You're a good mommy, Mommy

Rebekah has become our/ her own cheerleader!

Here are some of the things she gets excited about:

As I'm cooking, "Mama, that's a goooood dinner! It smells good! You're good at dinner!"

As she's doing puzzles, "I'm good at these! I do very well at puzzles!"

As Josh read a book right, "Yea, Daddy!!! Yeaaaaaaaa, daddy!"

As I was just making cookies, "You're a good mommy, Mommy!"

Other new developments:

"Please help me see! It's dark! I wanns see!"

"It's not dark outside, but it's getting dark."

"I'm a big girl, not a baby. I can walk and talk."

"Mommy, where IS you? Can I come see you? Can you come here?"

"I didn't lock myself in!" (referring to her locking her door during room time and me panicking and Josh coming home from class to pick the lock, just in time to see her finally figure out how to turn the lock back)

"You're saaaad. I want to make you happy." (referring to me crying when I think about home)

"Mommy, how is things? Are things okay?"

"Do you want to go to Seaton Park?" (When did she learn the actual name?!)

"I'm just gonna go wake Lukey up." (referring to the fact that she got to watch a movie when he ate- once again narrating her intentions and therefore not getting to implement them)

I have prayed for my kids' and my niece's salvation since they were all born. I typically prayed for them "to put their trust alone in Christ alone for the forgiveness of their sins"- the other night, I altered it to "believe in Jesus" so she would understand better. Rebekah stopped the prayer and said, "Where's Christ alone? Where's sins, you know the bad things?"

Normally R greets Daddy very excitedly when he comes home from school. The other day, Rebekah was in her room and didn't notice Josh coming in. When she heard his voice, she ran in and lamented, "I didn't get to do it. I didn't get to because I was in my room. I didn't get to say, "Hi, Daddy!"

EVERY time I grate cheese, Rebekah sweetly says, "I'd like a piece for Daddy and a piece for me." She then runs the cheese in to Josh, who obliges her. The other day it was, "I'd like a piece for Daddy and a piece for me...and one for me...and one more for me."

Today at the park she said, "I'm not right there 'cuz I'm right here."