Today we conquered...

... the grocery store.

Today we conquered...

... the stroller-less stroll.

Today we conquered...

... Target.

Twenty-Two

At this point I can't even make excuses for mom anymore. She's just a lazy blogger. She spends all day watching TV and eating bonbons and doesn't even let me work on my blogging skills. Lame. So I snuck on to tell you that I'm twenty-two now!

And no, I was not given a new phone for my twenty-two birthday. I'm stuck saying cheese to this old one that doesn't seem to take pictures no matter how hard I try. I need to work on my selfie skills!

So far twenty-two seems a lot like twenty-one. I'm still an excellent sleeper. I go to bed around 8 pm and wake up between 7:30 and 8 am. Daylight savings bumped my wake up a little earlier but mom says that's probably good because it's hard to get to school on time when people are sleeping the day away. I nap for 2-3 hours in the afternoon. And I wear my sleep sack backwards because I can't resist the urge to take it off otherwise.

I LOVE to play iPad and phone games. My favorite is calling Papa and Grandma and dad on them. And it's not just because I like to push the hang up button afterward. I love talking. I talk all day long. I'm stringing about three words together now and getting much easier to understand. Mom no longer has to translate everything I say! I have some skills I try and keep secret. I can count to ten but I try not to let people know unless they trick me into starting. My color skills are a little shaky though and I really only know the letter M. 

My curls are pretty amazing although they are pretty ruined by winter hats. After a bath I'm a curly peep. I'm wearing mostly 18-24 month clothes and some 2T. I love my Minnie shirt, my Elsa shirt and my Hawawawa (Halloween) shirts. Not sure my stats but I think I'm pretty big and awesome. Still waiting on the two year molars. Still using the potty a few times a day. 

These days I'm really into playing dollhouse. I also love playing with my babies. And I love all things Mickey. I enjoy reading books. But my true passion is dancing. I love to dance. Anywhere. Anytime. I also like singing and I know a billion songs. I break out into "Let it Go" and "Baby Beluga" all the time. I also like to sing "Elise is here today" and "Wheels on the Bus" a lot. I like to watch shows too. I like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Magic School Bus and Peppa Pig.

I'm really enjoying school now and I don't even need to have Herb and bink in class. At home I'm a great helper with Max. Sometimes I try and pick him up. By myself. Unsupervised. But otherwise I'm great with him and very sweet.

I am a little wild, a little crazy, but totally awesome. And kind of a lunatic. 

Twenty-One

Slightly belated but here I am and I'm twenty-one now! Home stretch to two!


I've been busy working on my chattering skills this month. I can pretty much say anything and I talk all the time. Mom is all, "Lu, you're still only 80ish% intelligible," and I'm all, "Thanks for judging me." I think I'm doing pretty well. I'm stringing two words together pretty consistently and I am pretty good at getting my point across. I am an awesome eater. I'll try anything. And I love sauce - ketchup, ranch, syrup etc. I want sauce for everything! My favorites right now are wuh-wuck (yogurt) and fishy crackers and any kind of fruit and anything someone else is eating. Milk is still poison. I love Reese's Pieces. That's probably why I'm growing so big and strong. I have 16 teeth. I'm about the same size I was last month. My feet are a 5.5. I'm still using the potty a few times a day and I'm even telling mom and dad when I need to go sometimes.


I'm still a professional sleeper. My nap is usually 1:30-3:30 pm. At night I go to bed about 8 pm and wake up around 7:30-7:45 am. I have Herb, buh-buck (Herbie blanket), and Mickey in my bed. I never fuss in bed - I'm happy with all my guys, and of course my gucks too. For a while mom was making me leave them in my crib. Thankfully she's totally caved. That was lame.


I started school this last month! I go one day a week. At first I wasn't so sure (possibly mom and dad had to pick me up after 1.5 hours) but now I love it (possibly related to being allowed to have guck and Herb there). I love story time and singing and dancing and the playground.


I'm also taking swimming lessons with dad and I have so much fun. When I'm not busy with that I love to play outside and take walks and run around the deck. I love playing with my baby dolls. I'm an expert doll wiper and changer. I love books and coloring and anything Juj is doing. And I LOVE watching Mickey and the Princess and the Frog.


But my biggest news - I got an upgrade. I'm a big sister now!! My brother Max moved in a month ago. I love him.


I love to hold him and find his ears and nose and eyes and help mom with him. I always make sure to hug him before bed. I test his bouncy seat for him. And I sleep through his screaming.


It's been an exciting month. I think I make a pretty great big sister!

Buster

Sure is hard to get any computer time around here.

Twenty

Well, the livelihood of this blog is not promising. It's not my fault - I try and play on mom's computer all day long, but she's all, "Lu, don't push buttons!" Lame.

In the alternative, I enjoy playing on her phone. And leaving her eleventy billion Lu-selfies to enjoy (or face-calling all of her contacts). She should know by now if she hears me saying "cheese" it's for a reason. 

Since last we spoke, I turned twenty. Whoa. Thankfully, my hair is curly and brown - not going gray yet. It's still pretty short though. I'm up to fifteen teeth. One more pokey tooth to go and then I'll just be waiting on my two year molars. Lucky for everyone, I have no desire to bite people, because I am pretty toothy. Not sure my stats but I seem to be about the same size as I was when I was nineteen. Probably a little taller. Definitely a bit awesomer.

I'm pretty chatty these days. I talk or sing all day long. I would say 80% is unintelligable to everyone but mom and dad and Juj, but whatever, I know what I'm saying. I've lost count of all my words but there are a lot, which a couple phrases once in a while, like "ma tats" (more tattoos). Most often you can hear me asking to watch "Muh-muh" (Mickey), color with "Muh-muhs" (markers) or eat a "Muh-muh" (muffin). I can't figure out what's unclear about that. I've gotten pretty good at reading - I can complete a bunch of my favorite books. And I can say numbers and letters when prompted. If you ask me how old I am, I'll tell you I'm six.

I'll pretty much eat anything. I tried shrimp and loved it. And I've discovered sauce, which might be ketchup, BBQ sauce or syrup. All delicious. I still think milk is poison. I love "bops" (pouches) and "shishies" (fishy crackers) and berries and bread and pasta and anything that requires sauce.

I love getting to help feed sissy dog. I carry a cup of food to her mat. And I give her treats all day long. I love helping with everything, especially if it's something that Juj is doing. And I'm still a great sleeper. Naps have been about two hours and at night I'm sleeping about 8 pm until 7-7:30 am. When I wake up I just hang out until Juj comes in, and then I go on the potty and then find dad to snorgle. 

(If mom says "look at me" this is what I do. I'm funny.)

I'm starting school this week so I got to work on my first homework. It involved markers. I love coloring. Sometimes mom judges me for coloring on my face or the table. She's all, "Juj never colored on tables," and I'm all, "Juj is a square." I also love going for walks to feed the ducks, riding my bike, collecting rocks, and running around the house like a lunatic. And I love sneaking upstairs to get my guck and Herbie out of my crib.

Well, I can't say I'm not trying to keep this blog alive. But a toddler-peep can only do so much. Plus, I'm going to be busy soon. I'll be upgraded to big sister next week and then I'll either be too busy to blog, or mom will be too busy to notice me on the computer and I'll be blogging constantly.