Eleanor Mary, Quite Contrary

As Ella progresses further into her twos, she has developed quite the contrary personality. Here are some of our more recent episodes of terrible two-ness:

-"Marian, grab my hair!" Dangles hair in her sister's face. Baby naturally obliges and gives a good yank. "Marian, DO NOT GRAB MY HAIR! We do not grab hair, Marian!"

-At the doctor's office: "I DO NOT LIKE SHOTS!" Throws herself down on the ground and has a huge fit. I point out that her sister is the only one getting a shot. She stops to consider that, then tells me, "I am crying! Marian should not like her shots! I want her to cry!!!" Lovely. Just lovely.

-As she's lying in bed screaming: "I just very tired Mama! I just very tired!" I tell her she is in bed and could close her eyes and stop screaming. "I can't! I just very tired!"

-While I'm feeding Marian some baby food: "Haha, Marian! I have a cookie! You only get to eat baby food!" She then proceeds to wave the cookie around and flaunt it in her sister's face. Marian might only be six months old, but she was completely aware of the fact that Ella was being a little stinker.

Then we have three phrases that drive me absolutely batty:

1.) "I do not like that!" I have no clue where she picked that one up. But she says it about everything. I would like to find whoever taught her that and punch them in the face.

2.) "Babies/Marian can't do that!" Said about absolutely anything. Sometimes she'll interrupt me to tell me more things she's thought of that babies can't do.

3.) "I can't! I'm a baby!" Said whenever she doesn't feel like doing something.

Ugh. At least she's cute.