Dreams Really Do Come True

Every once in awhile Babykins comes out with something that takes me completely by surprise. Last month, Babykins was on a Cinderella kick. We watched that movie everyday for two weeks. Babykins had every song and word memorized. We eventually had to take it back to Blockbuster, and I didn't give the movie another thought.

A week later, I was talking to Babykins at breakfast about her dreams. She said she'd had bad dreams the night before and got really upset. I tried to reassure her that they were just dreams and there was no need to be afraid. She wasn't convinced.

We kept talking about dreams, and finally Babykins looked at me and said, "But mommy, Cinderella sings that all of your dreams will come true!"

Ahhh... And I spent the next 5 minutes explaining that Cinderella only meant that your GOOD dreams would come true.

Darn you, Disney, and your ambiguously cheery songs.

If Only, If Only...

As ruling princess of our house, Babykins has come to think that all things should work exactly as she wants.  Which is why she's very confused about why some of her greatest dreams just won't come true.  For example, two nights ago Babykins was fussing in her crib.  I went in to check on what was wrong and found her with one pacifier in her mouth and one in her hand.  She was trying valiantly to get the second pacifier in her mouth, as well, but only succeeded in repeatedly banging it against the one she was already sucking on.  I took pity and removed the pacifier from her hand, at which point she quickly clamped both hands over the one in her mouth.

Her other big wish is to find a way to simultaneously nurse and suck her thumb.  No matter how many times she tries, though, all she succeeds in doing is dribbling milk out the side of her mouth.  Not only is she not accomplishing her goal, she's losing part of her dinner, as well :( 

Luckily, Babykins can take solace in the fact that she's very close to achieving another big milestone...she's just seconds away from crawling!  Keep dreaming big, Babykins.  You're on your way!