> loves bubbles of all kinds – wants to blow bubbles, wants to have bubbles in her bath, wants to wash her hands with bubbles
> likes to sing and sometimes surprises me with the words she knows to different songs
> wants to talk on and play with our cell phones (we don’t have a home phone)
> has been doing well on her gluten-free diet – there have been a few instances of her eating something she shouldn’t, but she’s been a trooper and her tummy and bottom are better for it
> wants to play and be outside all the time
> loves to eat fruit
> likes to feed Max, give him treats, and try to throw his ball – and has covered him up with her blanket when she thinks he’s taking a nap
> likes to go (as in leave the house)
> likes to have pigtails in her hair (her daycare teacher puts them in her hair almost daily), Matthew calls them pig knobs because they’re so short
> points out any airplane or helicopter she sees and hears by yelling “airpane!”
> really enjoyed singing “Happy Birthday” the couple of weeks around her birthday and still sings it to herself and us
> likes to give kisses to both people, animals, and inanimate objects alike
> will now say “cheese” for pictures and sometimes smiles at just the right time
> likes animals and always wants to pet them at the zoo, a squirrel, a bird, etc
> has a lot of personality and good facial expressions
> is happy to begin the day – a good sleeper and a good napper
> enjoys about a dozen nursery rhyme readers I bought several months ago – can recite a few of the stores, says “oh no!” when Humpty Dumpty falls or Little Miss Muffet gets frightened, says “ouchie!” when Jack and Jill fall down the hill
> can count to 10 but often leaves out 6 and 7
> knows most of her letter and words that start with some letters – H to O are often left out
> will watch us to see if we notice she’s doing something wrong – if we’re watching, she’ll sweetly say “hi” or give us a big smile
> “no poop” – has started excitedly saying this when she gets her diaper changed, I think it started during a nasty diaper rash
> “my turn now” – we hear this a lot! She doesn’t understand giving other people a turn quite yet.
> is wearing size 6 Huggies Little Movers (I don’t think there are any bigger sizes)
> remembers old "owies" and still talks about how she got them and wants to put ice on them
> she will be a BIG SISTER in December!
She wanted to go on all the rides we saw, but the only thing she was big enough for was the carousel. She likes the carousel but really wanted to do the other things. I guess when she gets bigger and older, Matthew will have someone to ride roller coasters with.
Canaan also enjoyed the carousel...the statue outside as well as the moving carousel inside.
We spent the night in Victoria...we had a nice dinner and enjoyed the scenic walk from our hotel to a restaurant for breakfast the next day. Again, it was a beautiful day.
Matthew and I took Canaan to the pool for the first time this year. We only made it once before the weather turned too cool. Canaan loved it! She doesn't like to have water on her face, but after a short while in the pool, she wanted to do it herself. She is one adventurous girl. Matthew and I learned our lesson about using swim diapers. We didn't have any so we just used a regular diaper. By the time we were finished, that thing must have weighed 10 pounds. Not only did it absorb all the water, all the insides of the diaper came apart. When we took it off her, it was full of all the little beads and got all over the place. Yuck!
While Grandma was here, Canaan enjoyed blowing bubbles, finger painting, painting with sponge sea creatures, playing with playdough, reading new books, playing with stickers, and things I am probably forgetting about.
