New milestones for Anna since her 4th birthday:
- She's graduated from her car seat and now proudly rides in a booster seat.
- And accordingly, she can know buckle herself in.
- She's officially outgrown her MyGym class and will finish up her tenure there this May.
- She now gets herself in bed for her nap all by herself, setting her nap clock herself, too.
- She's not allowed to NOT eat at dinner anymore. We make her eat, even if it takes an hour at the table by herself.
- She is decoding words and using a lot of inventive spelling.
- As already blogged, she has asked Jesus to be her Savior.
- And just yesterday she took her first communion at church!
- She's wearing 4T stuff now, but in bathing suits she is a scrawny 2T still. :}
- She is almost as tall as Noah. They look so close to the same height.
- She can now put her whole face/head in the water thanks to having started a swim class recently.
- Bathtime has turned into a series of loud bumps and thrashing as she proudly practices swimming.
- Now she wants to be a swim teacher when she grows up. (A declaration that came after a particularly scary but successful day at swim class.)
Anna quirks that are particularly her:
- She is ALWAYS in pjs or dress up clothes when home. Changes as soon as we hit the door.
- She will put on inside-out clothes and then pull them off again in order to turn them right side out.
- She opts for saying 'Sure' alot lately. Sure it is, I sure will, Sure!
- She, for some crazy reason, STILL gets cradle cap in one specific spot on her head.
- She is like me - she cringes her way through AFV every Sunday night.
- She bemoans how long it will be before she can drive.
- She has her heart set on turning 6 so she can go in the attic and turning 8 so she can go on the roof.
- She collects ribbons, rocks, and claims she would like to collect tape, too.
- She is obsessed with planning her birthday party in the fall ... which she has requested to be a surprise.
- She wants to be an angel this coming Halloween and she wants an Angel birthday cake.
- She is so affectionate. And this is reflected in the fact that she is a "card" making machine!
- She digs naming things. Some of her name ideas for her dolls include Arianna, Ezra, Vanna, Doffey, Baffy (Bathy).
Quotes:
- "Noahhhhhh. I am tryinggggg to be a Christian. Stop bugging meeeeeeee."
- "I don't have many boyfriends, but I have a lot of girlfriends."
- "You know what's super boring? Waiting."
- Speaking to her toy - "Good thing I brought my medical kit. Now let me clean the wound."
- She calls Jesus' crown of thorns his "pokey hat".
- When asked to put away some clothes, she said, "You know, Mommy, princesses aren't really made for helping with laundry."
- Me - when your guests get here you can say, Welcome guests! Anna: "Ummm, I think I'll just say hello."
- When I commented how good Noah's hair smelled, Anna sniffed it and had a different opinion. "Noah, your hair smells like tortillas!"
- At the dentist's bathroom, I asked her if she could do it by herself or if she needed me. She claimed she needed me, so I went along. Once in there, she confessed, "I just needed you for company."
- She calls out "cannon bomb" for "cannon ball."
- When Josh dressed her in an outfit she did not like, she pouted, "Daddy! I look so boring!"
- Then she warned him, "Mommy is not gonna like what you picked out!"
- In between watching Mickey Mouse and playing with her nativity set, Anna looked up and said out of nowhere, "Jesus is Christ the Lord. Always. You know that, Mommy?"
- Everyday after her nap, she comes straight to me and says, "Good afternoon, Mommy," while she nuzzles my arm.
- When dressed up in her new sparkly flip-flops, she said, "Listen - My fwip-fwops make a summery sound."
Big words she's used lately: amulet, department, pendant, hallelujah, misunderstand, exhausted, categories
1 comment:
what a fun list! Jack has cradle cap in one spot on his head too! Ugh!
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