Since I haven't really written down any of the precious moments of my 2 year old's life, I figured I would write about a few of my absolute favorites. So this first one probably won't be nearly as cute to any one reading cause you really gotta hear her say it (just wait, they get funnier at the end of this post) but like I said, I really am recording the moment so that my old brain can recall the memory one day. So, when we ask Izzy to say her full name, with a big smile and much confidence, she says, "Izzy-bella!". But the cutest part is how she sticks her tongue out when trying to say the L's...totally cute! Another one is how for nearly a year she pretty much refused to say her sister's name. She was totally able but just preferred to call her "gnn gnn". It's hard to even spell it cause it really wasn't even a word but just a little two-syllable sound she would make when referring to her sister. I think she used it cause she could call for her sister without having to take her fingers out of her mouth (uh oh, that means she might be slightly lazy like her mother)and well, the "s" in "Josie" was a little hard to pronounce too.
Ok, so I might completely embarrass my husband with this story, buuuuuuut who cares! This is way too funny not to share. And, well, we all know men pass a lot of gas anyways so every family has got to have a good story about it, right? Here is ours: Every time Chris would toot (that's what our family calls it), he would point to Izzy, trying to pass the blame, and say "Izzy! Was that you? Was that you, Izzy?" And Izzy, would point to herself (with her right hand cause she was most likely sucking her fingers on the left hand) and with her eyes it was if she would astonishingly say "Not me." Well, one morning, just like every other morning, Chris tooted. But before he could say a word, Izzy pointed to herself and excitedly piped up, "Me dad, ME!" I don't know if our family has ever laughed harder (well, maybe not until the next story). She did this for weeks and the best part was that it was a wonderful reassurance for any of the women in our family that in the off chance one of us was to accidently break wind, we knew that Izzy would be there to take the blame and cover for us. Several times we tried to show off our brilliant daughter's new skill by artificially replicating the tooting noise, but with no response from Izzy (not even the ifart app would work). She knew the real thing and would ONLY claim the real thing. So. Stinkin'. Funny.
Seriously, does it get any funnier than that?? Well, we think this one tops it. So one night we were all in the car (me, Chris, Josie-5 yrs old, and Izzy-2 yrs old) just after leaving dinner at one of our favorite gourmet restaurants, Panda Express, and Josie asks from the backseat, "How do you talk in Chinese?" Chris thought he was pretty funny with his response, "Ping wing chang wong!" Josie thought is was hysterical. He got the sideways glance from me that he knows means "Chris, quit being a dork." When Josie was able to compose herself, she then asked, "Ok, does anybody know how to say 'Hello' in Chinese?" Without missing a beat, Izzy slurped her fingers out of her mouth and with much confidence stated "Hair-RO!" Oh. My. Goodness. I seriously laughed until tears streamed down my face and I think I may have even peed my pants just a little (I know I'm not the only woman who can't control it after birthing two kids).
So there you have it. My sweet, little Izzy-Bella. Oh how she melts my heart...which is a good thing since some days her older sister makes it turn stone cold. I'm kidding people, totally (well, partially) kidding.
Here's to family moments that make you laugh until you pee! Have a blessed weekend, friends.
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