Past Bella'isms Cont.

Bella: Can I be a baby even when I'm a big grownup?

Me: Well, you'll always be my baby, so yeah.

Bella: And can I say "gogo gaga" and still live in my room?

Me: errr...

 

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Me (to Bella): You know, you're very passive aggressive.

Bella: uh-huh.

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Bella: I want to eat a sandwich, Mama...and I want to eat one with you.

Me: Okay, I'm making one for both of us.

...Bella: But I can't.

Me: Why not?

Bella: Because I'm thinking. And it's too hard.

...Me: What are you thinking about?

Bella: umm...I don't know? 

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Me: Bella, put away your playdough please.

Bella: I can't. Look, my hands are too little.

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Bella: Mama! Mama, you're safe! I was scared for you.

Me: Why were you scared?

Bella: I was afraid you got lost in the jungle.

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Bella, while pointing at my arm: What's this?

Me: It's a freckle.

Bella: No it's not.

Me: Yes, it's a freckle.

Bella, while smelling my arm: *sniff, sniff* It's not a freckle!

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Me: Let's sing the ABC song. 

Bella: No, I don't like the ABC song. 

Me: Why not? 

Bella: Cause it gets in my head and gives me a headache!

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Bella: This is Princes Cinderella and Princess uhh, what's her name again?

Me: Snow White.

Bella: Yes. And this is Princess Snow White. And they're coming to our house for dinner.

Me: Are they?

Bella: Yes. And they're going to eat the Stegosaurus and the Brachiosaurus and the T-Rex...but not the baby T-Rex because he's my friend.

 

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Bella: Mama, do you love me?

Me: Always. 

Bella: Aww. I'm so proud of you.

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Bella (while I was pushing her on the swing): Thanks for letting go, Mama.

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Me: Bella, what do you want to be when you grow up?

Bella: I don't know.

Me: Well, do you want to be a doctor?

Bella: umm, no.

Me: Do you want to be a zookeeper, or fly airplanes?

...Bella: No.

Me: Well want do you want to be then?

Bella: umm, a Bella!

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Bella to the trashcan: You are trash! Don't ever talk to me again. Goodbye!

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Bella: Is my fever out of me?

Me: Seems to be.

Bella: Yay! The doctor took the fever out of me! And the snakes came and ate it up!

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After dinner, in which Bella ate seconds, she came up to me, pointed at her stomach and said, "Mama, my stomach is very big. Do you want to feel the baby in it?" She then made me rub her stomach.

A few minutes later she went into the other room, coughed a bit, came back holding her hands up and said, "Mama, look at my baby! Isn't she adorable?"

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Bella: Happy Christmas, Mama!

Me: Oh, is it Christmas?

Bella: Yeah! Here, I got you this laundry basket.

Me: You're giving me a laundry basket.

Bella: Yeah!

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Bella (again): You have to give it back, though.

Me: So you're giving me a laundry basket for Christmas, but then I have to give it back?

Bella: Yeah. Happy Christmas!

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Bella: I want to watch Lost Nemo. I want to watch Lost Nemo!

Me: Do you mean Finding Nemo?

Bella: oooohhhhhh, yeah. Finding Nemo. Because he's lost.

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Bella (while pointing to her belly button): See my tiger! It goes rawr

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Me: Bella, where's your underwear?

Bella: They're in the bathroom.

Me: Can you go get them please?

Bella (to me): Go get them, boy!

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Bella: Cause you're a dog. Go get them.

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Bella: Cause you're a puppy? And you like to go get them? Okay, I'll go get them.

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Me: Bella, do you know how much I love you?

Bella: Yeah.

Me: How much?

Bella: Two hours.

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Bella: Come on! I'm being a Drama Queen!

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Bella, as she's purposely wiping glue off her hands onto my arm: I'm sorry, Mama. I'm sorry for getting you all wet.

Perhaps it would have been more believable if she had at least waited until she was done wiping before she apologized?

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Me: Bella, please come sit at the table for dinner.

Bella (while taking her seat): ugh! You ruined my life!

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Bella (inside a pillowcase, with it pulled up to her shoulders): Help! Help! I can't swim! Who got me stuck here, the po-lice? Help, Mama, help! I'm driving myself nuts!

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Bella (having just reached up and touched the light hanging from the fan): I did it! I did it!

Me: I see that. Good job.

Bella: Where's my trophy?

Me: What?

Bella: I did it...where's my trophy? 

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Bella: I'm married.

Me: To who?

Bella: To you. I'm married to you, Mama.

Me: I'm already married. I'm married to Daddy.

Bella. Awww. Can't I be married to you?

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Me: Why do you like being naked so much?

Bella: Ummm, because it's beautiful being naked...do you want to be naked?

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Me: Bella, walk around the long way so you don't step on my foot.

Bella: It's still hurting?

Me: Yup

Bella: I have to look at it. I won't touch it! I have to get close to it, though.

Bella: I can't see it. I have to just hold your big toe because I can't see it.

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Bella: ♫Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb♫ ... Mama, I'm going to pick berries for my lamb.

Me: I thought it was Mary's lamb, though?

(long pause)

Bella: ♫Bella's Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb♫

 

Past Bella'isms

Bella: Mama, I'm watching baseball.
Me: Football.
Bella: Mama, I'm watching football.

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Ring around the Rosy, pocca pulla posy. Ash-a, ash-a, we all fall down!

 

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Me: What are you going to ask Santa for, for Christmas?

Bella: Presents!

Me: What kind of presents?

Bella: Boxes!

Me: But what do you want in the boxes?

Bella: A car, a shopping cart, a guitar, and a dolly.

Me: What kind of car?

Bella: A big one that I can drive!

 

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Bella (while running around the house completely naked): I want to be free!

Me: You can be free in clothes, too.

Bella: No! I want to be free naked! Naked, naked, naked!

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Bella: Okay, I'll put on my socks.

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Bella (finally dressed again): Mama, don't put my bows on.

Me: Why not?

Bella: Because I'm not a girl, Mama, so no bows.

 

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Bella: Oh, that's a good idea. (To herself, I hadn't said anything to her at this point.)

Me: What's a good idea?

Bella: Bella's a doctor!

Me: oh, ok. Well that's nice.

Bella: Attention! Attention, Mama! There's a pumpkin in you leg!

...Me: What?

Bella: There's a pumpkin in you leg. But don't worry, Doctor Bella will get it!

 

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Me to Bella: You were talking in your sleep last night.

Bella: Yes

Me: You said, "All the pretty colors."

Bella: Yes

Bella again, after a slight pause: A squirrel got me up.

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Me: What?

Bella: A squirrel got me up out of bed.

Me: O_o

 

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Me - I think somebody's tired.

Bella - No, Mama. I'm not tired, I'm grumpy! Grumpy, Mama. Grumpy.

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Bella: Hey! Stop! Stop foot, stop!

Me: Bella, what are you doing?

Bella: I'm stopping that foot. Hey! Stop foot. That's not nice!
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Me: Bella, it's your own foot, just stop moving it if you want it to stop.

(Bella, trying to stop her foot from kicking me.)

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How do you fend off against the snakes slithering around, the polar bears hiding in the closet, and the sea horses swimming around your room? Magic blanket, of course. 

Can't beat the logic of a two year old.

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 Bella (while wearing a bucket on her head): I'm a cowboy, mama. Yeehaw, I say.

 

Adventures at the Zoo

This was an older story and I would have taken it down as it doesn't fit in with the current theme, but I thought my mom and step-dad would enjoy reading it again so I left it up for them.

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Hooray! Hooray! To the zoo we went today!

Nana and Grandpa took Mama and me to the zoo this afternoon. I had more fun than I can remember ever having. There was so much to see, so many animals to say hi to! We walked all over the very big zoo, up and down so many hills. Whenever I got tired and needed a little break, Nana would push me around in my stroller for a while and I would watch all the people walking by. It was such a happy day.

I saw so many new animals at the zoo. Mama said that I've seen them all before the last time I went to a zoo, but I was too young to remember. I was just a little baby then. My favorite animal today was the orangutan. He was rolling around and playing, just like I do! I wanted to go in his cage and join him, but Nana told me it wouldn't be safe. She said, "Little girls need to stay nice and safe with their Nana's and let the animal's play with their animal friends." I didn't mind though, I had fun sitting and watching with my Nana. When we were done visiting the orangutans we went to see the tigers. They were big and scary! Grandpa was there to make me feel better though. He said, "It's okay, Bella. They're in their cage and we're safe out here and I promise I'll keep you safe." I felt better after that. Grandpa said that the tigers were his favorite animals at the zoo. Though they were a little scary, after a while, I could kind of see why Grandpa liked them. They were just like big cats!

We then walked all around until we got to this big building. Mama explained, as we were going inside, that it was where the birds were kept. I almost didn't believe her. I said, "But Mama, birds are meant to fly outside, not indoors!" She just smiled and carried me in and sure enough, there were the birds. They even had enough room so that they could fly around. I was so amazed! The neatest bird we saw was the peacock. His tail was so big and colorful and it stood straight up. Mama told me that his tail was big and pretty so that the girl bird would like him and Nana told me that the beautiful peacock was her favorite part of the zoo.

The last animals we saw were the elephants, which Mama told me were her favorite. They were the biggest animals I'd ever seen! They had long funny looking noses and very big ears and their feet were almost as big as I am tall. Mama said that though they were big they were also very gentle. I asked her if I could go in and play with them and she smiled and shook her head no. "They might be gentle, my little Bella, but they're not gentle enough for me to trust them with my baby girl," she said, and then gave me a big hug to cheer me up. It was tough seeing all those animals and not being able to play with any of them, but Mama's hugs made everything better.

When we were all done visiting the elephants we went and found a seat at a nice table in the shade. There were lots of little kids sitting near us and I wanted to go say hi to each of them. I ran all around with them - skipping, dancing and laughing - and made many new little friends. Poor Nana chased after me the whole time, just trying to keep up. "Oh Bella," she said, "you're too fast for me, little one." And though she looked tired, she let me run around until it was time for us to leave.

It was the best day ever! So wonderful, so exciting and so much fun. Zoos are my new favorite place. I wish I could spend every day visiting the animals there. But as much fun as I had, I was happy to be going home to Nana and Grandpa's house, it had been a long day and I thought a little nap might be nice. I grabbed my new toy panda, given to me by Grandpa, and climbed up into my car seat. Mama buckled me in and together we waved goodbye to the zoo. "Goodbye zoo! Goodbye animals! Goodbye all my new little friends. I hope to see you all again soon," I called out to them, hoping that the next time I saw them all, they would still remember me.

After that, I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew, Mama was carrying me inside the house. "We're home, little one," she said to me, "let's go sit inside. Your Mama needs some Bella Hugs, and you're the only one who knows how to give them." I smiled and laid my head sleepily on her shoulder. As wonderful as the zoo was, I knew it could never be as wonderful as Mama. So we went inside and I gave Mama all the Bella Hugs she could want, and Mama thanked me by giving me as many Mama Kisses as I could want. And when we were done hugging and kissing and laughing, Mama said to me, "What a perfect end to a perfect day," and I told Mama that I couldn't agree more.

Backyard Wonders

Today we went and played in the backyard. Mama sat and watched as I ran around the yard picking up all kinds of secret treasures. Mama told me my treasures were called rocks and sticks and chunks of dirt, but I think she is mistaken. Such plain names for such magical items! I'm sure they should be called something much nicer, and when I am a mama I know I will think of more wonderful names for these little treasures.

While I was running around I saw lots of little birds flying and hopping all around us. I wanted to run and play with them, but whenever I got too close, they would fly away. I tried talking to them in the hopes of convincing them to come play with me. I yelled out, "Woof, woof, woof!" to them. Mama heard me and told me I was actually speaking Dog instead of Bird. I tried to tell her that birds speak Dog as well as Cat and even Raccoon, but she just laughed and told me I was a silly little girl. Mama knows so little about the world of animals it sometimes amazes me. When I am older I will try to explain their world to her...until then, I will just have to translate Bird, Dog, Cat and even Raccoon into the language of Mama's for her.

When all the birds flew away, and I was left with nothing to do, I went and grabbed Mama's hand. "Time for a walk," I said to her. Mama put her book down on the bench and stood up to follow me. She let me steer us all around as we explored even the deepest corners of the backyard. We saw so many wonderful things! Plants and trees, little bugs and a beetle, even a watering hose, which Mama tells me is used to keep the little flowers alive. Sometimes I would try to step over a rock that was too big and I would almost trip, but Mama was there holding my hand and keeping me safe. "That's what mama's are for," she assured me, when I tried to apologize for my many little trips. I smiled and offered her a kiss in thanks. "Bella kisses are my favorite," said Mama, "they are the happiest part of my day." Mama always knows just what to say to always make me feel special.

We finished exploring all the corners of the yard and decided that we were hot and needed some ice cold water. We headed into the house, but not before I stopped to wave goodbye to the backyard, and all of my friends and treasures. I was a little sad to be leaving such a magical place, but Mama cheered me up. "Let's go in and wait for Nana," said she. "She'll be home real soon and nothing will make her happier than seeing her little Bella." So inside we went to wait for Nana and all her hugs and kisses that I knew she would bring me.