I'm in such shock at this little person, I almost feel like we must be babysitting or something. Who is this 3 foot, 26 pound little person running around my house saying things like "Mom, It's complicated!" or telling me that I"m ridiculous! Excuse me???? You are not even 2 1/2 yet.......how do you know these words? She's not just saying words, she's using them in sentences appropriately. Well, just about one month ago she started with....."Why?". This is much earlier than I had expected. But I love those words "But why mommy, why?" with her little hands up in the air and a shrug of the shoulders. How can you not tell her anything when she asks like that! I also enjoy when she asks for something (nothing in particular) and daddy tells her no and then with the sweetest little voice she says "Please Daddy, plllleeeassse!" (and then Ryan gives in-sometimes). Speaking of Ryan--this is another fun word in the Tolle house. When I need help or something I call across the house "Daddy, Daddy" and when there is no answer (which means he's almost literally stuck in the TV) I say "Ryan". Ever so often, Madie does the same thing if either of us don't answer quick enough. It may start with "Mommy, Mommy", but then she says "RYAN". I don't think she even knows what Ryan really is. We've also been working on manners and practicing saying "Mister" and "Miss". However, there are much more "Miss" times and that one has now stuck for everything. Right down to Miss Mommy AND Miss Daddy!
Other news to note is that we are able to ride our tricycle all by our self now! Not sure how it came about, but it seemed like in a two days span she took interest and then just started pedaling all on her own. Ryan and I got bikes with a child seat for my birthday, so that might have something to do it. Or it could be my conspiracy thought of finding ways to end Mommy's fun.... She recognizes almost all of her letters and is trying to count in the twenties (really just 21 and 23 over and over). But the really BIG news is POTTY TRAINING! Two weeks ago we started wearing real big girl undies and this past week we've had ZERO pee-pee accidents! I am so proud of her and when I see her get up on her potty stool that PaPa made her and sit on that big toilet--she just looks too small to be doing this! I'm feeling a little robbed on having a "baby".
So at the end of April we took our first family vacation. OK, so we drive from Tampa to Crystal
River and that is a little over an hour drive for Madelyn. AND that requires about 3 Cat in the Hat episodes, at fifteen minutes per episode, played over and over and over. Now we decide to drive to the opposite coast to New Smyrna Beach......almost three times longer of a ride........we are CRAZY! But...it was oh so worth it to see that smile :o) We stayed in a condo right on the beach so we could go down and come up as we needed. She played in the dirt, fed the birds, walked on the beach, collected sea shells and loved the waves. When the waves came in she would squeal and run away and then run after them when they returned back out. She was so excited and so cute to watch. Love the beach! Then our last day we were eating apple slices on the beach and she got up and started to walk towards the condo. I asked where was she going and she told me "I want to go home". I said up the stairs home or home with Buddy & Julie? She said "My home with Buddy & Julie". Just like that she was ready to go home. I was glad because we thought it was going to get ugly when we had to say the words.
Mommy's favorite moments: Cutest little naked butt ever at bath time when she runs as fast as she can to put her dirty clothes in the hamper.
