Alayna-speak

Here are Alayna's words and phrases to date:

baa (ball)
appa (apple)
nanana (banana)
up
dun (down)
tat tew (thank you)
no, no!
uh, oh!
mama
dada
one geh dun! (juan, get down!)
buh-bye (bye bye)
HI!
go!
sue (shoe) and does the sign for shoe
nite, nite
geh dun sissy! (get down, cici!)
bath
baby
meh (milk) and does the sign for milk
jus (juice) but really means water
het (hat) and does the sign for hat
papa (grandpa)
mamie (grammy)
peek-boo (peek-a-boo)
whoa!
boom!
cat
doggy
bow-wow
cold (her word for ice cream)
zzzzzip (when we zip her jammies at night!)
wee-wee (means "wink-wink", our nick-name for the Baby Einstein videos)
shhhhhhhhh! (with her finger over her lip and nose!)
bo-fie (butterfly)
tootle (turtle)
stah (star)
quee (queen)
mella (umbrella)

sounds:
mow (mew) for cat
bow-wow for dog
moo! for cow
aaahhhhrrrreeehhhh (with "trunk" waving) for elephant
raaaahhhhr (lion)


She has 3 books that she can "read" using mostly babble, a few words and the same inflections that we use when we read...hilarious!
I am sure I'll be adding more as I hear her say things today... she's so talkative!

The tale of the princess and the potty

We are still in this challenge for the long haul, it appears. Kira wouldn't even go near the potty until recently, but seems to be doing ok as far as potty goes...when she wants to. MOST days, she gets herself to the potty, does her thing, even dumps out the potty and flushes before calling to me for hand-washing help. I even saw her streaking past me the other day when I was in my delirious stomach flu bug...taking care of herself just fine! But, when it comes to her poop, we are having a battle. Now, I KNOW she knows she is about to poop...
How? Because she ALWAYS runs into a closet and shuts the door. So, if she knows to run there...it seems she could run to the potty. And the two times she DID poop in the potty (by accident) she was jumping up and doen for joy. So, what gives?
Just pray with me that she learns fast, as we have a preschool beginning in the fall that she needs to be out of the pull-ups and into the panties!

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Kira loves the book, so grammy and I took her to see the play today. She was very interested in it, but looked a little overwhelmed at times. Funny girl. She is so social and interactive in "quiet" settings, but throw a lot of noise, lights or distractions in the mix and she doesn't quite know what to do. Although, she was very interested in repeating the whole thing to herself (and anyone else who would listen) this afternoon, so I know she loved it!