5 Things About Cogalicious

Callie is such a genuinely sweet and easy kid. She is so affectionate and is constantly passing out hugs, kisses, and I love yous to all three of us. She is a little shy but will talk to you for hours if you lend her an ear. Nothing makes my heart happier than laying next to that baby at night and listening to her chat away. When it's just the twinados playing together, she is generally the director. She has always been the more dominant (but much less stubborn) twin. Here are a few of her daily traits.


1.) She plays dress up morning, noon, and night. The first thing she does when she comes downstairs in the morning, is change into a princess gown. She won't even wear her pajamas or clothes under her dresses (aside from a plain white tee when it's cold - and that was a huge battle!) because it makes her feel more like a legitimate princess. Also, she constantly talks about getting married and wearing my "married dress" on her wedding day.

2.) Cal uses her middle finger to point instead of her index finger like the rest of the human world. It's hilarious but can be totally embarrassing in public. I keep asking myself when I should start discouraging her from regularly flipping the bird, but I don't have the heart to explain it to her yet. I'm considering picking up the habit myself. Ha!

3.) Aside from coloring, her favorite thing to do is set up "tea parties". She sets up huge tea parties throughout the day and invites us to see them. She also loves setting up mini tea parties for us on our nightstands almost every evening. It's so cute to walk into the bedroom and find one of her mini offerings waiting for us.


Almost a year ago, I unkindly threw away most of her fake food (when she wasn't looking) because most of it was crushed or smashed beyond recognition. She never said anything until the other night, when she told me that her tea parties look weird because she has to use blocks for food. I felt terrible about my obliviousness, but it was kinda funny too because she was so right. I hadn't even noticed and I'm sure it had been bothering her for awhile. Bless her little heart. I felt even crappier when I sat down with her the next night for a tea party and she offered me a piece of broccoli:



4.) Callie claps her hands to determine if she has grown or not. She gets so excited when her claps seem louder because to her, it means she is growing up. It's her personal growth meter and she checks it regularly (especially after eating vegetables). Also, if you tell her that she looks taller, she'll clap her hands to see if you're right.

5.) A few weeks ago at the playground, I watched a lady walk up to Callie and ask her what her name was. She answered "Caroline." I wasn't shocked since she asks us to call her that from time to time. A couple days later, a woman at the store asked her what her name was and she said, "Elisabeth." Uhhh. Wtf. When I told the lady that wasn't really her name, she looked at me awkwardly probably wondering whether or not she needed to call the Amber alert hotline.