All is well

After three days of baths with a plastic bag over her arm we took Aoife off to the doc to see if her arm really was fractured. It wasn't. Thank goodness. But couldn't the hospital have called us to let us know once they had the x-ray reports done? Oh well, all's well that ends well they say.

We think it's fractured

But the doctors at Emergency weren't sure, so they're sending the results to our GP. We'll know on Wednesday, will keep you posted. In the meantime she has a 1/2 cast and is wearing it well. She hasn't slowed down at all. Still charging around doing everything she usually does, just with her left hand. She's a little trooper!

Hairy Shacker

Will taught Euey this one, but I swear Will says Frere Jacque, not Hairy Shacker.

The bit he normally ends with is missing in this version. He usually says 'K. I. S.' instead of din din don. I think this comes from Aoife's continuous repetitions of 'Mummy and Daddy sitting in a tree, K. I. S. S. I. N. G.'.

Sorry about the angle, you'll have to tip your head on the side.

Water on water

Will usually takes Euey for a wee just before we go to bed. This habit has meant he has rarely wet the bed since he gave up night nappies a year or so ago. Tonight we had a break through. It was 10:30, we were in the living room chatting, when we heard the sound of water on water. We went into the bathroom to be greeted with the sight of a tiny bed-ruffled little man having his first self-initiated midnight wee.

Quotes

Aoife talks a lot. In the car it is a constant stream and god help Euey or I if we wish to get a word in edgewise. Here is an example from a couple of days ago; she was playing with her toy flip phone ...
Hello Dad. Are you Dad? 'kay. I'm Aoife. Are you at home Dad? I called Dad, Mum. And are you Mum, Mum? This telephone is eating me! Ahh, naughty crocodile, don't eat me!

Whew! It is exhausting listening to her.
There have been a few other rippers lately ...

Aoife (speaking for the Daddy toy tiger): Shh, Daddy will cuddle you. Daddy will stop you crying.
Euey (speaking for the baby toy tiger): I'm not crying.
Aoife: Are you just whinging?

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Aoife brought me Finn's dummy and I put it out of her reach (saying thank you, of course).
Can I hold it and put it in my mouth Mummy?
No sweetheart, it's Finn's.
Can I hold it?
No sweetheart.
But, what can I do?

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Charlie and Andy came over tonight to show us their new puppy. When Aoife heard she said We did it, we did it! (Emulating her idol, Dora the Explorer). What did you do? asked Will. We made Charlie come back! (She's also a big fan of her aunt.)

The puppy is a tiny little 9 week old Cavalier x Spoodle, and it is gorgeous. Euey obviously loved it because he asked Charlie (who was holding Finn) Why don't you take our baby home and we'll keep your puppy?