conversations in bed
April 23, 2007
Scene: In my bed in the early morning hours when I would have really liked to still be sound asleep. Rob and I are clinging to the very edges of the bed in the 6″ that is allotted to us. Miles, the two year old, and my daughter are sprawled comfortably in the middle of the bed.
Miles opens his eyes and sees his sister next to him. He is so happy to see her. Only half awake he begins to stroke her cheek.
Miles: HI! HI! Maw-nin! I Yah You! Maw-nin! You SLEEPIN? You SLEEPIN? Maw-nin! I Yah You.
On and on and on he goes. Never stopping. The entire time lovingly stroking her face. His eyes filled with such adoration.
4 yr old daughter, the object of his affections: Mini, I really wish you never came out of mommy’s tummy. You have been annoying me ever since you came out.
Oh the love.
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Ahhhh sibling love, brings a tear to the eye. I hope miles took it well. Such a sweet boy.
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:48 amOkay, I had a mouthful of juice when I read this, now it’s sprayed all over my keyboard!!!
“Mini, I really wish you never came out of mommy’s tummy. You have been annoying me ever since you came out.”
That is toooooo funny! Thanks for sharing.
Now, I have to go clean up this sticky keyboard!
April 23rd, 2007 at 8:56 amhilarious!
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:24 amI’ll bet he laughed at her comment. Such a happy sweet lovin’ boy.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:29 amHa!
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:34 amLOL! That’s hysterical! Such love…
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:39 amLaughing here reading this while my daughter, who is in the other room, is annoying me. Still. I feel your daughter’s pain.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:49 am“Mini.” I just love that. How sweet.
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:20 amJust a taste of the wit and sarcasm inherited from Mommy. Keep it coming!
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:48 amOH that is so funny.
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:12 amChris,
That is too funny…and it brings back fond memories of when I used to drop my 6 year old daughter off at school and my 2 year old son would yell out the car window to her, “Goodbye beautiful girl”, and she would retort with, “Stop saying that, people will think you’re retarded”!!! Good times.
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 amOh that’s hilarious! My 3 year old son locked my 14 month old daughter in the closet this weekend because she was “crying and messing with my trains.” I think if he knew the words he would have said the exact same thing your daughter did.
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 amHaha! That is too funny! Why is it kids have no trouble being brutally honest and adults feel like they have to “be nice” all the time?
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:22 amSibling love at its finest!!
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:38 pmThanks for the laugh. I can totally relate to this story.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pmOkay maybe it’s just because I am a dork and came from a huge family, but I think this is REALLY REALLY cute.
April 23rd, 2007 at 2:34 pmOk, I can say that your daughter and your son have the same relationship as one of my daughters with one of my sons.
These two are 21 months apart, first comes daughter, then comes son.
Son is in the kitchen coo-ing and awe-ing about “My Mom This” and “My Mom That” and “My Dad This” and “My Dad That”. Just proud as a pumpkin, he was. I was wandering around in the hallway.
I walked into the kitchen to see this drop-dead-serious-look on his sister’s face as she said to him: “S., don’t you know yet? Your parents are dead! But don’t worry, you may live with us!”.
They were three and two at the time.
Now that is true sibling love!
April 23rd, 2007 at 3:00 pmTwo weeks after adopting our youngest, we were heading out the door to visit her foster mom. My son asked where I was going. I said, “We’re going to go to Jeanette’s!” His face lit up with the biggest smile as he said, “You’re taking her back!!”
April 23rd, 2007 at 3:32 pmNow that-there’s funny!
April 23rd, 2007 at 3:41 pmthat was too funny!
April 23rd, 2007 at 4:01 pm*spew*
I think your daughter would fit in just right with the girls here -
BG used to sing arias about how much she wished she were an only child.
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:28 pmNothing beats the love between siblings. Poor Miles!
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 pmShe doesn’t know that she’s preparing him early for interactions with the female species later on.
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 pmMichelle
Agh! They are SO CUTE!
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:46 pmMaw-nin……I love it!
And your daughter is a hoot
April 24th, 2007 at 1:56 ambwhahahahaha!!
Oh the brilliance
A
April 24th, 2007 at 5:52 amWe always seem to wake up with a child’s foot lodged in our backs or a . They drift in like stealth commandos claiming their space in our bed with nary a sound and then proceed to box out the adults entirely.You’re not alone.
April 24th, 2007 at 7:19 amSorry, forgot to close the tag above
April 24th, 2007 at 7:20 amOh my goodness! You should submit that to the Carnival of Kid Comedy at Life in a Shoe! Too funny!
April 24th, 2007 at 10:46 amAh, astute child. As the oldest and only girl, I know just how she feels. sigh. Little brother adoration is not all it’s cracked up to be.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:19 amThis conversation is almost word for word me and my DH…
April 24th, 2007 at 1:41 pmToo cute!! I have a question though, I haven’t been a reader for very long but I noticed you mention Miles’ name but do you ever mention the names of all your other children? I’m just curious.
April 24th, 2007 at 3:39 pmMy kids often call for us to re-visit the judge and have them “take the adoption back.” Or something like that.
Same idea, modified for legalities, I suppose.
April 24th, 2007 at 4:40 pm