See the Change

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Look how much she has changed over the years! Same haircut and same adorable smile! This baby is growing up!!!

Just thinking about how much she's grown

I was just sitting here at work thinking about how much Millie has grown in such a short period of time. You can actually carry on a lengthy conversation with her and her vocabulary is extraordinary (hey, I'm a little biased). Sometimes I forget that she is only 3 years old.

I love to ask her different questions to hear the response. She has such a big imagination, and just thinks of ideas off the cuff. And she is also very thoughtful. Every time we go to a public restroom, after she has washed and dried her hands, she always wants to get the paper towels ready for the next person. Of course, children practice what they see (and trust me, I'm not bragging, but I do like to do that too).

Some of her favorite foods right now are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, black beans (she has loved those since she was a baby), fruit (which I'm learning is rare for some kids), Kashi breakfast bars, chocolate milk, cereal, oatmeal (dry and cooked), hard-boiled eggs, juice and water (yes, she still gets it diluted because she asks for it like that).

Here are two pictures of Millie in her school uniform....one when she started Rock Springs Christian Academy in January, 2010 and the other on her 2nd day of school.

Grown a lot, in more ways than one....

Flashback Friday

I was looking through some old photos the other day because I wanted to show Millie that my mom used to rock me in the same rocking chair that I rock her in every night. So I came across this photo and was totally shocked.....that baby looks like Millie! How cool and sweet is that!

Millie is now 20 mos old

We are actually getting nearer to the 2-yr mark and I can't believe it. Didn't we just celebrate Millie's 1st birthday? She is talking so much more now and understands just about everything that you say. She is still using her sign language and I believe that has enhanced her language skills. I can ask Millie to go put some dirty clothes in her hamper and she'll walk right into her room and put them in the hamper. She likes to help clean her room and other parts of the house, too.

She still enjoys taking a shower and loves to get in with mommy, sometimes in the mornings. She loves to read books and one of her favorites right now is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?" and "Bear's House." She actually says, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear.....see?" She said "teacher" last week and we were astonished.

She loves milk so much that, if we let her, she would drink a gallon a day. She also still loves her beans and actually ate two bowls of burrito mix last night for dinner. She hates having her teeth brushed and sometimes doesn't like getting her diaper changed or getting her clothes changed. It doesn't make any sense, or is it really supposed to?

She loves to dance and loves music - all kinds too! She loves to dress like her daddy, complete with overalls and her boots. She likes going to church to play and pray (and actually tells the crying babies to "shush....") She can say pretty clearly now: "squirrel", "bird", and "mermaid." She also says "trash" and "side" - meaning "outside". We have two trash cans in our entry way - one is a trash can and the other is for recycling. Most of the time, she will put things in their respective cans; sometimes she does it by herself w/o us asking and other times, we'll ask her.

She's a people-person although it takes her a few moments to warm up to someone new. She has a great, easy-going personality - happy most of the time. She has really been a special addition to our family (immediate and extended).

She's sometimes a picky eater; one day eating one thing, and the next turning her nose up. I guess that's how a toddler is though. We just have to roll with the punches.

And now, everytime we get some change, we always save it for her and she knows exactly where to put it. She has two piggy banks in her room and our big bank in our room.

She is very loving and just learned yesterday how to give Eskimo kisses. She sleeps well, most of the time. But never say to yourself that you've figured it out b/c as soon as you do, it will all change.

It's come full circle

For the past few nights, after I've given Millie a bath, we have gone into our bathroom and I've brushed her teeth and then set her on the toilet and blown dry her hair. While I was doing it, it brought back so many memories.

I remember my mom used to blow dry my hair and I loved it so much. What is it about someone else drying your hair? I would lie on the bed, on my stomach, with my head hanging over the edge of the bed and she would dry my hair. Sometimes she wouldn't move the dryer enough and my ears would get hot, but other than that, it was great.

And Millie seems to really enjoy it too. So, I'm sure one day, she'll be blow-drying her daughter's (or son's) hair and will be reliving her childhood.