Noisy

Maddy is very noisy. We got home from the swim meet tonight and I could hear her in the garage. They were eating dinner and she was saying "yaaaaa, yaaaa, yaaaa, yaaaaa" so loud. Lauren told me she was loud. Apparently she had been going all day like this.

Playing doctor

For some reason, this weekend, Maddy has picked up the doctor's kit and started playing doctor. She likes to seriously poke and prod. There is nothing gentle about it either. She's pretty hard core. She picks up her stuff and gets it all organized and then starts working on her patient.

I think she watched Reagan play enough she figured out how to do it.

More teeth

Maddy's four canines are finally growing in - too bad it is all at once. The top right one is actually through the gum, but the others are quite close behind. Wow!

Piano lessons

Reagan had her best lesson yet at this point. She walked in and didn't twitch, fidget or play the whole lesson. She bowed immediately and then got right up on the piano.

She had learned how to do the first five notes of the scale. Reagan and I had worked on her fingers. He was very impressed. She knew the notes, had her fingers right, did all the "stuff" and then even behaved well. Wow!

I'm glad she's doing well.

Super tired

Reagan has been super tired this week. Each evening we've had various meltdowns. Tonight, was the calmest one and it was tough. She gets so tired that she can't cope. But she's so tired, she can't calm down too. It's an endless loop. Tonight, she made a choice to have a longer bath and no books. Boy she was not too happy when she got to her room and realized I was serious. Needless to say, she didn't handle it well at all. Hopefully she gets some good rest tonight. She needs it.

Little Miss Independent

My daughter is turning completely into a little independent thing. She is starting to want to do things for herself like brushing her own teeth, opening her own stuff carrying things. It's odd. She's also wanting to take care of Maddy a little more like a mommy. It's cute to watch them interact together. She takes such a leadership role with her and teaches her things. I love watching.

She is growing up too fast for me.

Getting dressed

Reagan this morning had a lovely attitude about getting dressed. I often have to get her dressed while she's half sleeping. But today, she was not interested. She wanted to wear a specific thing and threw a fit so big that I left her to figure it out.

She finally came downstairs in such a get-up that I had to stop myself from laughing. So it starts today. Her new sense of independence is moving towards her clothing. Interesting.

She came down in all different clothes, including her underwear. Blue skirt, veggies tales shirt, floral socks and her holy shoes. Wow. Impressive. Love my little creative girl.

Potty training

So Maddy is potty training right now. For the most part, she is doing really well. She is starting to ask on a regular basis. At school, she only uses the toilet. It's awesome.

Tonight, she asked to go potty. Yea Maddy. She did. She peed in the toilet. Jim thought she was done. We celebrated. She walked around naked. She got a potty treat.

Moments later, after the celebration, Reagan started yelling. "She pooped on the floor." What? She repeated it again. I asked "What?" again thinking what was she saying - she can't really be saying that.

She finally said "Mom!!! She pooped on the floor over there!!".

Yes she did. She pooped on the floor in the dining room right in front of the windows.

Thank goodness it was solid. :)

Laughter is the best medicine

Maddy has the goofiest laugh. Funny thing - it's mine. I don't know how to describe it but it's a girly version of the Horshack. It sounds like someone is gasping for air while giggling. It's hilarious. She moves her face all around in such funny ways. She shows her teeth and squints her eyes and just laughs. It's contagious. I love it.