Shye-shye

Just a quick little post about some funny things about our girl lately so that I don't forget.

 -She has been quite the stinker these past few weeks. I'm not sure what the issue is but it is driving me insane. She recently discovered that she can scream, like a high-pitched, ear-splitting, glass-breaking scream. I don't even know what to do when she does that.

It was a two bottle kind of morning.

-Her hair is quite the show stopper up here in SLC. Whenever we go anywhere people always comment on how cute her curls are. I'm not complaining, I obviously love her curls too. But I definitely don't like the frizz ball they turn into every night.

Funny face 1.

-She is very expressive and is always making funny facial expressions. I swear I only capture a teeny bit of what a ham this girl is. And she loves the camera and will make all sorts of funny faces if I turn on the front camera of the iPod.

Funny face 2.

-She isn't scared to climb on the arm of the couch and jump off but if she sits in a chair that is uneven it scares the hell out of her.  Like she will hold onto the table and scream and cry. It's really the silliest thing.

Such a poser.

-She has figured out how to turn doorknobs. No privacy anymore. This morning she kept bringing me strawberries while I was in the shower wanting me to cut the green part off so she could eat them. Sigh.

More posing.

-She wakes me up with kisses every morning and needs at least ten kisses to fall asleep at night.  She also talks herself to sleep every night and she must crack herself up because she laughs and laughs.

-Her bedtime routine went to jack when we moved here. Now I have to lay down with her every night til she falls asleep. And she wakes up every night in the middle of the night crying and since there is a another tenant in the basement directly under her room we can't let her cry it out so she gets to come and hog our bed for the rest of the night. 

Hogging momma and daddy's bed.

-She has quite the little temper. The other day she was carrying around a bunch of cup filled with water and she got mad when Brian tried to tell her to put them down because she was going to spill them. Since her hands were full she walked over and kicked him. I usually try not to laugh when she does something that is naughty even if its funny, but this time I couldn't help but laugh.

Having a tea party at the Church History Museum.

-She is very into headwear lately. She loves her hats and she has a Burger King crown that she wears around the house all day.

What a ham.

-She loves the movie Frozen. I'm kinda regretting buying it now since we've watched it at least 30 times in the last week.

Pj's and a crown. And reading all the letters.

-She has to be the one to turn off the lights at night.

-She likes to bring her little stool over to the sink when I'm washing dishes and play in the water.

Funny face 3.

-Her latest obsession is letters. She can read all the letters of the alphabet in uppercase and she knows almost all of them in lowercase as well. She gets out her books and recites all the letters on every page. And then she gets her letter magnets out and recites them one by one as she puts them up on the fireplace, the fridge, stove, dishwasher, or anywhere they will stick. And when we are out she makes me stop and read the letters on the signs everywhere.

My little buddy.

-She says yay everytime she does something and if I don't say it too she comes over and grabs my face and is like "yay, mom, yay." In a super serious voice. 

Funny face 4.

-The other day we were grocery shopping at Walmart and she suddenly folded her arms and said a bunch of gibberish and then she was like "amen!" If you could see how sketchy our Walmart is you would probably pray too.

Playing ball at the park next to the Capitol Building.

I sometimes feel bad that Shye doesn't have any siblings yet. Not there is anything I can really do about that, but still I worry that she is missing out on some of the learning experiences that come with having a sibling. I know that when (and if) the time comes she will make a wonderful big sister. She is so sweet and loving. And I'm thankful that we've had so much one on one time with just her. We've become super close these past few years. And it hard to remember was like before she was with us. We love our sweet Shye-shye.