Nola is now two and a half and I want to take this opportunity to write a little bit about her :)
She LOVES
- her babies. Currently, she has a stuffed 'Marie' kitty (from Aristocats) that she packs around everywhere! Over the past few months, she's gone through a puppy, a frog, a pig and as always, Elmo. Not only does she pack them around, but she tells them stories, sings them songs, kisses their boo-boo's, tells them 'It's okay', dances with them, swaddles them in blankets and tells them 'I yove you!' It's so darling!
- to eat! I have been wating for the day that Nola stops eating so well and becomes picky. It very well may still come, but at 2 1/2, she is still going strong. The kid will eat darn near anything you put in front of her! The only conistant thing she doesn't like is potatoes, however she'll eat them if she has too. How lucky I am to have a good eater!
- D-D-Dora! We bought her some Dora VHS' and she is in love with them! She dances and sings all the songs. She has actually memorized the words for one of the episodes. Maybe she watches it too much, but they make her happy and that makes me happy. She still loves Elmo, however Dora and Diego are a close 2nd :)
- going to the gym. This is so wonderful since it took a good couple months for her to go in without crying. Now, she marches right in there, says 'Hi friends', and always colours a pictures for someone. Usually, that someone is Grandma, however she did colour a couple pictures for Kendyl.
- the park. I mean, what two year old doesn't love the park? She always goes with Daddy - it's their special time :)
- granola bars. Every single morning, she wakes up, asks if I had a good sleep, the proceeds to her purple foam chair and ask, 'Can I a 'nola barn, peas?' She then washes it down with a glass of milk. It makes me smile everytime!
- McDonalds smoothies. I must admit, Mommy loves them too! Nola ask's for a 'pink smoodie' and Mommy gets a 'yeyyow smoodie'. Nearly everytime we go for a drive she asks for one!
- Robbie. She gets SO excited when she hears him wake up in the morning or after a nap. She exlaims, 'Mum!! Robbie's awake! Yet's go get'm!' Once in his room, she climbs on to his crib and says 'Awww! Robbie so cute! You have good night seep?' Its so darling! During the day they play together and she alwasy shares her snacks with him.
Nola DOESN'T love
- getting into the bath. Once she is in, she's fine, but actually getting her in there is a struggle. I think she may have gotten into a tub that was too hot at one point, and that it may have scared her.
- napping. Much to my dismay, naps are happening less and less. I still put her in room for 'quite-time' each afternoon, but she usually just tears her room apart and then lays on the floor and kick her wall. Yay....
Favourites
BOOKS - Bunny's book, Grover's book, Violets House, Dora Bed Time
SONGS - Best Friend, Popcorn Popping, I am a Child of God, Dora theme song
TOYS - Her babies, her pink necklace, BBQ brushes, tubby toys
CLOTHES - Dora shirt, Elmo shirt, giraffe slippers
We love her so much and are so blessed to have her in our lives!
