It's been so long, in fact, that my baby girl has a birthday approaching soon. She tells me that she does not want to turn seven. She does not want to grow up. She wants to live with me forever. (At least, that is what she tells me when she's not feeling emotional and stomping upstairs declaring that NO ONE even LIKES her!)
I think I agree with her sentiments about growing up. I am kicking and screaming, dragging my feet, and holding onto my world by my fingertips, trying to slow down time. For now, I console myself with a few Natalie-isms that still linger.
Natalie still calls grilled cheese "Girl Cheese". She loves her Girl Cheese sandwiches! I can tell phrases like this will soon be gone, as she is learning to spell. She asked me the other day how to spell Girl Cheese, and I saw the flicker of comprehension as she realized it was Grilled and not Girl. Always stubborn, she told me that she KNOWS it's not Girl Cheese but she likes to say it that way anyway. You go, Girl! I am hoping she doesn't ask how to spell Taste Bugs. As in, "Now that I'm almost seven, I think that my Taste Bugs may change and I'll like to eat different things."
As part of the aging process, it's inevitable that she will notice boys. Still, I think her favorite boy will be Liam for quite a few more years. No one can make her laugh like Liam. Though there is one boy in her First Grade class that she has mentioned a few times now...She thinks he is "nice." She may even decide to invite him (a first - inviting a boy!) to sit at the special Parent table with us the next time I eat lunch with her at school. Part of the attraction, apparently, is that he knows some of the video games that she likes (thanks to Liam). Natalie is crazy about Minecraft, which they play on the iPad. Most of the kids in First Grade aren't into it yet, but it's big for kids Liam's age. Since Natalie and Liam are joined at the hip, her tastes run more toward 4th Grade games. (Let's not even talk about Owen's tastes, with 2 older siblings...) So Natalie tried to explain to me the other day her difficulty in relating to most of the First Graders, and she mentioned liking this particular boy who understands some of her video games. She told me, "Mom, I really want a boy who knows what I know. Do you know what I mean? Haven't you ever wanted a man who knows what you know??" Uhmmmm...yes, that's why I married your father, dear. I think I will take it as good news that she is looking for a boy as smart as herself, and not just a dumb one. I wonder if there will ever be one as smart as Liam in her mind. No football players need apply (and I kid, because I can see Owen playing football, and the boy is too smart for his own good).
There is a chance that she will find a boy with better dental hygiene than Liam. At the dentist last week they found three cavities in Liam's teeth. My rant about the cost to fix those cavities apparently made an impression on someone. Last Friday was a Show and Tell day in Natalie's class, and since she hadn't brought anything in to show, she was allowed to tell something interesting to the class. She told them that her brother has THREE cavities and it's going to cost FOUR HUNDRED dollars to fix them! So now I fully expect that the kids in her class take this to heart and start brushing their teeth better! I wish someone had frightened Liam with the fiscal responsibility of good dental hygiene when he was in First Grade!!
Ahhh, gotta love my Natalie.
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