Today was challenging for many reasons. Pele was acting up a lot, slept oddly as usual, and had a seizure. Not a fun day, but I wanted to highlight the cute things she said, because I do feel it's important to acknowledge the good things, too, so I don't entirely lose sight of them:


A Conversation Between Pele and Dada:

Pele: Hey Dada. I want to chew something.
Dada: You do? What would you like to chew?
Pele: I want to chew my medicine.
Dada: Oh Doh! You're right. I almost forgot. Thank you for reminding me Pele.
Pele: You're welcome.


A Conversation About the Christmas Tree:

P: (Slamming into the Christmas tree at full speed and jangling all the ornaments)
H: (exasperated) Don't slam into the tree or we'll have to take it down!
P: You can't take it down--it's for decoration!
H: Do you like the tree?
P: Mm hmm! Merry Christmas, Mama!
H: Merry Christmas, Pele!
P: Come on, we're gonna have a Christmas. Are you ready for Christmas?
H: Ah...I guess. :)

(note: we put up a tree as a distraction for Pele. Plus we took some time to make some home-made ornaments out of leftover reference photo printouts (plus a few designs I made specifically for the tree). For that extra festive touch, we made a 'star' for the top of the tree out of three funnels of diminishing sizes in three different colors. Pele's idea! Here are some pictures: