Get It Together

Joshua admonished Cameron for being naughty in the car.  "Get it together, Cammie, or else you can't have your poo poo party."

Heart attack

Joshua told me tonight that he will help calm me down if I ever get frustrated with him or Cameron because he doesn't want me to have a heart attack and die.

Tooth Fairy

July 15, 2008 - Last night Joshua lost his first tooth while we were at the Mama Gym (Total Woman). He said he was so proud of himself and I was so excited for him. We put the tooth in a little velvet bag and stuck it underneath his pillow at night. At 6 a.m.   

Joshua woke up saying the words no parent wants to hear: "Mommy, the tooth fairy didn't come." I was panicked; Joshua was sobbing.  Aaargh! How could I have screwed up his first tooth fairy experience?

At my insistence, he fell back asleep. So at 6:30 a.m. I am fumbling
through my purse looking to find a quarter, only to find nickels and
dimes. Drat! Luckily for me, I find a quarter in my car. Joshua
woke up at 7:30, but he didn't look under his pillow and I had to tell
him to look again. Wow! "Look, a shiny quarter!" He seems
skeptical...maybe I should tell him about Santa and get this whole
charade over with!

Scratch

December 31, 2007 -  Cameron scratched Joshua's face and I showed him what he did.  He said, "I'm sorry.  I am being naughty."

Warm Hearts

December 10, 2007 - At Burbank Mommy & Me, I read Joshua a sweet Christmas story and he hugged me:  "Thank you, Mommy.  You make my heart warm."  Cameron comes up to him and puts his hand on his heart and says, "Yes, his heart is warm."

Birth of Joshua

Joshua asked me why the doctors had to cut open my stomach when he was born.  This is what I said:  "The doctors told me that I had a parasite growing in my tummy and it wasn't coming out, so they had to cut me open.  They pulled out this bundle of black ooze and said, 'Mrs. Fernandes, you must nurse the baby so the parasite will leave the host.'  So for months, I nursed the black ooze until one day, all the black ooze was gone except for the black patch on your head.  But the doctors warned me that one day the parasite might come back and then you will become Venom." 

Cinderella

Yesterday we went to Keira's 2nd Birthday party.  The Haleys live on the westside, which is about 25 minutes away.  The drive almost lulled Cammie to sleep even though it was only 10 a.m.  

"Don't fall asleep, Cammie, or you will miss the birthday party,"  I told him.  He perked up instantly, "Are they going to have a Cinderella bouncy castle?  Cinderella is my favorite plincess."  I thought Joshua would totally make fun of Cammie, but he agreed that if he was a girl, he would like Cinderella too.

During the week, he spends a lot of time at Dominique's house and she has two girls who are always dressed up in princess costumes.  At her house, Cammie's favorite dress is the purple princess dress and his favorite doll is the princess with the pink dress.

When we got home from the party, Cammie opened his party favor from Monica (an adorable  piggy bank paint kit).  "I didn't get a plincess,"he whined.