The pony tail lives

She is now proudly wearing her pony tail ever day. She no longer wants a top knot. She wants a low pony tail. Most days she won't even wear a bow in her hair. She looks so grown up now it's hard to believe she's almost five.

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. :(

Becoming so expressive

I had a neat talk with Maddy's teacher today. She said that she was becoming much more expressive and better at communicating what she needs. I could agree 100%. Maddy is really good at saying what she wants. She speaks clearly and the words she's not solid with yet, we've figured out.

She loves to play mommy with her Dora doll. She carries her around like she is her baby. She even puts Dora in her cubby to sleep. It's way too cute.

When other kids do something she doesn't like, she is able to communicate well with them. At home, she immediately throws a temper tantrum. That's expected. But she's too cute when she does it.

I love Pawpaw

Jim asked Maddy tonight "do you love Daddy" and she responded with "I love PAW PAW" just like a song. She said it like that all day. I guess she does.

All of her numbers & letters

Not only can she recite her numbers, she knows them by sight as well. She can count every other one with you and actually count objects. Hmmm...

Maddy tonight

For some reason, once we decided to potty train Maddy (or move to underwear) the desire for her to go IN the potty went away, at least at home. She still does really well at school for the most part - we're hitting probably 80%. So what's the deal. She goes to the new school, starts going on the potty ALL the time. Ugh.

Tonight, she actually sat on the potty and pooped & peed. Yea Maddy. Next we had dinner. Then I put her down and she promptly went to the couch, spread her legs and started peeing. REALLY!?

Maybe it was all the food she ate - she did eat two hot dogs, rasberries, two containers of mandarine oranges and a block of cheese. Seriously.

Four word sentences

Maddy is just cracking me up lately - she's been speaking in full sentences. You can have a conversation with her at times as long as it's simple. She takes Dora with her like she's a little sister. She pats her on the back, let's her eat, puts her down for a nap and even blames the poopy morning diaper on her. It's funny.

Her latest is "I don't want that Mommy". She also interacts with both Dora and Diego shows. She understands what they are asking her and either points or shouts ou toud. Impressive.