New words!!

So, over just the last couple of days, I have learned to say... "run," (it comes out like "un")"Nana" (which I'm learning I can use to say that I want a banana, too!), Wren (sounds like "en"), I said "BALL" (it USUALLY comes out sounding like "ul"), and "ni ni" (for Night night).  Also, I was watching Word World today and learned to say "pu!"  Putting my lips together to form sounds is one of the hardest things for me at the moment, so me and Mommy were excited that I was able to do it!  I am saying many new sounds during the day, but those are the ones that Mommy was able to understand with meaning.

And, before bed tonight, Mommy was putting lotion on me while I was sitting on her lap.  I saw the lotion bottle, and was reading "Ma" "Ma."  Mommy heard, and said, I was sounding out Ma-gic!  Baby Magic!  She was sooooo excited, and I love it when she tells me she is proud of me!  I am, too!  I am finding my voice, and I LIKE IT!!!!!!

It began last week, when Mommy decided to give sign language a better try, now that I am older and understand everything.  I have caught on fast, and I really like being able to communicate with Mommy and Daddy more easily.  I like to sign so much, that I tried making up my own signs today, but Mommy was getting confused.  She said she needed to teach me some more signs, so that I can tell her even more!  I am looking forward to it!! :D

Mommy also got me to FINALLY drink from a straw!  I really love my straw sippy cup, now!! :)

I have a new favorite book called, Go, Dog. Go!  I really like to say "dog" and "hat" and those are two words that show up A LOT in that book!  It's great, because Mommy reads to me and stops right before those words, so that I can say them!  It's so much fun!!

Here is my week in a nutshell....
Monday- Play and learn with Noah (Mommy babysits) and gymnastics with Inez (I LOVE jump jump jumping on the trampolines!!)

Tuesday- Play and learn with Noah and Oliver (my friend and son of Mommy and Daddy's friends Madeline and Lucas)

Wednesday-Free day for Mommy, which sometimes means I get to go see Nana and my friends that are there

Thursday- Play and learn with Noah

Friday- Play and learn with Noah

Saturday and Sunday- Play and learn with Mommy and Daddy!! :D

Mommy thinks it is funny to have Wren hang on my back.... I do NOT!

Mommy and Daddy think it's funny to do this to my face when taking off my shirt.

I think it's funny, too!  I run around saying "run, run, run!"

Christmas is only days away.  I hear I'm going to get LOTS of TOYS!!  I can't wait to have lots of fun with ALL OF MY FAMILY!!!


PS.... I DO NOT like visiting Santa Claus!!!!  (But... he can still bring me toys!!)

Having Fun!

This will be a catch up post... sorry it has been awhile.  It has been a busy couple of weeks!  We had Thanksgiving at our house this year, so Mommy and Daddy were in charge of cooking the Turkey.  They were a little stressed about making it nice and juicy, and the stress paid off, because it was! (Or so I heard... I am not too fond of the idea of eating Turkey.  I even wore a shirt with a turkey holding an "Eat Pizza" sign!)  Mommy tried to get a picture of me and sissy in our Thanksgiving attire, but this is all she was able to get out of me...

Over the weekend we put up our Christmas decorations!  It looks so beautiful in our house!  Daddy even put lights outside on the bushes and front porch!  Stop out to look between 5-10pm! ;) 

On Saturday, after decorating the house, we drove to Peoria for the Festival of Lights display!  It was so cool!  Daddy drove and I got to sit on his lap!  Mommy held Wren in the passenger seat.  We had the heat on with the windows down so we could see the lights better!  My favorite was the BIG train and the guy skiing down the BIG hill!!  So, so, neat!!  Mommy was disappointed that she forgot to bring the camera to take pictures, but she said she won't forget next year!  Looks like this will be a tradition of ours!  Yay!!! :D

This week has been really fun!  Mommy has started watching a boy named Noah!  He is 7 months older than me, so he is potty trained and talks A LOT!  He is really fun to play with!  Looks like I won't have to be bored anymore, which makes Mommy's day a little easier!

I am trying to say many more words now!  They don't come out perfect, but Mommy knows what I'm saying.  Mommy's favorite new word of mine is...... MAMA!  I finally started saying it last week and she is beyond thrilled! :)

I made Mommy and Daddy smile this morning when Daddy was leaving for work.  He told me bye, and I blew a kiss and waved bye-bye to him.  (Waving is new for me too... I know, I know... but better late, than never, right?!)

I pooped on the potty!

Mommy refused to let me poop in my diaper this morning!  I didn't poop yesterday, so she knew I would have to go.  She put me on the potty after breakfast and we sat in the bathroom for 45 minutes.  I went pee, but I just couldn't let myself poop in the potty.... I guess I was scared of what it would be like.  I'm so used to my cozy diaper!  Soon after she got me off, she caught me "making my pooping face" as she likes to call it.  I ran, but didn't get far before she had me back on the potty.  I tried to keep it in, but a little came out.  She didn't believe that was all I had (of course, she was right), but, after 15 minutes, she let me get back down.  Daddy is working from home this morning, so he is sitting at the kitchen table.  I tried getting under the table to finish my "business," but Daddy ratted me out, and Mommy, yet AGAIN, had me back on the potty.  At this point there was no stopping it.  I pooped in the potty!  I got lots of praise and Lucky Charms!!!  Maybe I could get used to this potty thing after all! :D

The future is NOW!

I'm breaking more and more out of my shell!  I'm enjoying more pretend play (mostly with my Super Why figurines), I am being more social (I like to go around the house saying every sound I know, which are A LOT these days!), I say my Alphabet and numbers, 1-10, without being prompted (ok I know a 2 year old doesn't know what that means, but I'm sure you've figured out I get A LOT of help from Mommy on these posts!), I have gained a huge interest in the potty, and I sit on it with no complaints.  I have gone pee pee just once, but I have a feeling I will be going a lot more!  It's pretty fun and I get Lucky Charms when I go!!!! YES!!!!

I have started trying to say a couple of words when Mommy asks.  She has gotten me to say pink, balloon, blue, pink, green, red, and as I mentioned, my numbers! :)

And a big milestone that I've been holding out on doing, was accomplished this morning.  I waved Bye-bye to Daddy when he was upstairs and Mommy was taking me downstairs.  I did it a few times there, and then when Daddy was leaving for work, I waved Bye-bye as he walked out the door!  Mommy and Daddy were REALLY excited! :D

Mommy would also like to mention that she is pretty sure I said "Thank you" when she helped me put Super Why's cape back on today! ;)

I like to sit on the potty! :)

Mommy is going to be watching my friend, Oliver, on Tuesdays so that we can play! :D

He is an ipad kid too! :D

The future is NOW!!! :D

Happy Halloween!

Last night I got to dress up as Super Why and go "Trick or Treating" around the mall, because it was Halloween!  At first, I wasn't sure what it was all about, but I had a lot of fun getting to walk from store to store getting to meet a smiling face, get a piece of candy to put in my bag, and move on!  I was glad there was no shopping involved... I do not like shopping!!

I got lots of candy, that Mommy will be eating for me. (I don't really like eating candy, which I hear isn't a bad thing.)

Here are some pictures of Wren and I... dressed and ready for Trick or Treating!

With our favorites.