Apologies

Reagan apologized to me tonight. That might not seem like a big deal to most, but she actually meant it. Jordan had a friend over tonight and Jim took them out for ice cream leaving me with the two little ones. Not a big deal, but Reagan decided to "misbehave". There is always such a thin line between misbehaving and "three-year old stuff" so I qualified it as such.

Anyway, I was feeding Maddy. That means it's perfect time for Reagan to do exactly what she wants to, even if I am not happy about it. She's figured out exactly when I "can't" get up to stop her. So she wanted to go downstairs and I couldn't watch her, so I shut the gate. She was UNHAPPY about it. She started hanging on it and kicking it. I got mad and asked her to stop.

I did get up to stop her, but still had Maddy in my arms and did what I could to minimize the chaos. I asked her to apologize, but she didn't really do it. Oh well. She did give me a hug and kiss, but not much more.

Later, after I tucked her in, she shouted as I walked to the door, "Mommy I'm sorry. I just really wanted a band-aid and to go downstairs. I didn't mean to be bad". I stopped me in my tracks. She had actually thought about her behavior and what I had said. WOW!!!

I'm only writing about this because it doesn't seem to be a fluke. She was kicking my seat on the way home Friday night and I had asked her to stop. I had to smack her legs once which didn't do much. Most of the time I ignore it, but it was really icy out and I was concerned about driving. I had all three girls with me and I was driving on Richardson Road - not a great road anyway. She did the same thing. Within about 15 minutes of me requesting her to stop, she apologized. She was able to vocalize what she was sorry for. It was bizarre.

My guess is she really does understand! Holy Cow!

Grabbing stuff

Maddy is really starting to grab things on a more regular basis. She is definitely exploring items with her mouth. She is routinely grabbing my fingers and pulling them towards her. When I work with her on my lap, she will try to grab the thing we are using and then try to pull it towards her. She's figuring that out. :)

This morning, she actually grabbed "me" and pulled me to her. It was cute. She had taken a break from nursing and then got all excited. She grabbed my boot and pulled and moved her head. It was a little awkward, but she was definitely trying to pull me towards her mouth. I'm just amazed!

Pooty girl

Reagan has been a tad gassy lately. Jim was helping her get dressed tonight - he was sitting on the floor. She bent over and pooted right in his face. I, of course, belly laughed.

Couting to 30

She's working on counting to 30 apparently. She's counting that high, but will only miss a few. I'm guessing she's not far off from knowing it all. The interesting thing about the numbers is that she is finding the numbers while driving in the car. She will point larger ones out more readily now. She's also counting it in Spanish. Wow

God is good

For some reason, Reagan thinks that if you add the word "God" in front of a bad word, it makes it OK. It really doesn't, but how do you explain that to a three year-old? I'm not sure.

Today, she said "damn". Whoops. Right in front of Jim. Of course, like a good daddy, Jim corrected her. So then she said "God D&*$". Whoops again. Of course, he corrected her again.

She said "but Daddy, I said "God"".

Wow!

Bouncy seat heaven

Maddy LOVES the bouncy seat. We started putting her at the table in the bouncy seat so we could "all eat together". It is really funny to watch her. She gets so excited with the moving animals and kicks so much that she looks like she's going to take off. She just gets so wound up playing in that seat. I also think she likes being able to interact with us. We usually move her around so she can play with all of us. It's cute.

I got you Mom!

This morning I woke Reagan up by laying next to her and patting her back. She snuggled up to me and patted me on my back and said, "I got you mom". It was so sweet. She's so lovey.

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