Thank you Lauren!

32 Months Old

I am 32 months old now.  I am a big girl now.  At least that is what my Mama says.  But sometimes I like to pretend to be a baby.  I found a pippy a few weeks ago and decided it would be the perfect toy for pretending to be a baby.  I even did fake cries.  I still really like dogs.  I laugh and think of how they like to spit on my face.  I can say my full name now.  I like to joke around with people too.  Last night I ran around and made a scary face to Mama and then I went to Daddy and made a scary face.  I think laughing is fun.  I do know how to scream too.  When my brother is bothering me I SCREAM.  They think I am so cute that they keep wanting to give me hugs and kisses, but I need some space.  I love my brothers and I have lots of fun with them.  Elijah likes to teach me about space.  I already know about planets.  Luke likes to run around and be silly with me.

It is almost Christmas.  I don't know for sure when it will be, but I know I'm not supposed to open the presents under the tree yet.  I thought it was time when my brother opened the present from our landlord.  I went over to the tree and unwrapped one of Mama's presents.  I found out that it wasn't Christmas yet.  Soon I think.  I did get to decorate Christmas cookies.  I decorated a few, but didn't let any of the mini m&ms past my mouth.  I like the snow.  I found a box of tissues downstairs while my brothers were in school and decided that the tissues made perfect snow.   I spread the tissues all around the room and threw them up in the air to show the snow was falling.  It was fun.

I like looking at books a lot.  I'll even pretend to read them.  I like the alphabet too.  I like to dance with my Leapfrog magnetic letter set while I learn what sounds the letters make.  Mama says I probably say more than 3000 different words now.  I don't know how much that is, but I can count to ten.  I like to count.  But once I get to ten I go back to seven.

I like to watch In the Night Garden and play with my Upsy Daisy and Iggle Piggle toys.  They make me laugh.  I especially like the part where Pinky Ponk gets stuck in the tree.  Yesterday when I was playing outside I pretended I was stuck in the tree like Pinky Ponk.  I also like to watch Baby Babble and make the funny sounds on there.

I don't sit in a high chair anymore.  When my brothers started school I graduated to a booster seat.  I like it because I can get down as soon as I am finished.  I have a new bed too.  When we moved to the new house I started sleeping in a big bed.  It is so big my brothers could sleep there too, but they have bunkbeds.

I love dancing with Daddy.  I can twist and jump around.  It is so fun dancing with Daddy.  My favorite food is apples, but I'll admit my favorite dessert is chocolate.  I like it when Mama gives me chocolate chips for dessert.

I don't nap anymore.  I like to be awake all day.  Mama decided that it was best too after I kept staying awake until midnight after I had had a nap.  Every now and then I get a little extra tired and have a catnap in the middle of the day though.

I like to play Wii Active Outdoor Challenge too.  The jumping game is very fun.  Want to join me?

26 months old

So much has happened since I last wrote here.  I had my second birthday and had a dog birthday cake.  I like dogs.  I also like to sing the Happy Birthday Cake song.  I play with my toy food and dishes, my animals, read books, play with brother's cars, and I like to dress up.  I like to ride around the house on my little toy car too.  Mama says I talk alot now.  I speak in 5-6 word sentences often and am saying new words all the time.  I do have a new love though - sign language.  I love to watch Signing Time and I use signs all the time to talk to my family.  I think I have seen almost every Signing Time DVD now.  I love learning new things.  But my absolute favorite Signing Time video is the ABC one.  I love learning ABCs.  Mama has some magnetic ABCs on the fridge for me that play a little song when I put them in a player.  I like the K letter.  When I put it in the holder I practice the K sound while doing kicks.  I keep asking for more letters to learn about, but it is always the same group of letters over and over again.  Baseball is another passion of mine.  I love putting the baseball on the tee and hitting it.  Before Daddy brought my tee and bat into the house I would hit lots of things around the house with a wooden toy flute.  I like to read books on the couch too.  I like to sit down and turn the pages and say what I see and sometimes it is fun to have someone read the stories to me.  But mostly I like to just find out what is on the pages.  Elijah likes to sit down with me and teach me about space.  I like the moon.  That is all for now...I have to take my nap.  I still take one nap a day in the backpack.

18 months old

I am 18 months old now. On my half birthday I had a yummy cake with chocolate frosting. It is fun to grow up. Right now I really like watching Winnie the Pooh. When I wake up in the morning I ask to watch it. I can even sing the up down song from the Winnie the Pooh show. I go to sleep rocking with Mama in the big chair. I ask Mama to sing the ABC song or the Arabic alphabet as I go to sleep. I only have one nap now. I sleep in the backpack right after lunch and I usually sleep about 2 hours.

Dancing is lots of fun. I like to turn the music on the CD player and dance. I even have fun dancing on Mama and Daddy's bed. When I dance I swing my legs way up in the air and move my arms back and forth.

I am talking more now too. I am using 2 word sentences all the time and I have even started using 3 word sentences. I say things like "more more milk," "cracker bowl," "Daddy and Elijah," "more Pull cup," and "bye baby."

17 months old

It is hard to believe my half birthday is almost here. I still have to figure out what kind of half birthday cake I want. I really enjoy cleaning. Mama gives me a little wet rag and I have so much fun walking around cleaning everything. I also like cleaning the floor with my vacuum. Curry is one of my favorite foods. Everytime Mama has some curry I have to have some too. My brothers are in school everyday now so I spend a lot of time playing downstairs in their schoolroom. I try and push buttons on the computer whenever I can. Mama even let me play a Pooh coloring game on her computer one day. I felt like such a big girl. Mama weighed me today and I'm 22 lbs now.

16 months old

I am 16 months old now. I love dogs so much! Well, I do call all animals dogs, but my heart beats a little faster every time I see a doggy (gah-gah). Mama and Daddy take me into the backyard several times a day to check to see if the neighbor's dog is in the backyard. I love when Daddy lifts me up high so I can see the dogs over the fence. It is so exciting! I love to spend time with Daddy and give him hugs and kisses. I am getting more and more freedom too. I can explore almost all of the basement now. Mama even lets me walk around in the laundry room to explore sometimes. Daddy loves to let me run around on the main floor. I like running back and forth in the hallway. I'm not allowed to climb the stairs on my own yet. Someday.

I am talking more and more now. I am saying two word phrases more frequently. I like to sing and dance too, but I don't usually do them together. Daddy puts on music for me to dance to and I move my feet up and down really fast and bob my head up and down to the music. Sometimes late at night when Mama is trying to get me to go to sleep I will stand on her lap and dance. I can sing a new song called Baba Papa. I recently figured out how to say both words so Mama made up a song for me to sing. If I see anyone with a cookie I shout out "ku" because I want one too.

I can run now and climb up high. I love it when Mama chases me. It makes me laugh because it is so fun. I am still growing my hair. It is very fine hair so it doesn't look like I have much yet.

I like to look at books, play in the Thomas tent, sleep in the backpack, ride in the car, go to the store, ride in my stroller, eat cookies and cake, building a tower of blocks and knocking it down, playing with a bowl of flour, playing dress-up, dance, and wearing shoes.

Almost 15 months old

I am doing so much now. I don't like to sit still. I love to climb on my toy car and today Mama caught me turning around and around and dancing while I was standing on the seat of my car. I love to draw. I climb on Daddy's briefcase and draw on paper on the easel with crayons. I like to draw with my brother's pencils when I can get a hold of them. I love going outside and smelling flowers and walking around in the grass, but I have to have my shoes on! I have pretty toesies! Mama painted my toenails and I just love to look at them. I'm still waiting for my hair to grow. It is growing much slower than I am, but Mama things she can just about make a pigtail. I am talking all the time now. I talk in mostly one word sentences, but I am starting to use 2 words together like "pants on". I love pants. I call all clothes pants and like to pretend to wear things. Some of my favorite things to say are: pants, smell, cracker, car, bubbles, milk-milk, ball, daddy, and baby. I love my babies. I like to hold them and kiss them. I can blow kisses now. When Mama tells me to say goodnight I blow kisses to my brothers and to daddy. I am so in love with Daddy. I want to play with him all the time! I love to dance and play in Mama and Daddy's bedroom. Daddy puts on dancing music and I run and dance and have so much fun!