(Overheard at our House-Ayda conversations is at the bottom of this post!)
I feel like I have not really done a milestone update on Ayda in awhile so I thought I should jot down some of hers. I'll say this is stuff that has happened in the past month...
She dresses herself...and picks out her clothes. So if you see her out and about and she doesn't match, you'll know why! I do try to direct her to things that look ok together but I don't push it.
She is fully 100% potty trained. No more diapers...even at night!!! It is wonderful. She has had a couple night time accidents this week but that's fine. We're prepared for that. She is so proud of herself and has been telling people we see that she doesn't wear any diapers any more!
She puts on her shoes by herself. Sometimes on the wrong feet but again she is proud of herself so I let it be.
She has taken up quite an interest in cooking. We have made lots of muffins the past couple weeks. I feel like at least by making those I can sneak in fruits or veggies too! She requests we make cupcakes so muffins are usually our compromise. She just loves being in the kitchen with me making something.
And her vocabulary has increased so much! She is talking in full sentences and has quite a wit about her. I'll end with a couple conversations I've had with her the past couple days:
She received a postcard from Naples FL from my mom:
M: Ayda this is a card from Grand-Pam (and I read what it said to her. In there GP mentions the beach)
A: Oh the beach?
M: Yes Grand pam is at the beach working.
A: Ayda go to the beach. And mommy and sister. Come on! Ayda's bathing suit!!! (and proceeds to run in her room and get her bathing suit)
M: Baby we can't go to the beach. it's too cold and too far away. This is just a card from Grand Pam
A: Ok mommy! Ayda go to beach. With pam pam, papaw, daddy, mommy, sister, agong, ema, and Ama!!!
M: Well we can't go right now. (totally didn't want to break her heart but I couldn't just say ok knowing full well that we were not going! The girl loves the beach!)
A: Mommy, sing the bear song on your phone
Me: I don't know the bear song. you sing it
A: Yes you do know it mommy. sing it please!
M: I really don't know what you are talking about. If you sing it maybe I will know it then.
A: Mommy you really do know!
(At which time I redirected the conversation because she was getting frustrated. I still don't know what the bear song on my phone is!)
She was out of bed and I walked in her room to get her back in bed and found her completely naked:
M: Ayda why are your clothes off?
A: I don't know
M: Well you took them off. What made you do that?
A: I picked panties (And points to some panties she put next to her outfit for the next day)
M: So you took all your clothes off so you could pick some panties for tomorrow?
A: Yes! I get dressed now.
M: Um. Ok. Thank you.
I had told her we were going to see some friends of ours but they had to cancel. Their little girl was sick with a cough. When Ayda woke up she asked to see them:
A: I want to go see Lyvleigh
M: Awe, Lyvleigh is coughing and is sick. We can't see her today.
A: No mommy. lyvleigh not drinking coffee.
M: (trying not to laugh) No baby...Lyvleigh is couGHING. She is not feeling good today. She needs to rest.
A: Oooh.
She really keeps us laughing so much during the day. I love this girl so much!
