movie Wedding Crashers where Will Ferrell's character (Chazz) is calling to his mom, asking for meatloaf. (Owen Wilson is the other voice in this clip.)

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Of course, Lainey does this same thing when she awakens from her nap. What a funny kid. She's not really a demanding child; she can usually be reasoned with pretty easily and generally, she uses her manners without too many reminders. So, we indulge her in this aspect because honestly, I'd rather her yell for us to come get her out of bed instead of taking matters into her own hands. She would probably try to climb over the stair gate or wake up Walker by going into his room or attempt to turn on the TV by herself. None of which are good options! So for now, we'll continue to bow down to her demands of "milk" and "Cheerios" and "Goldfish" as long as it keeps her in her bed! :) I know the day will come soon enough where she will be able to get herself these things independently. And truthfully, it makes me a little sad. Babies grow up so fast!