I'm lacking sleep and am grumpy

Apparently, my body doesn't think that good rest consists in having a two year old burrowing into your back, trying to snuggle for hours on end. She just couldn't quite get settled ever. I think I spent a whole five hours putting her to sleep three times last night, and it would have been more so if my wonderful wife hadn't taken Elena for the rest of the night (thank you!).

Jesus needs fiber

Me to Elena: "So, I hear you were learning about the Bible with Papa. What did you talk about?"
ER: "Jesus!"
Me: "Really? What about Jesus?"
ER: "Constipation!"
Me: What? "Jesus is constipated?"
ER: "Yeah!"

Erich, what are you TEACHING her??

(For the record, Erich says he has no idea where she got this constipation idea. We do know that she has been talking about the digestive system a lot lately, so it does seem to work its way into many conversations...)

I have a girly girl

Elena and I have been visiting Iowa. Relatives have given us many presents for Elena. Most of them are pink. But Elena is not like her mother -- she loves pink.

Today, there was an incident where Elena did NOT want to take a bath, even though she olfactorily needed one.

ER: NO NOOOOOO!!
Me: But, you need a bath. It will be fun!
ER: I don't WANT one!!
Me: But you need one. We're going out to go shopping and out to lunch, and you need a bath if you want to do that.

(one second pause)

ER: I want a bath! ... C'mon, let's go!

Later, Elena had forgotten the reason for her reversal, and was fussing about getting her hair washed. Amy reminded her that we were going shopping, after which Elena remembered to be extremely cooperative.

We're getting ready to go out the door...
ER: We're going to eat!? And then we're going SHOPPING! Yay! I LIKE going shopping!