"Johnny Jump Rope"- Norah's term for Eli's new, favorite toy. (Incidentally, she is convinced that we're hiding that the true use of the Johnny Jump-up is an indoor swing, as she tries to go for a ride nearly any time we leave it unattended)Sunday, Norah had discarded a big bear that she had been cuddling with. Eli was crawling around on the floor at the time. He had been playing with a red toy bird, but when he realized the bear had been forsaken, he decided to make his move. A couple of minutes after he had aptly coated one of its ears in slobber, Jason and I overheard this, "No sir, Eli! You play with the cardinal. You get a spankin'!" She then proceeded to give him two light smacks through his diaper and moved her bear to higher ground. Eli was amused by the encounter (thankfully, Norah knows better than to hit him hard) The funniest thing about the whole situation was her tone. It wasn't angry or spiteful. It was very much the "serious mom", scolding type of voice, with a a sprinkle of "You should know better" thrown in for good measure.
4 comments:
That's funny!
What a sweet sister wanting to ride with Eli!
Hey check out our blog...I added some new photos...the second photo Bella is making what I like to call "the Norah face" For some reason it makes me think of Norah every time I see it. Maybe its the smile and the pigtails!...too sweet though!
Brenden used to lay down under Jacob and Jacob would bounce up and down on his back....mmmmm, foreshadowing of life with boys, even back then!
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