Accomplishments

As promised, here is a list of some of the cute, big girl things I have accomplished:

• I say "Amen" at the end of prayers
• I try to cross myself at church and during prayers anywhere by pointing to my chest with all of my fingers
• I say "The End" when mommy finishes a book
• I love to dance, especially to the "hot dog" song at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Usually when I dance I squat down, flail my arms, and kick my legs
• I enjoy drinking from cups with straws
• I keep getting better at using utensils to feed myself. Today I even kept my yogurt between the cup and my face.
• I say "Woah, woah, woah!" Mommy's favorite time I say this is when I'm walking and lose my balance. I say it while trying to catch myself. I also say it to Bailey if he takes something belonging to me.
• I know I am supposed to wear shoes to go outside and will bring them to mommy when I want to go out.
• I brush my teeth every day, but I don't like it when mommy tries to brush my teeth for me!
• I go to bed on my own for both naps and bed time. If I am tired and nobody puts me to bed, I will grab a blanket and maybe a pillow and lay down on the floor or the couch.
• I love to play games saying "hi" and "bye" while playing peek-a-boo or hide and seek.
• At the grocery store I am a social butterfly saying "hello" to everyone we pass.
• I still love talking on cell phones and am starting to really try to have conversations. I get frustrated sometimes when people pretend somebody is on the phone. I prefer the real thing and have been known to make phone calls from mommy or daddy's phones before 7 A.M.
• I try to count and have said "one, two, three, four." Usually I say "two two" or "three three three" when counting to 2 or 3, respectively.
• I'm starting to understand more and more and am mommy's little helper. I almost always do exactly what she asks if she asks me to bring her something. I also like to help take clothes out of the dryer and fold the laundry.
• I try to dress myself sometimes and am very good at getting tank tops off. I know where on my body all of my clothes go. I will play games, pretending to put my shorts on my head or my arms, then I laugh and try to put them on my legs where they really go. I wish they did go on my head though; they are much easier to get on there than on my legs!
• I know most of my body parts and point to them if you ask me. Some of the parts I know include: eyes, nose, mouth, ears, cheek, tongue, chin, tummy, belly button, eyebrows, knees, fingers, toes, hands, feet, hair, head, and teeth.
• I love to clap along to any music. One of my favorite songs is "If you're happy and you know it"; I always clap exactly when I am supposed to. Of course I always applaud when any song is over. This makes mommy feel much more confident about singing, especially when I make her sing as we walk through a store. I also do the movements for itsy bitsy spider.
• I love to draw pictures and give them to people I love. I MUCH prefer coloring with markers than crayons.
• I say "All done" and do the sign for it as well.
• I say "Sshhh!" while putting my finger to my lips if I think anyone is sleeping or if you just need to be quiet. I do this especially when my brother Bailey is sleeping or if one of my baby dolls is taking a nap.