-Adalyn loves talking. She will repeat anything and everything that we say, that she hears on TV or the radio, or that she hears other kids say. She also learns the context of words really quickly and knows how to get what she wants. The phrase she uses the most (and makes it hard to say no to) is "Peas help." Anytime she wants something or needs help getting/doing something that is what she says. Imagine what a difficult decision it is for me when she is asking for something she can't or shouldn't have!
-Her favorite TV show is The Backyardigans. She knows which remotes we use to turn the show on, and she will grab them and say "Back-gone-a Show." A recent favorite of hers is "Horton Hears a Who." She has gotten really good at saying "elephant" by watching that show and she constantly repeats it throughout the show (throwing in monkey and birdie here and there).
-Adalyn loves giving hugs... and I have to admit that I don't hate this new love of hers. She will just randomly say "hug" and then throw her arms around your neck. She gives the BEST hugs ever and I will drop everything if it means getting one of them!
-Addie loves to be outside, playing in dirt, finding rocks and bugs, and swinging.
-When she's tired, Adalyn still has the habit of putting her fingers in our mouths. She has done this since she was just a little baby (4 or 5 months). We thought she would have grown out of it by now but it's a continued comfort for her.
-We have set up Addie's 'Big Girl' room in preparation for moving her to a regular bed. She loves her bed (although it hasn't been used for sleeping yet) but she enjoys playing on it and even just sitting and laying on it. I am excited to officially put her in her new room.
-Some of Addie's favorite snacks are Goldfish, yogurt covered raisins, cheetos, and all kinds of juices. Some of her favorite foods are chicken, corn, yogurt, bananas, noodles, anything with spice, and mac and cheese. Some of her dislikes are most vegetables, ravioli, and lunch meats.
-Adalyn loves our shoes. She pulls them out of the basket, puts them on, and walks around in them. She also likes putting our sweatshirts on and walking around the house in them.
-Addie will make a great big sister. Although she gets somewhat jealous, she has always been fascinated by babies and really loves them. She is great with other kids, especially at sharing, and we are excited for her to have a little one around to play with. Recently she is becoming less jealous and even more loving towards babies. We went out with our friends Christopher and Lauren and their 5 month old, Macintosh, and as we were saying good-bye we told Addie to give Mac kisses...
What a sweetie!
Our sweet girl is getting so big and we have really enjoyed every minute of watching her grow. We couldn't have asked for a sweeter daughter.
