These 2 girls. Now that I don't have the monthly badges for Jelly Boo, I didn't do a 13 month update for Juliet, and I've REALLY been slacking with Leah's updates.
This isn't the best picture, but it's one of the few I have of them together from the past 2 weeks.
Here's what I've got:
Leah
You are such a girly girl. Life is not complete if you are not wearing a dress (preferably one that twirls really, really well), at least 2 hair accessories, a necklace, and have your nails painted. You are always looking in the mirror making adoring faces at yourself.
That's not to say that looks are the only thing you are interested in, though. You LOVE to learn. A few weeks ago you decided that you wanted to learn to read. We went down stairs and brought up books from my time as a Reading Recovery teacher. You are now reading level 3 and 4 books, which makes me so proud, because a level 4 is the benchmark level for exiting kindergartners in our district. I always knew you would be an early reader, because of how much you love books, but it's really fun to watch it come together for you. You look forward to our "reading lessons" and get really proud when you tackle a particularly hard word or book. Books are always scattered all over our house, and if I can't find you, I know you are on the stairs or in your room reading a large pile of books. You are also getting better with counting, and can get to 60 now with no help. You can count to 100 by 10's, but have lost interest in learning to count by 5's or 2's.
You love going to school, but were sad when your best friend Lauren didn't come for summer camp, too. This summer you've rode a horse several times at camp. A few weeks ago, you even rode the BIG horse, which you were quite proud about. You are taking swimming, which you enjoy, but sometimes it pushes your comfort level. You are happiest with your princess donut in the pool, and aren't sure about going under the water or letting the teacher loosen her grip on you. You are looking forward to taking dance and gymnastics in the fall, and often ask if it's time for those lessons to start.
You are really, really looking forward to our trip to Disney that we are planning for when you are 5. You often ask about the trip and say, "I hope all my dreams come true at the castle!" You are such a good traveler, and had so much fun on our recent trip to Virginia Beach. You are easy going, and go with the flow well.
You love music, too. After listening to the Beach Boys Greatest Hits over and over and over for the past few months, we've finally got you to expand your musical selection. Right now you are really into the Let It Be album by the Beatles. Last night, you said, "Song 3 goes, 'Nothings going to change our world', and nothing is going to change our world, either!" Daddy and I just melted.
You love all things princess. You would live in your large collection of princess dresses if I let you, but I told you we have to save them for Princess Camp. Lately, you've gotten back into Sesame Street, which is fun to see back in the rotation. You still love Dora even though she drives Daddy and I insane. You have a huge collection of Dora books, which are very badly written. However, you love to read them. You make Daddy read you "Dora and the Crystal Kingdom" every day at bedtime. Daddy has plotted many times on how to get the book away from your clutches, and into a safe hiding spot, but hasn't had the heart to go through with it.
You are so into weddings, too. You always want to pick flowers for your wedding and ask if I want to marry you. You ask Juliet to walk you down the aisle, and ask that I "say the words" that make you married. You get the shyest, sweetest look on your face when we play that game.
You are such a great kid, Leah. Daddy and I often remark on how GOOD you are. You are a good listener, you are emphatic, and you are so, so loving. You stop me several times over the course of a typical day to say you love me and to give me a kiss. We love you so, so, so much!
Juliet
And now we are on to our stinker stanker girl. Just kidding! Juliet, you are the smiliest, happiest baby that ever lived. Your main goal in life is to show off how cute you are to everyone who could possibly notice you. When you make eye contact with a new person, you smile big and say, "hi, hi, hi!" over and over. You have the best smile!
You love to walk around and destroy the house. You open all the cabinets, and pull down everything from the refrigerator. When you are tired, though, you strongly believe that the only place for you is your Mommy's lap. You cry hysterically if I can't make it happen for you. When you are really, really sad, you melt into the ground in the most defeated position imaginable. Then you cry with great sadness.
You can say many words, but you don't use them often. The words you say most are: Mom-EEE (mommy), Daddy, doggie, duckie, quack, squl (squirrel), kitty, and hi. You are working on saying Leah, which sometimes sounds like EE-Ah, La La, or Li-a.
You still suck your favorite 2 fingers (pointer and middle of your left hand) when you are tired and intermittently through the night. You sleep in your crib for naps and in our bed at night. Your nap time sleep has got bad since vacation, and you insist on being held for most of your second nap.
You are also very much a girly girl. This morning you were pointing to your hair saying "B?! B?!" I asked if you wanted a bow, and you ran excitedly to your room to get one. You are always putting necklaces and bracelets on your self, and are always rummaging through the toy chest to find a purse. You also always try to put on different shoes of your mommy's, daddy's or sissy's, and laugh at your greatness when you get them on. Lately you've been going around the house singing "bippity boppitty boo!" and hitting things with a "magic wand".
You love to swing and get SO, SO sad when it is not your turn to swing. You stand and watch Leah and cry and cry. When it is your turn, you get so happy! You LOVE to play outside. You are happiest 1/2 naked in the backyard covered in sand, water, bubble solution, and chalk dust.
You are still a peanut wearing mostly 6-12 month clothes, with a few 12-18 in the mix. This month, you got your 2 top molars.
Juliet, you are such a delight. You make us smile and say "awwww!" many times each day. We love you so, so, so much!
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