One of the best things about being a parent is watching your child develop their own personality and independence. We are here to teach and guide and love and nurture this little person God created and I find it really interesting how early that personality shows itself. Leila has always been our "angel baby"--she makes being a parent easy.
Now that the "terrible twos" are here, she is definitely showing her independent streak. We hear a lot of "No Mommy, I do it," and "No Daddy, I want Mommy!" (I do spend the majority of time with her but everyone says she will switch to "Team Daddy" at some point :) She wants to dress herself and even wants to be by herself in her room to play sometimes (but usually Shrek can stay.) Patrick is very firm with the way she is allowed to talk to her mother and father. We are trying to instill good manners in her and the other day she said "No ma'am Daddy!" which was so funny I had to hide my laugh. I have told her the only person she is allowed to boss around is Shrek.
Now that the "terrible twos" are here, she is definitely showing her independent streak. We hear a lot of "No Mommy, I do it," and "No Daddy, I want Mommy!" (I do spend the majority of time with her but everyone says she will switch to "Team Daddy" at some point :) She wants to dress herself and even wants to be by herself in her room to play sometimes (but usually Shrek can stay.) Patrick is very firm with the way she is allowed to talk to her mother and father. We are trying to instill good manners in her and the other day she said "No ma'am Daddy!" which was so funny I had to hide my laugh. I have told her the only person she is allowed to boss around is Shrek.
She loves to get dressed up and the new thing is Disney princesses. She loves the books, the movies, and wears not only the dress but high heels, a crown, jewelry, and a matching purse. She wants to wear it as soon as she wakes up and asked to wear it to school. The other day she wore her dress to dinner.
Here are some funny things she has said recently which I have to write down so I don't forget.
"Good morning, Mommy." Greeting me when I enter her room in the morning
"No ma'am Grace!" Talking to a younger friend who wanted her toy
"I fall in love with Daddy." After watching Cinderella where she and the prince fall in love
"I adorable." Once dressed up in her princess dress, with all the accessories
"I be pretty now." Asking to put her princess dress on... while mommy groans and tries to reinforce that being pretty is not how you look but how you act towards others
"I get married." After reading Disney princess books, in which they all get married at the end
"I run away." This one had me shocked--where did she learn that?? Then Patrick pointed out we recently read "The Runaway Bunny."
"Shrek, you stay! Good boy!" As we are leaving for school... Does she ever pay attention.
All dolled up as Sleeping Beauty
It's a bejeweled Tinkerbelle!
As Leila says, this is her "Cinderelly" dress
I love this post! She is so sweet and so mindful. The pictures are priceless!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! She looks adorable in her princess finest...such a cute cute age!!!
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