So today we realized that Stella is saying mmm mmm for excuse me. It's funny because she can say other things but chooses to just make those sounds for excuse me every time. Sophia is always reminding Stella to say please and thank you and excuse me. One thing I am very proud of as a mom is having a very polite two year old. Sophia very rarely needs to be reminded to say thank you or please and is always so nice about it. For example, she'll be eating dinner and look up at me and say, "Thank you so much for giving me this food, Mommy. That's so nice of you giving me this food." I love having her be so thankful and it makes me know that my hard work is paying off.
There are a few new phrases that Sophia is using repeatedly every day recently. The first is 'you're just kidding me, right?'. It's so funny to hear her say it. She'll ask me a silly question to sort of test me on something, and I'll purposely answer wrong. She'll laugh and say "You're just kidding me, right Mom?" She'll also say "You know why?" to anything she tells us so that she can then give us a detailed explanation for anything she says. Here's an example:
"Mommy, if you use my potty (meaning the toilet in the regular bathroom), you can't use my Dora potty, you know why?" She's talking about the Dora potty seat that fits over the regular toilet.
"Why is that, Sophia?"
"Because, Mommy, if you sit on it the Dora potty will break." I've told her before that that potty seat is special and only for her and when anyone uses that toilet they will move it out of the way.
The last new phrase that comes to mind is 'you know what?'. She says that often throughout the day and then tells us some story or something she wants to do. It's so great to see how the mind of a 2 year old works. You really never know what she's actually going to tell you.
Every once in awhile (more lately) Sophia will be rough with Stella. Well, starting yesterday Stella has decided to fight back! Sophia will knock Stella down or walk by and hit her and then say sorry as soon as she realizes Drew or I saw it. Yesterday, Sophia pushed Stella and Stella hit her back! I couldn't believe it so I started laughing and had to turn away because it really was so funny. I've told Sophia that Stella doesn't like to be pushed but now she'll really understand since Stella is giving her a taste of her own medicine!
Today, at the store, Sophia amended her Santa wish list. It now has two things on it, a Cinderella dress and a hula hoop! We use hula hoops at gymnastics and she loves to jump with them. I'm thankful that she's asking for such cheap gifts! I'm sure this is the only year it'll be so easy to complete her wish list. Next year we'll have two kids that can actually request certain things!
We've got a busy week ahead! Tuesday and Wednesday we have cookie exchange playdates so the girls will get to play with their friends. Thursday night we're leaving for NH right after dinner. I hope the girls fall asleep fast in the car. We're going to try to drive through the night so we can maximize our time visiting. Sophia is SOOOO excited to go to NH and MA. She always talks about everyone who lives so far away and quizzes me on where everyone lives. She knows her town (Easley, South Carolina...you should here her say it!) and Daddy's work (Clemson) and where her friends live. She knows who is in NH and who is in MA and that Nono Alex is in Boston. She also knows that those places are VERY far away. So when we go somewhere about 30 minutes away from our house, she'll say it's a little far away. Hopefully she'll be ok with the 17 hours (that's without stopping) of driving it will take to get to my parents' house! And Sophia will be easier to entertain than Stella. I'm sure we'll here the same cds over and over all the way there! Hopefully the trip will be worth it and we'll have a great time without any drama....
There are a few new phrases that Sophia is using repeatedly every day recently. The first is 'you're just kidding me, right?'. It's so funny to hear her say it. She'll ask me a silly question to sort of test me on something, and I'll purposely answer wrong. She'll laugh and say "You're just kidding me, right Mom?" She'll also say "You know why?" to anything she tells us so that she can then give us a detailed explanation for anything she says. Here's an example:
"Mommy, if you use my potty (meaning the toilet in the regular bathroom), you can't use my Dora potty, you know why?" She's talking about the Dora potty seat that fits over the regular toilet.
"Why is that, Sophia?"
"Because, Mommy, if you sit on it the Dora potty will break." I've told her before that that potty seat is special and only for her and when anyone uses that toilet they will move it out of the way.
The last new phrase that comes to mind is 'you know what?'. She says that often throughout the day and then tells us some story or something she wants to do. It's so great to see how the mind of a 2 year old works. You really never know what she's actually going to tell you.
Every once in awhile (more lately) Sophia will be rough with Stella. Well, starting yesterday Stella has decided to fight back! Sophia will knock Stella down or walk by and hit her and then say sorry as soon as she realizes Drew or I saw it. Yesterday, Sophia pushed Stella and Stella hit her back! I couldn't believe it so I started laughing and had to turn away because it really was so funny. I've told Sophia that Stella doesn't like to be pushed but now she'll really understand since Stella is giving her a taste of her own medicine!
Today, at the store, Sophia amended her Santa wish list. It now has two things on it, a Cinderella dress and a hula hoop! We use hula hoops at gymnastics and she loves to jump with them. I'm thankful that she's asking for such cheap gifts! I'm sure this is the only year it'll be so easy to complete her wish list. Next year we'll have two kids that can actually request certain things!
We've got a busy week ahead! Tuesday and Wednesday we have cookie exchange playdates so the girls will get to play with their friends. Thursday night we're leaving for NH right after dinner. I hope the girls fall asleep fast in the car. We're going to try to drive through the night so we can maximize our time visiting. Sophia is SOOOO excited to go to NH and MA. She always talks about everyone who lives so far away and quizzes me on where everyone lives. She knows her town (Easley, South Carolina...you should here her say it!) and Daddy's work (Clemson) and where her friends live. She knows who is in NH and who is in MA and that Nono Alex is in Boston. She also knows that those places are VERY far away. So when we go somewhere about 30 minutes away from our house, she'll say it's a little far away. Hopefully she'll be ok with the 17 hours (that's without stopping) of driving it will take to get to my parents' house! And Sophia will be easier to entertain than Stella. I'm sure we'll here the same cds over and over all the way there! Hopefully the trip will be worth it and we'll have a great time without any drama....
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