“Beckham, can you please stop crying? Mommy’s gonna take us home soon.”
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2020
December
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Getting ready for Santa
“Should we get some cheese? I bet Santa would love cheese.”
“Is Santa gonna eat ALL the cookies? Will Santa share the cookies?”
Jackson
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In December. In Chicago.
“Let’s open the sand box. Today’s a good day to play in the sand.”
Jackson
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Ouch
Me: “Oooo… that looks so nice. I want to take a bubble bath!”
Jackson: “But Mommy, you’re too big.”
Me: “You think so? You do have a pretty big tub.”
Jackson: “It would break.”
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‘I counted the sheep’
Jackson came down the stairs saying he had a good nap.
Me: “You didn’t sleep.”
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Snow flurry
“Uh oh, Mommy. There’s not enough snow. There’s only crumbs of snow. Did somebody eat it all?”
-Jackson
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Why didn’t I think of that?
Beckham was crying and crying at his doctor’s appointment.
Jackson: “Did you bring the baby shusher?”
Me: “Ohhh, no I didn’t.”
Jackson: “Oh, well you need to bring the baby shusher.”
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In the play kitchen
Jackson: “If you want tape for the orange, just let me know. Plus it’s really important to keep it safe.”
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Permission granted
“I’m gonna go ask Mommy. Mommy, can I pretend I’m a doggie sleeping on the couch?”
Jackson
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Aww
Justin: “I have to go back to work now.”
Jackson: “Don’t worry, Daddy. I hope you can come back soon.”
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Time to wake up?
We have Jackson’s sound machine programmed so that it changes color and turns green in the morning when it’s OK to get out of bed. Apparently one night it shut off completely so he was confused in the morning.
Jackson: “The light didn’t turn green, and I was asking the triceratops but he didn’t say anything.”
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Getting out the Christmas decor
Me: “That’s your stocking.”
Jackson: “Does it go on my hand or my foot?”
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Handy helper
“Mommy, can you reach? Mommy, be careful! Just let me know if you need the ladder.”
Jackson
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I hear ya
Jackson, while I was teaching him how to do a sit-up: “This is tricky. Let’s do it tomorrow.”
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Kids these days
I told Jackson he could go downstairs and watch TV while I eat my lunch.
Jackson: “OK, but who’s going to skip the commercials?”
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Call my secretary
Jackson: “OK, but I have to watch my show. I’m really busy. See you later.”
(Shuts door to basement.)
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