Dear Zoe,
Sometimes, when I ask you a question, you will look at me and say "actually" and then press your pointer finger to your lips and say "hhhmmm". Sometimes that is your whole answer... and sometimes you will give a "real" answer.
Where in the world did that come from?
You make me giggle.
Mommy
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Night and Day, I Love You, Too
Dear Zoe,
Today was a bit of a rough day. Not odd... you're a toddler. You had moments of wonderful behavior and moments of meltdowns.
An example...
When we went to dance class at the YMCA you walked all by yourself, like such a big girl. You held your umbrella for the rain and walked right next to me all the way to the door.
When we left dance class you were a different child. You dilly dallied down the sidewalk. You stopped right in the middle of the parking lot. I had to drag you kicking and screaming to the car. You cried and kicked all the way home.
Night and day.
Sometimes it's hard to ride the roller coaster with you. It makes for long days.
But then tonight... tired and ready for bed... with no coaxing from me... you came over to me, hugged my lap and announced "I love you Mommy. I love you." And each time I would answer "I love you Zoe" you would respond with another "I love you Mommy".
What a way to end the day.
I love you Zoe!
Mommy
Today was a bit of a rough day. Not odd... you're a toddler. You had moments of wonderful behavior and moments of meltdowns.
An example...
When we went to dance class at the YMCA you walked all by yourself, like such a big girl. You held your umbrella for the rain and walked right next to me all the way to the door.
When we left dance class you were a different child. You dilly dallied down the sidewalk. You stopped right in the middle of the parking lot. I had to drag you kicking and screaming to the car. You cried and kicked all the way home.
Night and day.
Sometimes it's hard to ride the roller coaster with you. It makes for long days.
But then tonight... tired and ready for bed... with no coaxing from me... you came over to me, hugged my lap and announced "I love you Mommy. I love you." And each time I would answer "I love you Zoe" you would respond with another "I love you Mommy".
What a way to end the day.
I love you Zoe!
Mommy
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Fashion Statement
Dear Zoe,
Sometimes the little things you do make me laugh. You come up with things... and I wonder where the ideas came from.
Today we were just finished getting showered and dressed. We about to go downstairs and get our shoes on. Ready to go for lunch with Alex and Larisa at their house. You had been opening and closing your drawers... seeming interested in finding something... just very busy.
I finally called out to you from the top of the stairs, "Zoe, are you ready to go?" You called back "OK Mommy, I ready!" Out you walked... with one of your old baby bibs planted flat on top of your head. (There is a small drawer full of them... just a drawer I've never emptied). I asked "What's that on your head?" You answered "Hat!" and gave me a look as if to say "Duh! Silly Mommy."
You wore that bib on your head all the way downstairs, all the time we were putting on shoes, all the way out to the car, for the entire short car ride, and then into the house. There it stayed until Alex asked you what it was. You answered "Hat!" then took it off and put it on the floor. It was like your mission was accomplished.
You sure do keep Mommy busy wondering what you'll do next.
Love you,
Mommy
Sometimes the little things you do make me laugh. You come up with things... and I wonder where the ideas came from.
Today we were just finished getting showered and dressed. We about to go downstairs and get our shoes on. Ready to go for lunch with Alex and Larisa at their house. You had been opening and closing your drawers... seeming interested in finding something... just very busy.
I finally called out to you from the top of the stairs, "Zoe, are you ready to go?" You called back "OK Mommy, I ready!" Out you walked... with one of your old baby bibs planted flat on top of your head. (There is a small drawer full of them... just a drawer I've never emptied). I asked "What's that on your head?" You answered "Hat!" and gave me a look as if to say "Duh! Silly Mommy."
You wore that bib on your head all the way downstairs, all the time we were putting on shoes, all the way out to the car, for the entire short car ride, and then into the house. There it stayed until Alex asked you what it was. You answered "Hat!" then took it off and put it on the floor. It was like your mission was accomplished.
You sure do keep Mommy busy wondering what you'll do next.
Love you,
Mommy
Friday, August 10, 2007
Cousins
Dear Zoe,
Right now you have 4 cousins: Larisa is 5, Avery is 4, Alex is 3, and Nina is 6 months. You have had your very own version of each of their names. Not one of them was "correct" for you in the beginning.
Larisa = Issa
Avery = Wavery
Alex = Ax
Nina = Eena
You corrected yourself on Alex a couple months ago and now actually say Alex. Issa turned into Risa just a couple weeks ago. And just yesterday you said "Nina" for the first time. Just another way your language skills are growing!
In January we will be adding a new cousin to the list. Can't wait to hear what your version of the new baby's name will be!
Love, Mommy
Right now you have 4 cousins: Larisa is 5, Avery is 4, Alex is 3, and Nina is 6 months. You have had your very own version of each of their names. Not one of them was "correct" for you in the beginning.
Larisa = Issa
Avery = Wavery
Alex = Ax
Nina = Eena
You corrected yourself on Alex a couple months ago and now actually say Alex. Issa turned into Risa just a couple weeks ago. And just yesterday you said "Nina" for the first time. Just another way your language skills are growing!
In January we will be adding a new cousin to the list. Can't wait to hear what your version of the new baby's name will be!
Love, Mommy
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
More Words
Dear Zoe,
More and more words. You use full sentences now (sometimes). You answer "yes" and "no" and mean it (usually). I can go through a list of snacks and you can tell me which one you want. You can ask for a specific book you want to be read. There are still times you struggle with getting your point across... times when we frustrate you by not quite understanding... but we're getting there.
Some of your new interesting words (and some that have been sticking around)...
Noodle = nuddle (like puddle)
Butterfly = bu-fly
Mickey Mouse = E Mouse
Kitty cat = E cat
Robot = oo bot
You also have a few things you say that you've kind of worked out as your way to say things. Like when you want to be picked up and carried you will say "carry you?" and reach your arms up. I think you just picked this up since I will ask you if you want me to carry you. Before I pick you up to do the stairs, or walk across the grass I will ask "Should I carry you?" I think you just figure the process is called "carry you" because it's what you say every time.
You've also started saying "my try?" I think it's a combination of "my turn" and "can I try?" You use it exactly for those things. If you want a turn on a swing... "my try?" If we're eating something and you want some.... "my try?" If we're using a pen and you want to write..."my try?" If I'm drinking ice coffee and you want a sip..."my try?" And, it it's something you can't really have a turn with (like scissors) you get quite angry and repeat over and over "my try, my try, my try?"
You have also claimed the outside. You will bang on the door and yell "my outside!" Usually it means you want to go outside... or you're upset that we've made you come inside before you were ready. It seems you like to make sure everything is yours.
You've also really started copying everything we say quickly. The other day Mommy got her new Harry Potter book in the mail. I showed Daddy and said "Isn't it just so exciting?" You've been saying "o exciting" at random times now. You also picked up the word "amazing" although I'm not sure when we said it. And I've heard you say "cute" and "cool" a few times.
We really have to watch what we say around you now... you're like a little sponge, absorbing every little word. It is so exciting to see you learning new things every day. We can't wait to hear what you say next!
Love, Mommy
More and more words. You use full sentences now (sometimes). You answer "yes" and "no" and mean it (usually). I can go through a list of snacks and you can tell me which one you want. You can ask for a specific book you want to be read. There are still times you struggle with getting your point across... times when we frustrate you by not quite understanding... but we're getting there.
Some of your new interesting words (and some that have been sticking around)...
Noodle = nuddle (like puddle)
Butterfly = bu-fly
Mickey Mouse = E Mouse
Kitty cat = E cat
Robot = oo bot
You also have a few things you say that you've kind of worked out as your way to say things. Like when you want to be picked up and carried you will say "carry you?" and reach your arms up. I think you just picked this up since I will ask you if you want me to carry you. Before I pick you up to do the stairs, or walk across the grass I will ask "Should I carry you?" I think you just figure the process is called "carry you" because it's what you say every time.
You've also started saying "my try?" I think it's a combination of "my turn" and "can I try?" You use it exactly for those things. If you want a turn on a swing... "my try?" If we're eating something and you want some.... "my try?" If we're using a pen and you want to write..."my try?" If I'm drinking ice coffee and you want a sip..."my try?" And, it it's something you can't really have a turn with (like scissors) you get quite angry and repeat over and over "my try, my try, my try?"
You have also claimed the outside. You will bang on the door and yell "my outside!" Usually it means you want to go outside... or you're upset that we've made you come inside before you were ready. It seems you like to make sure everything is yours.
You've also really started copying everything we say quickly. The other day Mommy got her new Harry Potter book in the mail. I showed Daddy and said "Isn't it just so exciting?" You've been saying "o exciting" at random times now. You also picked up the word "amazing" although I'm not sure when we said it. And I've heard you say "cute" and "cool" a few times.
We really have to watch what we say around you now... you're like a little sponge, absorbing every little word. It is so exciting to see you learning new things every day. We can't wait to hear what you say next!
Love, Mommy
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Weeee!!!
Dear Zoe,
Mommy and Daddy decided that it was time that we both got bikes. Today we picked them up from the bike store. You were so excited you couldn't even wait for Daddy to get Mommy's bike home. While we waited for him you sat in your brand new bike seat and I made all the seat belts the right length and hooked you all in. You sat there and waited for quite a while. You've never ridden on the back of a bike... but boy, did you know what that seat was for.
Daddy finally made it back and we hooked your seat onto my bike. You were ready to go... and were thrilled to have your helmet on. I have to say I wasn't quite as excited. I was a little nervous. I hadn't ridden a bike in quite a while... so I was really hoping I wouldn't fall or crash with you on the back.
Guess I was worried for no good reason. We rode around the neighborhood... and Mommy didn't crash once!
The whole time we were riding around you were yelling "wee! wee!". When you weren't expressing your glee... you were waving at people and yelling "HI!"
Those bikes were a little expensive... but they were worth every penny.
Can't wait to ride again!
Love, Mommy
Mommy and Daddy decided that it was time that we both got bikes. Today we picked them up from the bike store. You were so excited you couldn't even wait for Daddy to get Mommy's bike home. While we waited for him you sat in your brand new bike seat and I made all the seat belts the right length and hooked you all in. You sat there and waited for quite a while. You've never ridden on the back of a bike... but boy, did you know what that seat was for.
Daddy finally made it back and we hooked your seat onto my bike. You were ready to go... and were thrilled to have your helmet on. I have to say I wasn't quite as excited. I was a little nervous. I hadn't ridden a bike in quite a while... so I was really hoping I wouldn't fall or crash with you on the back.
Guess I was worried for no good reason. We rode around the neighborhood... and Mommy didn't crash once!
The whole time we were riding around you were yelling "wee! wee!". When you weren't expressing your glee... you were waving at people and yelling "HI!"
Those bikes were a little expensive... but they were worth every penny.
Can't wait to ride again!
Love, Mommy
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Happy 2nd Birthday!
Dear Zoe,
You are 2 years old today. 2 whole years. Where did that time go? How have you become such a big girl?
It really seems like just in the last week you've really outgrown being a "baby". Someone, somewhere, flipped a switch... and you're a big toddler girl now.
You're really talking. I mean, you've been "talking" for a while. But all of a sudden we can really understand almost everything you say. You have figured out that you know what you want... and can ask for it. I don't know about Daddy... but when you ask Mommy for something, I sure do have a hard time saying no. Guess I'll have to work on that. I can't be giving you cookies for breakfast just because you can suddenly say "cookie peese?"
And, after trying to let you have lunch while sitting in a chair instead of your high chair, I realize it's not quite a good idea yet... even when you do say "no chair Mommy, other chair". You even climbed up all by yourself and did a pretty good job. Doesn't work too well though. More pizza ended up on the floor than in your mouth.
You're newest question is "my try?" This seems to be your combination of "my turn" and "can I try?" This request has been pretty easy so far. Usually it's when you want something, like to write with a pencil, or look at a book... but sometimes it's because you want the scissors, or Mommy's iced coffee. You are so persistent. Repeating "my try, my try?!?" Guess I'll need to find some safety scissors for you... and maybe start drinking decaf (maybe).
You walked down the stairs all by yourself for the first time. Usually I walk in front of you... or you hold my hand. Sometimes we bump down the stairs. This time you told me "no Mommy" and pushed me back away from the stairs. You walked to the railing, held on, and went for it. You did such a good job. No falling for you. You took a second to check back and make sure I was still waiting at the top. When you got to the bottom we cheered and you announced "OK Mommy" and off you ran.
You're doing so very many things. So many new things you weren't doing just last week. So many things that I know I won't ever be able to write them all down. Hopefully I'll be able to jot down enough. Write down the things that really stand out.
You're getting so big.
Too big, too fast.
I have to remember you're not a baby anymore.
I'll try to keep up.
Love,
Mommy
You are 2 years old today. 2 whole years. Where did that time go? How have you become such a big girl?
It really seems like just in the last week you've really outgrown being a "baby". Someone, somewhere, flipped a switch... and you're a big toddler girl now.
You're really talking. I mean, you've been "talking" for a while. But all of a sudden we can really understand almost everything you say. You have figured out that you know what you want... and can ask for it. I don't know about Daddy... but when you ask Mommy for something, I sure do have a hard time saying no. Guess I'll have to work on that. I can't be giving you cookies for breakfast just because you can suddenly say "cookie peese?"
And, after trying to let you have lunch while sitting in a chair instead of your high chair, I realize it's not quite a good idea yet... even when you do say "no chair Mommy, other chair". You even climbed up all by yourself and did a pretty good job. Doesn't work too well though. More pizza ended up on the floor than in your mouth.
You're newest question is "my try?" This seems to be your combination of "my turn" and "can I try?" This request has been pretty easy so far. Usually it's when you want something, like to write with a pencil, or look at a book... but sometimes it's because you want the scissors, or Mommy's iced coffee. You are so persistent. Repeating "my try, my try?!?" Guess I'll need to find some safety scissors for you... and maybe start drinking decaf (maybe).
You walked down the stairs all by yourself for the first time. Usually I walk in front of you... or you hold my hand. Sometimes we bump down the stairs. This time you told me "no Mommy" and pushed me back away from the stairs. You walked to the railing, held on, and went for it. You did such a good job. No falling for you. You took a second to check back and make sure I was still waiting at the top. When you got to the bottom we cheered and you announced "OK Mommy" and off you ran.
You're doing so very many things. So many new things you weren't doing just last week. So many things that I know I won't ever be able to write them all down. Hopefully I'll be able to jot down enough. Write down the things that really stand out.
You're getting so big.
Too big, too fast.
I have to remember you're not a baby anymore.
I'll try to keep up.
Love,
Mommy
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