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Looks like I was too busy to click publish… you know, like almost a year ago!?
What a Holiday season it has been! Since Callie's birthday, she has learned so much, impressing us every minute. She has her moments, but the best advice we were given when I was pregnant (I think?) was: "everything is only a phase".
Callie now will operate on a counting system, so when we attempt to count to 3, she stops at 1, good thing, because sometimes there is no plan for a 4 lol. I am assuming at her school they count, because we have not ever used that at home until I stumbled upon her reaction accidentally!
THANKSGIVING: We travelled to Miami as always, and Callie refused to sleep in the car. It made us reflect on the "everything is only a phase" advice, because now that she is potty trained, grass seemed greener when she didn't request us stopping multiple times on a 4 hour trip, to go potty, only to want to wash her hands and use "bubble soap", or risk accidents. For the most part, she does well in the car, but when getting a little antsy and needy will ask for Mommy's hand, hence my really bad shoulder that has developed somehow! She loves to look for "yellow school buses" when we drive, and will break out in to musicals of mixed songs ranging from The Itsy Bitsy Spider to Wheels on the Bus to I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee.
Callie's months in review:
December 3: I said "It's hot", she replied "It's not hot Mommy it's cold"... Came in from school and saw my hair was wet and inferred by saying "Mommy shower?"
December 4: Callie pretending to do my hair and said "Pretty mommy princess sofia" (when she fights us to do her hair, we say we will make her look like Sofia), Another Date Night with Daddy and Aurelia's Daddy!
December 7- We participated in a Santa Fest Parade in Tampa. Callie enjoyed waving to the people lining the fences, as we parade through downtown Tampa with many Mini drivers!
December 8: Callie smeared ketchup on the walls TWICE, but had to clean up her mess each ime.
December 10: Callie asked "Where's Daddy?" I said "He will be home soon from work", to which her reply was "One minute?", concept of time is so awesome now (knows tonight, tomorrow "morrow", later, and soon).
Mid december started having an imaginary puppy somewhere in the house. She does NOT like puppies, so it's not really an imaginary friend, as she will randomly fear/see/say "no puppy", and cover her eyes. Started wanting the light on more, I think she she is having nightmares about dogs, since developmentally, now her age can connect reality with fantasy to create dreams/nightmares! She also started saying "Oh goodness!" (no clue where she picked that up!), Callie walked outside and said "it's cold", pointed to her cup of soy and said "ice cream?" Trying to figure out if she recognizes that when ice cream melts it looks like milk??? she has been having random coconut milk vanilla ice cream, but unsure!
December 13: spent the weekend with Mema, Ro and Hank while Mommy and Daddy went to holiday parties and did a race downtown.
December 19: Tio and Titi came to visit
December 22: Liam and his Mommy/Daddy came
over for our annual Christmas dinner!
We went to Daddy's school for a Holiday show
December 23: Followup Allergy appt- will re-screen in summertime, but still showing signs of milk and egg allergies.
December 24: Christmas Eve party in Miami:
NEW LOVES: Still loves ketchup on everything, Still loves Sofia the First,
NEW WORDS/PHRASES: Uses amulet often when playing with Sofia dolls, I don't like it, 11/30: said "Mommy I know weeks", I said "You know weeks?", she said "Yes- Monday, Tuesday...", says "I will rock you", for going to bedtime,
As of December, counts to 13.
SONGS SHE SINGS ON REPEAT: Days of the week song in English and Spanish (Doesn't know ALL of it in Spanish)…
NOW I WILL CLICK SUBMIT, and possibly catch you up on what happened since LAST DECEMBER, MY BAD!
Valentine's 2014
Playdate with Olivia at Monkey Joes- mid February
riding my big girl bike
her thinking pose- sorry, will have to save this for prom night!
Yes, you can count your underwear...
Yes, you can climb in the tub with your clothes on… live it up girl!
Toddlerism #478
easter video from iPad
matching gluing her name letters from upad
October 2014- Callie's new phrases are "I don't think so", and "you always ____".
she is a HOOT! She loves Peppa Pig videos on youtube, and that is how we get her out of her bed in the mornings! She actually asked where Peppa lives, and told us she wants to visit Peppa and her family in England after her brother is born!
Her teacher said she knows "everything", and is trying to run the class like a teacher. Sorry! She pretends to lead circle time at home and in the car, accompanied with "good job kids", and "time for calendar song"… Future teacher in the making?
