Uh oh!

It's the day we have dreaded since August 20, 2005. In case you didn't know (and I'm sure you didn't), that is the day we had our big ultrasound to find out whether Zee was a boy or a girl. She's obviously a girl, and J's first reaction was along the lines of "I guess I'll need to buy a shot gun."

The day has come. J might need to get that shot gun.

Okay, not really, but close enough! Zee has a boyfriend. That's right. A boyfriend! His name is Cooper, and he hangs the sun, and his word is God's honest truth. According to Zee, at least. Whenever I ask her about her day at school, she always always talks about Cooper. I finally asked Zee's teacher, Ms. Jay Jay, who Zee normally plays with. Before I finished the question, Ms. Jay Jay answered, "Cooper!"

Apparently they're two peas in a pod. Whenever the kids have to partner up, they're right there for each other. And last week, while telling me about her day, Zee informed me that she saw a spider (or, as she puts it, a 'pider) at school and that it was yucky. After I informed her that spiders are not yucky, she said, "Yes they are! Cooper said so!" Well then. Mommy obviously has no clue. If Cooper says they're yucky, then they're yucky.

I am actually very happy for Zee. It really warms my heart to see her making friends. It is the sweetest thing to know that she has a buddy, and it really gives me the encouragement I've needed to keep her in MDO.

On a completely different topic, I haven't written much about sweet Mae. She is growing, and she's just so darn sweet! Every time I see her, I'm just so amazed that my body created and grew such a sweet being. She is so perfectly cute, but the best of all? She is a happy baby. She always wakes up with a smile on her face, and that makes my heart melt. And bathtime? All three of us girls (Zee, Mae and me) take our bath together, and we get to play, and it just puts the biggest smile on Mae's face. Zee loves to pretend to be a shark, and she insists that Mae is a baby mermaid. We make Mae feed Zee the Mean Shark "fishies" (make-believe fish), and they both just love it. Mae also loves to dance in the water. She stands up (with me holding her, obviously) and moves her feet all over the place. It's perfect. I love our bathtime!

And also so wonderful? Mae's first laugh. It was really an attempt more than an actual laugh, but that counts, right? She was just so happy to be awake from her nap, and she laughed at me. It was like a fluttering in my heart.

I am blessed.

Playing Cinderella

Zee has this great imagination on her! She dearly loves to pretend to be a princess and dance around. Did you know that princesses MUST dance with their eyes closed?! Me neither.

Yesterday Zee decided that she was "Cinner-enna" as she calls her favorite princess. I got the dubious honor of being the evil step-mother. I guess there really weren't any other female roles for a mommy, but I wasn't exactly honored that the step-mother was the role Zee immediately thought of when she assigned my role. Well, as we played, I learned that apparently Zee never realized that the step-mother was evil. Thank goodness she doesn't automatically associate me with evil!

Pretend play isn't easy for me unfortunately. I remember being a kid and thinking that I'd never stop playing pretend, and here I am...just where I said I wouldn't be. I think the very fact that I have a hard time doing it now means that I NEED to do it more. I know Zee would appreciate that for sure. Practice makes perfect, right? I just need to open my heart and brain to my inner child and remember how to let go.

So I guess I'm off to play princesses!