28 January 2017

We had dinner tonight at Buca di Beppo. One of the dishes we ordered was Fettuccini Alfredo with chicken, broccoli, and red peppers.

Madelyn, after eating some fettuccini: The frappuccino pasta tastes pretty good!
Tony: You mean "fettuccini"?
Madelyn, with a look on her face showing that she knew she was being silly: Yeah, I knew I was saying it wrong!

27 January 2017

Before bed, Madelyn and I were cuddling and chatting. She started poking my belly, which made it jiggle a little. As she poked me, she started repeating "Boingy jiggle! Boingy jiggle!" and laughing hysterically. That of course made me laugh, which increased the "jiggle". 

26 January 2017

Madelyn's wonderful piano teacher brought me a cake for my birthday since Madelyn had a lesson today. Of course, I did not know this. Tony wasn't home yet, but at one point, Madelyn awkwardly came out to the living room during her lesson. It all makes sense now.

Madelyn: Has Daddy parked yet?
Me: Um, no. He isn't home yet. What are you doing out here?
Madelyn: Mrs. Rackey said I could come out for a minute!

25 January 2017

For dinner tonight, instead of having fish sticks and some sides that I was tired of, I turned fish sticks into fish tacos. Madelyn was impressed and said, "Wow! You were really creative with this dinner!"

24 January 2017

Tony was practicing his Spanish on Duolingo. 

Tony, directed toward Madelyn knowing she knows the word for "penguin": ¿Cuál es el penguino?
Madelyn: Penguin! And whatever you said before that.

23 January 2017

A new para-educator started today to help a student in Madelyn's class. I was asking her how she compared to the old one.

Me: Was she older or younger than [old para-educator].
Madelyn: Younger, I think. She is shorter, so I guess younger.

22 January 2017

We went to the Maryland Women's basketball game today against Rutgers. With every single basket in the first five minutes or so of the game, Madelyn would excitedly yell at us something like, "We're one ahead of them!"