Little Sweetie and I have had a wonderful routine so far this year and I love it. It reminds me of the good routines Little Buddy and I had when he was younger. Of all of our adventures, though, I think Tuesdays with Little Sweetie are my favorite. On Tuesdays we go to the library, then ride the troller, and then get lunch (many times with a friend). Sometimes we throw a walk by the waterway in there too.
Checking out the selfie stand at the library before story time!
She's listening intently to the story. I'm staring intently AT THESE CURLS! :)
Picking some books to check out!
Checking out the ducks on the waterway through her binoculars she made at the library!
Blowing bubbles as we wait for the trolley!
But even when it's not Tuesdays, our days together are full of fun! She loves going to the park, helping me with errands, meeting Daddy for lunch, going to her My Gym class, and just playing games!
The weather was so nice this month! Glad we got to take advantage of it. We had a great time working out at the park, followed by picnics and duck feeding, and playground/sandbox time!
Always nice to have a quiet shopping partner in Target. ;)
Lunch time with Daddy!
Ready for surprise time at My Gym!
"Momma, play more fishing with me?" She's really getting pretty good at playing games!
She also enjoys group potty and book time with Big Brother every night! Every day has it's own brand of excitement around here!
This month has also had it's own fun experiences, like Opening Day for the Astros, taking our bluebonnet pictures and getting a special zoo day with Daddy!
These are two kids who are ready for baseball season!
Last year, our hearts were too heavy to find time to do our annual bluebonnet pictures. I missed doing them, but my mind was in other places and time just got away from us. I am glad we were able to take a morning for it this year!
The many looks of elation when someone finds out that she gets to go on a special date with Daddy to the zoo (while Momma gets some work done around the house)!
After a day of looking at the cool animals and playing on drums, someone finally fell asleep on Daddy on the train ride.
Height and Weight
Up to 34 1/2 inches and alternates between 29 and 30 pounds! We just can't get her to break that 30 mark consistently (which is the mark we need her to hit in order to turn her to forward facing in the carseat). Our little peanut, indeed!
Personality
I will have to say that Little Sister's "drop of the hat" temper tantrums have really jumped in frequency this month. Ay yi yi! Someone is just learning that life doesn't always go the way you want it sometimes!
Developmental Milestones
Lots and lots of gains still! Honestly, her language blows us away. She speaks long sentences, has original ideas, and is using pronouns and tenses. Some of my favorite phrases include "Momma, I have a great idea! We should eat more chocolate eggs for lunch!" (fair enough), "Please, I can has this? (while trying to talk me into getting something she either shouldn't have or something she's trying to convince me to buy her!), and "Please, you can help me?" (always, little one. Always.). Fine motor is also doing great! She can take off and put on her shoes correctly (although she then has a tendency to take them off and put them back on incorrectly--she likes them that way, she tells me) and she's taken a shine to helping Daddy work with his tools. She was a great help to him as he was fixing sprinkler heads the other day!
"Dad, this one needs tightened more. Don't worry, I'll do it for you."
Fun Tidbits
She is definitely her own unique individual! Lately, things are too loud for her (the rodeo, baseball games, her brother), so we purchased some sound-muffling headphones for her. They've really helped her enjoy going to traditionally loud events (the soccer game went much better with the headphones ready to go once she felt the cheering got too loud). And they sometimes help her with traditionally non-loud events. Like lunch.
Don't mind me. I just wanted to eat my ham off of my upside down bowl while wearing my headphones. Just a normal day here!
Have a good night,
LSM
Little Sweetie's Momma
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