dynamic elf

[in a car coming home from daycare]
Me: Natalie, when we get home, we have to go RIGHT inside today, no dawdling, because I need to use the bathroom pretty badly!
N (in a suuuuuper-sympathetic voice): Oh, mommy. I know, mommy. I know. It's hard, mommy, I know. But you'll pee and then we'll pick flowers and you'll be happy.


[this morning, as I banged my toe]
N (again with the super-sympathy): Oh! I'm so sorry, mommy! So, so sorry.
Me: Thank you, Natalie. I think I just need ibuprofen cream.
N: I'll get the ibuprofen cream!
Me: Er, I'm not sure you can reach it. Hang on. *gets it off a deliberately high shelf*
N: I'll put it on you, mommy.
Me: Okay! Put some on my toe right there. Put just a little bit on, like massage cream.
N: ...is this your booboo here?
Me: Yes, right there!
N: *meticulously applies tiny amounts*
Me: Thank you! That will help me feel better!
N: I RUBBED IT ALL IN!!!
Me: Yes you did!
N: I RUBBED IT ALL IN, MOMMY!
Me (unsure how to end this conversation): Natalie, could you put this away in the bathroom?
N: *takes tub of cream and runs off to find D*
N: Daddy! This is a little girl who's going to put away the massage cream in the bathroom CABINET!

Later, Sylvana (who seems currently fascinated by adjectives) was standing on a weight plate proudly proclaiming "DIS IS A YITTLE GIRL ON A VERY BIG FING!" and giggling. Apparently the third person is in vogue!

Sylvana: I am going to Megan's, Natalie. Please give me a kiss.
Natalie: *kisses through a binky*
Natalie: Do you need a snuggle?
Sylvana: Snuggle snuggle snuggle!
*they snuggle*

Sylvana is still at MGH, having tests run. They haven't found anything yet (which is good), and they will do another EEG tonight. Cee was feeling better this morning, but in the afternoon was too wobbly to be able to get to MGH to pay Sylvana a visit. She has hopes of getting over there tomorrow. Carl is shuttling between two hospitals like a madman.

In case you hadn't heard:

ceelove and starphire have been joined by baby Sylvana. As dilletante posted, she is a healthy 9lb 3oz girl, born at 5:02 pm by c-section (she was transverse). They'll be in the hospital until Wednesday, but otherwise all is well!