tidbits

i've started writing things down as they happen because i can never remember them when i want to write them. so here are some fun zoey instances:

. every day at dinner i ask zoey to tell daddy what she/we did "today" or where we went or what we saw etc. one night eric asked zoey, "and what did you do at the park?" and zoey answered, "park car". then she follwed it up with "side" which means "slide" of course.

. i crack up EVERY time i see zoey reading while i'm driving. she's always so serious and really looks like she's reading, even if the book is upside down. the other day we were listening to music and she was reading, the song ended with kids sing/shouting "river flow!" and zoey, without looking up or missing a beat said, "river flow" with no expression on her face and just kept reading.

. zoey recently had the pukes as you may have known...no other symptoms, just puking. every time she sneezes i say, "God bless you." because it just seems right, even though i don't think her soul escapes. so she says it to herself when she sneezes too and it comes out "odd blessyou. zoey". when she puked, she would say through sputters and heaving, "odd bless...odd bl........odd bless you.....zo" and that's all she would get out. so pathetic and sad, my poor sweet monchichi. by the way, sometimes she calls me mommychi. she would also try to say, while puking and coughing, "zoey coughing?". she feels compelled to narrate parts of her life.