Good morning! I’m just over here sipping on some hibiscus tea after drop-off. 

I’d also like to note here that Ishu scooted to school today. Which is a sign that this back of mine is definitely healing. Because you gotta move fast to keep up with this kid on a scooter. 

I went from not being able to drop him off to slowly walking him in the stroller (and bribing him with Starbursts because what 3-year old wants to sit in a stroller?) to our usual scooting commute. 

I’m so grateful for this body of mine. 

Figured it’s time for another round of “funny things that Ishu said that I want to document somewhere so he can read how silly and cute he was.” 

Ready? 

Ankur always calls Ishu “his little guy.” 

A few days ago, Ishu said, “Even when I grow into a giant, I’m gonna be papa’s little guy. And then I will make pancakes without a grown-up.” 

Ha. 

Or when we were approaching bedtime last week, Ankur said, “Ishu, it’s getting to be late. We gotta get ready for bed.” To which Ishu responded, “It’s 7:19 already! How did it count to that many?!”

Last weekend when we were at the museum, Ishu took a racecar out of a toddler’s hands in the Zoom Room. And I knelt down and explained to him that the room was full of racecars and we shouldn’t take things out of kids hands. And just to hit it home, before I stopped my preaching, I asked once again (to make sure he understood me), “Do we take things out of kids’ hands?” And he responded, “No only criminals take things out of kids’ hands.” 

I don’t know when he adopted the word ‘criminal’ into his vocabulary. But that wasn’t me. 

Okay, there’s probably a zillion more. I have a “Notes” page running on my phone because I just never want to forget the million ways this kid makes me laugh. 

Even on the days he makes me wanna bang my head on a wall. 

Ah, motherhood. 

Alright, I’m going to go enjoy this tea with a side of scrolling Threads. Have you downloaded the app yet?!