In Which I Ask Claire To Babysit

me: claire, how do you feel about babysitting?

Claire: i have never babysat for a kid as young as jovie before

  i think the youngest I've done is something like 5

  but I'd be willing to learn

  if you could prepare me

  and instruct me

  hahaha

me: i'm just kidding

  i wouldn't subject you to the possible horror

 Claire: she's a little terror?

  haha

me: of course she is

  she's 16.5 months

  and she's my child

  she's CRAZY, with all capital letters.

Claire: cray cray

me: i started calling her T.J. this weekend for Tyrannosaurus Jovie

  Ryan wants to rename her "Trouble"

Claire: or at least make it her middle name

  though i like sophia

 me: so do i, but now when she's in trouble, we use "Jovie Sophia"

Claire: so cute

me: hmmm

  in theory yes

  in action no

  yesterday afternoon she:

 tried to wash her hands in the dog bowl, tried to and successfully stepped on the dog's tail   multiple times

  turned the oven burner knobs

  reorganized the bottom cabinets

 got halfway out the doggie door before we realized it

  used a play pot from her kitchen as a stool

  used her play activity table as a stool

  used the dog as a stool

  shared cake with the dog

  used a plastic golf club shaped like a carrot to access what she wanted on the kitchen counter

  used Mommy as a stool

  made Mommy read "Dora's Color Adventures" twice

 made Daddy read "Dora's Color Adventures" twice, 5 minutes after Mommy read it twice

  now i shall ask you again Claire.........

  are you sure you want to babysit?

Claire: well when you put it that way