Hi everyone! It’s time for the monthly update. I am going to have to say that this is honestly the update that has been the most fun for me to write- Emily is so much fun right now! Every day is something new and she is hilarious. Every day she is cracking us up!
Probably our biggest news this month is that Miss Emily is about 99% potty trained. Yeah, you read that right! She woke up on Wednesday, March 3rd and told me she didn’t wear diapers anymore. I was shocked to hear her say it, but cautiously optimistic. That is generally how she operates- she makes her mind up and there is no changing it. She had several accidents on Wednesday and Thursday of that week, but then beginning Friday the 5th, she seemed to really “get” going to the potty. She has only had 2 accidents since then! She is waking up every morning completely dry and some mornings she drinks her morning milk cup before she goes to the potty! We are so incredibly proud of her.
She is starting to ask about a “good girl bed” (this is what other people might call a “big girl bed”…but she calls it the “good girl bed”. We were in Walmart the other day and she saw one she fell in love with. You can see it here: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Disney-Toy-Story-Toddler-Bed/13325929 It is 100% NOT what I would pick for her room….do you see the fact that it is BLUE and has Woody and Buzz Lightyear on it?! That is so typical Emily though! Last night she woke up at 1:40am and wanted to “go shopping and get a Woody Buzz bed”. Oh. My. Goodness. I don’t know what to do! This is the only bed she’s ever shown any interest in…she always tells me “No good girl bed- Emily sleeps in a crib!” but now she’s fallen in love with a Toy Story bed. Lord help me!
She has also picked up quite a lot of phrases lately…let’s just say, if you don’t want to hear it again, you shouldn’t say it in front of her! Lately she has picked up, “I don’t wanna hear it” (Miss Jamey says this to her son when he starts whining about having to share toys); “You hafta listen to me!”; and “You unnerstand? Yes ma’am? Yes ma’am? Thank you.” The attitude she has when she is talking to us or her toys like this is killing us. She is so sassy right now and it is a combination of funny and upsetting and annoying all at the same time. The other day she lined up all of her Barneys and Baby Bops and was putting them in Time Out for a whole host of things they had “done”. It sounded like this:
“Barney, why you hafta have Time Out? Did you hit Emmy? Why you hit Emmy? We don’t hit. Hands are not for hitting. It makes Emmy sad.” (turns to next victim…er, toy). “Baby Bop, why you hafta have Time Out? You tell no to Emmy? We don’t say no to Emmy. We hafta be nice to her- she’s a nice girl! We don’t say no- it’s not nice. It’s not kind.” (turns to next one). “Barney (a different one this time), why you hafta have Time Out? Did you kick a dog? We don’t kick…it’s not nice. We want to be safe. We hafta be nice to a dog. We don’t want a dog to be sad.”
It is so hard to sit and listen to her “discipline” her toys. When she had all her problems with the Barneys and Baby Bops Paul and I both had tears streaming down our faces we were laughing so hard (quietly though, to hide it from her!) She is SO headstrong and she catches so much of what we say and do…it’s incredible. That said, though, it can be REALLY frustrating to have her telling US what is going on, instead of listening to us!
She is going to be spending a lot of time with Paul’s parents towards the end of this month- Paul and I are traveling to Toronto and to the Biltmore Estate in early/ mid April. We know she will do great with them…but we also know they will be EXHAUSTED by the time we get back!
Additionally, she begins daycare on April 19. While we love Miss Jamey (and always will!), Emily is developmentally ready for more of a school-centered situation. She has been enrolled in a small daycare with a gorgeous facility. Her teachers are both college- educated and her class is small. She will enjoy the outside play equipment, the new songs, and learning letters and sight words (yes, sight words in the 2 year old class- I am thrilled!!) However, the decision to leave Miss Jamey hasn’t been an easy one and I have been torn up about it for weeks. The last few days with her have been so hard as we struggled to say goodbye. Hopefully an opportunity will arise and Miss Jamey will be able to watch BabyFerg for us—that would be perfect, as Paul and I can’t imagine anyone better suited to care for our new little one.
Thanks for checking on our girl—make sure you check her album for pictures!
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