Annie and David

Stella is kind of obsessed with ANNIE at the moment. There was a part in what she calls "the new Annie" (Rob Ashford/Disney version) that she could not understand, something that Miss Hannigan said that apparently sounded like "Annie get your loftinsef out here." She kept asking me what "loftinsef" meant and I told her I had no idea, that she must have misheard it and that I would watch with her soon so I could tell her. Tonight she decided to watch while I put Vivian to bed and I told her to pause it when it got to the part that she couldn't understand. After about fiftenn minutes, as I was breastfeeding Vivian (the final step to her bedtime routine), I heard Stella call me. I did not respond because I did not want to disturb the little nursing girl. After a minute, Stella came into the bedroom with a sad face and said, "Mom, I'm already at that part and now I'm not going to be able to see any more of the movie because I'm just going to be waiting for you." I told her to just remember where it was and we could rewind when I was finished with Vivian. She happily left the room. There was something just so adorable about Stella with a sad face in her striped pajamas having just paused the movie but wanting to be able to keep watching. When I came out, I was able to clarify that Miss Hannigan was saying, "Annie, get your orphan self out here." Next she told me she wanted to watch one more part, "The seal will pick out all your clothes" (instead of Cecile). Five year olds don't say as many cute things as four year olds but there is still plenty of preciousness to go around...

Tonight we were skyping with David and then I said it was bathtime and Stella said, "I'm not taking a bath. I want to stay here and look at Dad." We all miss him so much! Vivian walks around the apartment going "Dada. Dada" looking for him.