Well, apparently my mom forgot how to blog, so I thought I better get on here and let you know what is going on in my life. I mean, good grief, so much has happened since I puked and pooped all over the house, I can't believe she left my bodily functions as her last post for over a month. I am here to save the day. As you can see, I still love popcorn and I still love being naked.
But this post is about what is new in my life:
I started taking gymnastics. I absolutely love going and wish it was every day and not just once a week. Mom thinks it is entirely unfair that I am so flexible I can lay my head flat on the floor between my legs when she struggles to touch her toes. I tried to tell her it's an age thing and my bones are still more malleable than hers. My class involves stretching, running, galloping, jumping, somersaults, balance beam, swinging on bars, jumping on a trampoline, and practicing holding myself up on parallel bars. My coach used to be the coach for the University of Nebraska Women's Gymnastics team and he goes to my church. He is a pretty cool guy!
I am exercising my verbal skills in every way possible. I like to say things like, "Oh my word!" and "That's ridiculous." I also like to say what mommy says. Like, I tell her she is "not a good listener" when she is not doing what I want or that she is "being disrespectful and hurting my feelings" when she tells me what to do. I've noticed that mom is not sure what to do about this new habit of mine. So for now, it is pretty effective.
I have a new emotion---embarrassment. I feel embarrassed when I get corrected in front of other people or if I fall down or get hurt in front of others. When this happens and I am at home I run to my room and dive into my book corner (a nice comfy corner full of pillows and stuff animals) and bury my head like an ostrich until I feel better. If it happens when I am out and about I usually tell people, "DON'T LOOK AT ME" and I hide my head in mommy's shoulder. I also recently have started trying to hold in my tears when I get hurt---I say over and over, "I'm OK, I'm OK" because I don't like to admit I got hurt. Again, the new embarrassment thing.
I am very interested in anatomy. I like to know who does and does not have a penis. I also like to make up songs about my penis or other people's, including Jesus'. One time I changed the words to the song "Holy Lord" and I sang "Holy penis, most holy penis, you alone are worthy of my praise." I heard my mom tell papa that she didn't think this type of singing was supposed to start until junior high. Then she brought home a picture book from the library all about body parts so I can investigate further :-).
I am really looking forward to my cousin Hannah coming to visit. She is going to stay at my house for 17 days. I am soooo excited! I ask if she is coming yet every day and even cried in disappointment when she wasn't here yet. We have lots of big plans. I want to take her to the Omaha zoo, show her my gymnastics class, show her how I go to kindergarden, and take her on a camping trip.
On the topic of visitors, once again my mom really needs to catch up. We had a great holiday season with my Grammy and Grampy and lots and lots of Minnesota cousins. Then my Babu and Shosho visited us from Africa for a week in January. After that we took a special trip to Texas and visited my good friend Jude and her family (Josh and Jen Gray, and baby Gideon). I have lots of wonderful stories and pictures from those great events so hopefully you will get to see them soon too!
Right now we have settled into a pretty predictable routine in Lincoln. On Tuesday mornings I visit my Aunt Mandy's kindergarten class. We sing songs, do puzzles, and have "writer's workshop." After kindergarten I go eat lunch with my Aunt Jami who works in a pharmacy at a hospital. On Wednesday mornings I go to gymnastics class. On Thursday mornings we go to toddler time at the library. After toddler time I like to bring mommy book after book after book and we read together for about an hour, then we go play on the playground before lunch. On Friday we catch up on housework, laundry, and just have some time at home. Usually on Mondays we go grocery shopping and get ready for our week.
So, as you can see I have had a lot of fun trips, time with family and visitors, a busy weekly schedule, and am quite a challenge! As I approach the age of 3 (I am very aware that my birthday is June 2 and am already getting excited about it) I am becoming more independent, emotional, and a handful. I am learning so many things so fast and sometimes it is hard to keep it all under control. I am so expressive and intense and I never slow down. I am also hilarious and love to entertain so I keep our family in stitches most of the time. All in all, it has been a great first three months of the new year!
