Big Girl

Me to DH: "Hmmm, things seem awfully quiet up there. I'd better go check on Ebee."

DH: "Good idea. Too quiet is never a good sign."

Ebee: "Mommy! Mommy! I washed mysewlf!"

Me: "Oh, um, good? Uh, what were you washing off yourself?"

Ebee: "Well, I went potty. But I cleaned it aw up."

Me: "Oh, ok. Where did you go potty?"

Ebee: "In the dadoom, right here on the foor."

Me: "Oh, so you had an accident on the floor, but you cleaned it all up. Thank you. What did you clean it up with?"

Ebee: "I washed it wif dis coth (indicating a very wet washcloth on the counter). And I put my pants and underwear in here (indicating a towel bundled up on the floor). I ceaned it aww up! Now I'm gonna wipe my doddum and det some clean clothes."

Me: "Wow, you're such a big girl. Thank you for cleaning it up. Next time something like that happens, feel free to ask for help. I'd be happy to help you. But you did a pretty good job. You're really growing up. I'm proud of you."

Ebee: "Yes, I'm a grown-up now. I growed and growed and growed, and den I was all growed up. Now I'm as old as AJ!"

Well, not quite. But she's definitely not a baby any more.