School

 

Now that I'm 2 years old, my school program has changed!  I'm in a much larger room with older kids ages two to three.  I have 2 main teachers, Miss Elena and Miss Judy, but other teachers help out throughout the day.  I love my new classroom.  We have circle time where we learn all sorts of stuff and we have fun working on art projects.  I love when we get to play outside on the playground.  I get to bring a lunch bag and I even nap on a cot!  I have so many friends and most of them I've known since I was a baby. 

My best friend Jackson, we've known each other since we were real little

Miss Elena

Bo and me playing

Snack time

Story time, I like to get my own book and read it while the teacher reads hers

My classroom

Big Girl Room

Big Girl Room

Here it is!  My new room.  A month or so ago, Mommy and Daddy converted my crib to a toddler bed.  My sleep habits were only mildly affected for a few days.  Then, I slept perfectly as usual.  Two weeks after that, Uncle William and Daddy moved my nursery furniture into baby brother's room and assembled my big girl furniture.  Mommy was so worried how I would handle this change, but I was so excited.  I danced around and said, "Big girl bed...Mia's."  Mommy then showed me how to get on and off my bed safely using a stool and then told me, "Stay in bed, and wait for mommy or daddy."   I saw tears in Mommy's eyes because I was so excited to be a big girl.  I even helped her move my baby things into brother's room.  That night, and every night since, I go right to bed after we read 2 books.  I turn on my own night light, music, and ask for my big girl bed.  In the morning, after rolling around for 20 minutes to adjust to the fact that I have to wake up, I call for Mommy or Daddy to come to my room.  It is then that I get out of bed.  I've never left my room or woke up during the night without going right back to sleep.

Well...there is nap time.  That's a little different.  Most days, I stay in my bed and talk to my animals for 20 minutes before falling asleep, but other days I get off my bed and read myself some books.  I don't leave my room or cry, I just like to read all by myself before going to sleep.  I always climb back on my bed and fall asleep.  It's my little secret.

Thank you Uncle and Daddy!

Look!  I can get off my bed all by myself!

Mommy holding me before I go to sleep in my big girl bed.  She's sad, I'm happy!

 

 

I love my room!

If I was home when Mommy took this picture, I would have yelled, "Off Izzy, off Lucy, Mia's bed!"

Brother's room to be...

Fur Cousin Kosher

 Guess what?  Uncle William and Auntie Julie got a little Dachshund puppy named Kosher last week.  He is so cute and I love him so much.  I talk about him all the time.  I get really excited when I get to go play with him.  Izzy and Lucy came with me one day to meet him.  Lucy and him played together right away.  Even though Izzy is much bigger, he was scared, but we know that's how Izzy is with other dogs.  

Lucy and Kosher meeting

It's okay Izzy, I'll protect you from the little dog

Come on Kosher...Let's play!

He's tired and ready to go inside for a nap

Mommy, 36 weeks

Reading to Mommy

Big Girl Bed!

 Tonight Mommy and Daddy turned my crib into a toddler bed!  Even though she's been somewhat worried that my perfect sleeping routine and habits would be ruined as soon as I was able to get out of my crib, she decided to go ahead and give me freedom anyway.  I've never tried to climb out, but Baby Brother is coming soon and he will need my crib.  For the next month I will use my crib as a toddler bed, then I will be getting a real big girl twin bed.  At first, they did put a guard rail on the bed to prevent me from falling off, but after seeing me hold onto it and jump, they decided the rail itself might get me hurt especially if I tried to climb over it, so they took it off.  Mommy is curious to see if I will fall out of the bed or walk out of my room and venture down the stairs.  She was prepared for a long night of walking me back to bed, but she forgot that I'm a perfect sleeper.  Even though I called for her and cried a bit when she left my room and shut the door, I didn't leave my bed.  After about 30 minutes, I fell asleep all by myself and didn't get off my bed once!  Who knows what will happen if I wake up in the night or what I'll do first thing in the morning when I can get off my bed...everyone we'll just have to wait and see!  Stay tuned!

Night, night!

I'm so excited!

Look!  I can get on and off my bed all by myself!

Baby Brother is Growing!

22 Weeks

I'm getting so excited for my baby brother to come!  Mommy is getting bigger and I love to hug her belly and give him kisses.  I feel him move and I can't wait to meet my best friend.

30 weeks

Me, Mommy, and Baby cuddling

I Can Count!

I've been such a talker lately!  I do a pretty good job at saying the alphabet and counting to 10.  Mommy and Daddy think I'm the smartest little girl, until they ask me what color things are.  To me, everything is blue!