This used to mean something at our house. Hubby is a huge NFL fan. We had a Superbowl party every year while we lived in Birmingham. It was never anything super fancy- just a few friends, the game (we were technologically advanced back then, with the tivo and all), Madden on the PS2, a few door prizes, and game-day food. Since we were all grad school students or seminarians, the food was simple- rotel dip, pigs in blankets (is that the proper plural form?), wings, veggie trays, a few other snacks and (of course) desserts. We used to make football helmet cookies with the competing team logos on them, and, our personal favorites, football shaped brownies with little icing laces.
Of course, we haven't had a party since we moved almost five years ago.
But we do still try to have some special food. Actually, Hubby likes to have "football food" every Sunday (and Monday night, and some Thursdays...) from August until February. But for the Superbowl, we try to bring back our old party fixin's and make it a little special.
The girls make things a little more complicated. For one thing, they didn't eat much of anything. Little Sister didn't understand eating in the living room. It was hard for me to watch the game- or even sit down for long. I didn't want Hubby to miss anything (since I still feel like he's going realize he hates giving up tivo any day now) so I have no idea what's going on. The girls just ran around a little crazy, with Big Sis covering her eyes (at our request) during the scary movie promos or the GoDaddy ads, until we put them to bed at halftime.
As soon as Daddy put Little Sister on the changing table, she started trying to stand up and to take off her diaper. But her diaper was dry- it had only been on for a few minutes. Finally, we realized she wanted to "go potty." For several days now, at random times, Little Sister decides she wants to sit on the potty. She never does anything. She won't even wait to see if anything comes out. She just sits for about three seconds and then reaches for the toilet paper saying, "Iwannawipeboddom."
But tonight, as I helped Big Sister into her Princess & The Frog nightgown, we heard a surprised "OH!" from the bathroom. Apparently as soon as the diaper came off, Little Sister went potty. It was part accident and part HUGE milestone as she finally sat down and did something on the potty.
Big Sis and I dropped what we were doing and ran into the bathroom. We sang the potty song that I used to sing for Big Sis- "Pee Pee on the Pot-tee!" while dancing in a conga line. We clapped and cheered. (And I winced a little as my baby got just another smidge bigger before my eyes).
As we went back into the girls' bedroom, we heard "The Who" getting started on the tv downstairs. We were missing the halftime show.
Oh well. Ours was better anyway.
2 comments:
Yay for Little Sister!! Yes, your halftime show was much better!
Did you re-inact the scene from Look Who's Talking too?? Because that is what came to my mind. :)
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