Delaney-isms

New things from the world of Delaney......

1) Drew and Kelly (Kelly works with Derek) were over last weekend. We went bowling (for free...more on that later!) and then they came for dinner. Drew was looking to see what was on tv and came across "On Golden Pond". He and Delaney sat on the couch after dinner and watched the entire movie, as Derek, Kelly, and I hung out! They cuddled, shared some grapes, and some deep conversation about the movie (well, as deep as a four year old can get). I totally thought Drew was kidding when he said he wanted to watch it, but nope. Anyhow, guess what Delaney asks to watch every day???? "On Golden Pond"... I don't know if she really liked the movie, or just totally enjoyed her time with Drew.

2) Delaney is an American Idol junkie. She's loved the show since before she was two. She has her own ranking system and makes predictions as to what Randy, Paula, and Simon will say. She surprisingly is right about this most of the time. Her least favorite this week were the two girls who went home. She also said, more than once, "oh, I love him; he is so cute!" Perhaps a little boy crazy????

3) I can't remember if I reported that Delaney has a "boyfriend" at her school. His name is Matthew. About a month ago, Ayden (a girl) and Matthew were boyfriend/girlfriend. Well, Matthew decided to "switch", so now it's Delaney. Delaney got her haircut at school, and so did Matthew. She looked at me and said, "Matthew looks so handsome now". Ay, yai, yai!!!

Thank Goodness for Dads

At one last night, I heard "Mommy" being called. This is quite unusual since she usually will come to our bed without saying anything (on the rare occassion she does wake up). When I got to her room, Delaney said "Mommy, I threw up." Throw up she did!!! It was everywhere. I cannot stand the sight or smell of throw-up, so luckily Derek took over. He cleaned her up and as he cleaned up the sheets, I sat with her while she was in the tub. We got her back to bed...about 20 minutes later we heard her throw up again. Again, Derek took care of the mess. He then set up a bed in the bathroom for her (a few towels for a pillow and mattress and some cozy, comfy blankets for covers) and she was set. About a half hour later, I heard Mommy...and she began to dry heave and say, "I don't like that sound". Poor girl. She finally fell asleep and stayed in her "bed" until about 7 this morning.

She's been pretty good today. She ate a little breakfast (banana) and then was hungry for lunch, which was toast and a yogurt (her all-time favorite food!). She then said her tummy hurt so we relaxed on the couch. She ate dinner about 6 (not too much...just two nuggets, some broccoli and some mac and cheese) and then said her tummy hurt again. She crawled up on my lap (I was sitting at the table grading math tests....yuck...I miss the easy science tests!) and within 2 minutes was sound asleep. Kids can be so sweet when they're sick! She is still sleeping on the couch...I need to go make her bed so she can sleep there tonight, instead of the bathroom!

Derek leaves for FL tomorrow for meetings, so hopefully the throwing up is done! Just in case, I am going to go make sub plans for tomorrow.

Sleeping Beauty

Delaney found the sleeping masks from our plane trip to Singapore. Her new thing is to wear them each night......

How grown-up!

Delaney wanted to wear her heart necklace to school today, and she did NOT want to forget it. We put it by the car keys so that we would be sure to remember. Sure enough, she did remember (thank goodness). When I asked her why it was so important, she said, "I want people to think that I am 5 or 6 today."