LISA POV
I placed Ronnie in her high chair and took out the ingredients to make her a healthy snack. Karliah was going to perform at a charity today. I had to remain home with Ronnie.
The small toddler stared at me with curious brown eyes as I looked at the instructions that were printed on the box.
"Come on, don't give me that look; I'll figure this out on my own. I won't call Karliah for help."
Ronnie gave me a toothless grin.
"Yes, Mommy will figure it out."
"The box says to mix the powder with some warm milk, so all I need to do is heat up some milk on the stove. It sounds easy enough."
I turned on the stove, placed a small pot on it, and grabbed some milk from the refrigerator, pouring some into the pot.
"See, step one is complete. Now we just need to wait for the milk to get warm."
Ronnie made a face at me as her bottom lip quivered.
She was about to start crying.
"No, please don't make that face," I pleaded.
"We were just having fun a few minutes ago…"