Lyla is at such a fun age; I couldn't have asked for a better time to be bringing a new baby into this family. She loves her mommy/Eric time but is also very good at entertaining herself. And the things she comes up with lately are hilarious.
Her latest thing is blaming inanimate objects for her getting hurt. For example: she falls, and yells "no floor, don't hurt me!" Or, bumps her head on the sink and stands there trying to push it away so it won't bump into her again. She also tries to scold the dog by threatening things like "Petey, stop barking or you can't watch a movie later!"
The one "bad word" I slip on a lot is saying "Jesus" when I drop things, trip over the dog, etc, and Lyla has picked up on this lovely habit. Eric and I explained to her that it's not a nice thing to say, and that sometimes adults say it by accident when they're upset. So now, Lyla walks around saying "I'm not saying Jesus anymore!" but she'll repeat it over and over to say the "bad word" without really saying it. We tell her it doesn't make her sound like a very nice girl, and then she'll continue to ask "why can't we say Jesus? Mommy, I'm not saying Jesus anymore!"
She has to be the most sensitive child I've ever met; the smallest thing can create tears, especially when you tell her "no". And she always starts these crying fits by saying "No don't make me sad!!" Easy to see how parents can spoil their children; how heart breaking is that?? Sorry, Ly, you still need to eat your dinner BEFORE dessert. She usually then says something like "Mommy, don't say that, it doesn't make you sound like a nice girl"
Her little sense of humor is coming to life and it's hysterical to watch. She'll catch herself calling Eric "mommy" and then stop and say "oh man, I just called you mommmmmmyyyyy!" and crack herself up. Or, when we tell her to use the potty, she'll go in every room in the house saying "is this the bathroom? nooooo" and giggle her way to the next room until she eventually makes it to the bathroom.
My favorite thing has to be the way she talks about being a big sister. She'll accomplish something new on the playground, and immediately state how Hannah will be too little to do that, but that she's the big sister and will teach Hannah to do it when she's a "big girl like me".
Can't wait to continue to watch my big girl grow :) So in love with being her mommy
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