Lisa Bonnema

Mom. Writer. Speaker.

Outsmarting Mommy

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Little Miss Emma has sure been giving me a run for my money lately… yes, more than usual. Granted she is getting ALL four eye teeth at once and we have major construction going on in our kitchen (read: LIVING space!), but somehow those excuses don’t seem to help in the 11th hour.

She is even starting to use my words against me… already! Case in point, Emma wants a drink of Mommy’s water. Mommy says, “It’s Mommy’s water.” Emma says, “Mommy share.” Uh, okay, what do I say to that? The girl has a point. So, yes, Mommy shares.

And then there’s the lovely phrase I regret teaching her, “One more time.” You can imagine how much fun that has brought to our lives. The best was yesterday when it prompted a complete meltdown in front of a neighbor I was meeting for the first time. And this was a major meltdown, as in yelling, screaming, and twisting out of my arms the ENTIRE walk home. All of this while this woman’s 13-month-old was taking a nap. Um, nice to meet you…

As Miss Opinionated becomes Miss Really Opinionated, I am running out of ways to outsmart her. And as my mom-in-law says, she’s only one. Imagine how much she’ll outsmart me in a few years. But let’s not think about that.

Mommy needs some pizza.

‘Side!

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So that crazy warm weather we had here for a few days has really goofed up our little Emma. She really got used to going outside (“side”) for playtime and doesn’t quite understand why we can’t do it EVERY SECOND of the day. Of course, the weather has now turned to cold and gloomy, which she also doesn’t understand. Funny that her temper tantrums that drive me nuts are actually pretty representative of how I feel about this whole spring thing. I want it NOW too! For more than 2 days!

So in an effort to keep the sun shining in our world, here’s a few photos of us enjoying our few days of warm spring weather!

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Pizza Anyone???

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I passed the 3-hour (at least for now). Wooooo-hoooooo!!

Do you think it would be strange to place a pizza order for tonight… even thought it’s only 12pm???

Tag: You’re Pregnant!

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My ever-fun blogging friend Stephanie has asked us blogging moms to post our favorite belly photos. It was so much fun looking back — and so crazy to see how much our bodies change. God is so creative!

The first photo is me and the hubby at our first shower, given by my mom and sister.
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This second shot is the last belly shot I have. I was 37 weeks and 2-cm dialated — and very excited to be so close to meeting our baby. About 10 days later, I gave birth to our 7-lb, 2-oz daughter!

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