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At 3:30 a.m., Caleb was yelling happily in his crib. Do you want to know what he was saying?

"Mommy, get up now, please!" Over and over again.

When he didn't stop, I went in and told him to be quiet and go back to sleep.

And he did.

Phew.

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Micaiah asked for a piece of candy while we were eating dinner. I told him no, but that he could choose a piece of candy for dessert later.

He said to me, in the most pleasant of voices, "No, I'll have mine now. You can have yours whenever you want to. Mmm-kay?"

Through my laughter, I said, "Sorry buddy, that's not how it works around here."

Nice try.

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I have started exercising again. Okay, I did it twice this week...but it's a start. I was a regular exerciser until two Novembers ago when I did something to my foot. Then I just got out of the habit.

Micaiah asked me this morning why I was exercising. I told him that exercising was just like eating healthy food. That it is important to keep our bodies healthy and strong. I gave him other examples of how we can exercise (ride bikes, walk, run and play), so he jumped up and rode his tricycle while I was exercising. Very cute.

He came back over to me and said, "Mom, is it exercise when you eat food?"

Oh darling, I sure do wish. Wouldn't that be nice?