Air quotes with a rhetorical question

Reagan has started using air quotes officially. I have no idea where she gets this from, but at least she uses them right. She's really cracking me up all the stuff she comes home with too - little sayings that kids start to learn (nothing bad) and just starting to be a little more grown up.

Oh and the rhetorical question is official. She's used it three times in the right way. That means it can get documented as something she knows. :) And yes, she uses it in the right way and only at funny times. I said something to Jim tonight and he answered. I wasn't really looking for an answer, but he answered the obvious answer. She said "dad, I think that was a rhetorical question" with her look of "duh" that she has perfected so well.

Love her.

All grown up

My little Reagan is getting so grown up. She picked out her own outfit at the store last week. I washed it and today she's in it. Pony tail and bow. So grown up. Sigh... What am i going to do with a little lady. :(

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.

Reagan's a big sister

Reagan is really starting to grow into her big sister role a little more seriously. She's always done well with Maddy. She typically is good with her. But lately, since Maddy started at Goddard, she's gotten more serious about it. She's very protective of her. She likes to walk her to her classroom in the mornings and help pick her up in the afternoons. She also loves to play with her in the evenings.

They are starting to play together much better. I'm sure that has something to do with the fact that Maddy is older and is able to do much more. Either way, she's starting to do things like pick her up to hep her do things since I can't. She's just doing more.

I love watching her grow into her role. The two of them will be thick. I just love watching them grow up together.

Reagan's growth spurt

Reagan looks like she has shot up in the last few weeks. We've noticed that she's eating better during the day and also resting better too. Not only that, but her legs look longer. My little girl is getting so big on me. Sniff. I'm not ready for her to grow up yet.

Talking like crazy

I am really not sure who is growing more right now. Every time I turn around, both of my girls are doing something completely new. It's just crazy. Maddy is repeating just about every word out of our mouths. She doesn't stop either. She tries each one. Most of the time she gets it right and will use it again later. Sometimes she struggles - it just depends on the sound of the letters.

What's amazing is that she actually talks to us. She will say "mama" or "dada" really loud and then quietly point her finger, talk to us, nod her head and then say "okay"? Seriously. What the heck happened to my baby?

Reagan is taking more of an interest in reading and writing. Those skills are growing like crazy now. Every time I turn around, she showing off her letters, writing, drawing or wanting to read. Something clicked in her. I am just amazed every day at how much my kids grow every day. Sniff.

Reagan's tired?

She doesn't like to sleep. She doesn't like to nap and she doesn't like to get out of bed. Today, I asked her if she wanted to go to the park. She said "whoooopppie" and ran to the steps - she knew we had to get dressed. We got upstairs and she said "momma, I'm tired. I want to take a cat nap." ???? What? A nap. Those words don't come out of her mouth ever.

She did. She sat up in her room and got her quiet time. She read a few books and came out dressed ready to go.

Is she getting sick?

I love my sister

Reagan and Maddy are starting to click together more and more. I think as Maddy gets older, she is able to do more and Reagan is starting to enjoy her more. They both get territorial about their stuff. I've had to ask Reagan to be patient. She is, but sometimes she gets frustrated. She's doing well.

The best part is watching them snuggle. Maddy will go over to her and just lay her head down on her tummy or shoulder and just love on her. She willingly gives her kisses and hugs. It is way too cute. Reagan will bring Hootie things when she is crying and try to help her a lot.

I love watching them grow up.

Changes

Reagan seems to be going through some changes. I'm not sure why - it might just be her age. But, she's having some trouble sleeping a bit more. She can't seem to settle down. She is also getting much more defiant. Again, I'm pretty sure it's the age and testing of boundaries.

She's starting to want to put together puzzles more and do more interactive things. It is nice to see.

Tonight, she worked on her Dora puzzles with Mimi and Papa. It was a lot of fun to watch her interact with them tonight.

Reagan so darn cute

Reagan is at an age where everything is new to her. She is constantly shocking me with what she can do with her brain. She is starting to read some and is just growing by leaps and bounds mentally. She also is coming up with new sayings. I think her favorite one is "I got an idea" and "Got it?" I can't tell you how many times in a day she will utter those words.

She is totally in love with her stuffed animals and is starting to form an interest in barbies. Whooops. She is utterly creative and loves to dress up on a regular basis. She often hides from my camera but I find that she might have one of the best smiles I've ever seen. She is so good to her little sister at times that it makes me cry. I love watching the two of them interact and play. They are so sweet.

I hope that she will always know how awesome I think she is. Even when I'm scolding her, I secretly think she's awesome because she frustrates me.

defiance ugh

Reagan has gotten a bout of defiance lately. I'm not sure what's up, but she's decided since she's turned four that she is the boss of the world. I love it. It drives me crazy. She is definitely trying to assert herself and figure out where the boundaries are.   The good thing is that I've been home during this period. I'm able to handle it a tad better. :) I love watching her discover new things. I love watching her put things together. She's so much fun.

Reagan's fourth appointment

Reagan had her fourth appointment today. They do a whole bunch of stuff at this appointment. They check all the normal stuff, but also do a vision test and blood pressure. It's amazing. They also gave her four shots. Yuck.

The doctor said she was very bright and very active. She is quite fun.

Cool thing. She's 41.75 inches tall and 41.4 pounds and in the 86% for both height and weight. Just right for my girl.

My little grown up girl

Reagan is getting so grown up. I can't stand it. :( Where did my little girl go to? Last night, we picked out her outfit for PJ Day at school. She wanted her frog PJs and her frog stuffed animals and her frog hair clippy and her princess socks. Check. She laid them all out on her blanket with frogs on it before bed so she knew exactly what to put on in the morning.

She woke up this morning and was so excited about the whole thing. She said "do I get to put on my PJs now"? Yes dear. She got dressed on her own (including her striped pants for warmth).  When she got dressed, she said "and I did it all by myself". Yes you did baby. You did. Sniff sniff.

Feet bigger

I just realized when I was looking through pictures, that Maddy's feet are bigger than Reagan's were at one year. Funny huh? In Reagan's one year pictures, she had a pair of super cute black patent tie shoes on. I've already had to put those away because they were too small... 6 weeks ago. He heee.

Diaper size 5

Diaper size five? Really?

Stuff I love

Reagan is really growing up a lot. It's funny - I don't write every day here, but it seems when I sit back to review in my mind that I can't account for all the cool things she does. The funniest thing she's done lately is her story telling. She has gotten to be such a dramatic story teller. She's very colorful and loves to use combinations of words that most of the time make sense, but not always.

The latest thing is her new family - her step family. At first, we thought it was just a new set of parents. But it was come out that she even has a step-jordan, maddy and even step-reagan. I believe she even has a step-neighbor family and some others. It's funny to listen to her talk about them. I remember when my neice, Sarah spoke this way. So funny to listen to their minds work. I love it.

She also loves to sing. She will just burst out in song while riding in the car or before bed. She'll ask me if I know a song and when I tell her no, she will just start singing as if she is teaching me. Most of the time, it is around love and friendships with her. She sings about how much she loves me and her sisters. So sweet.

My favorite catch phrase of hers is "Quit it out". It's a combo of cut it out and quit it. Love it. She also likes to tell me to "keep it up" and "i'm not laughing". Man she really is a mirror isn't she.

When I look at my girl, I see this little baby still. She is my baby. I love watching her grow, but honestly can not believe that it's been almost four years since I've been blessed with such and amazing child. I love her!

Who will win?

So, tonight, Reagan decided to test my will. She figured out very quickly that I was not kidding when I told her what I'd do. She threw a tantrum so bad today that she threw up on the couch in the basement. Tonight, she started again and she lost her pillow pets and her entire bookcase. Whoops.

I've now rearranged everything in the "library" or loft to make room for her books. :) We'll see how well she will handle that in the morning.

BIg girl shoes

Maddy got big girl shoes today. I took Reagan to Stride Rite tonight and asked for them to size Maddy too. They took me right to the early walker area. These shoes were adorable. We picked her up a pair of these shoes and she seemed very happy with them. She didn't seem to kick them off at all. My little girl is getting bigger. :)

Getting Bigger

Today, I figured out that Reagan is getting BIG! I can't stand it. She's wearing a size 4 (perfect fit) and a size 11 shoe. Um, yea. I figured out during our shoe shopping trip that she LOVES sparkles. I'm not sure that a big surprise, but she just lit up when she had the blinky shoes on. Too cute. Then she wanted to wear her princess shoes out the door. So she had on this pink skirt, white shirt and silver princess shoes. :) Love her.