Today, my little girl turned four. In reality, she's been four for a few weeks. There was this magical week when things changed.
The tantrums got oh so much more ... more.
The thought processes were so much more complex.
The ability to rationalize things really started coming in to play.
The lying. The lying started.
The ability to amaze me with what she could grasp: with her logic, with her physical capabilities, with her humor.
It's astounding how quickly the transition came about and how truly profound it is. She is, indeed, becoming more a thinking, rational person right before my eyes.
I want to freeze time and enjoy the now, but I don't want to miss what might come next.
So we plod on. She tells me that she's going to be 5 next. I told her I'd like to enjoy 4 for a while first.
Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Who needs stairs?
When you've got a 2-3 inch strip of base on the railing that you can use to carefully scale to the second floor...
*sigh*
Where you yell for your doll, waking your brother up. *grrr*
*sigh*
Where you yell for your doll, waking your brother up. *grrr*
Monday, October 15, 2007
Writing leads to aging
Back in May, she wrote "mom" on the side of the tub and was crazy proud of herself. We had been working on tracing, but they taught them that one for Mother's Day cards at school.
A few weeks (couple of months at this point, maybe) she told me she wanted to write her name. She got 99% of it right copying what I'd written. We had to get the N's to not look like M's. Easy enough.
At this point, she's fully functional. She can write her name with no prompt. She can spell it for anyone that asks. She can find the keys on the computer and type it.
She asked to learn the other letters. We got a couple of workbooks: letters and numbers. She wanted more so we picked up cutting, pasting, and coloring. She's cutting like a pro. Her teachers say she's the only one whose pencil holding they don't have to correct.
She can identify most of the numbers. She's counting to almost 20 (which is amazing considering I rarely remember to help her count past 5 or 10). She's starting to play with addition on her fingers.
She can identify heaps of letters and is asking about sounds. She actually sounded out "hat" one day.
When did she become more 4 than 3?
A few weeks (couple of months at this point, maybe) she told me she wanted to write her name. She got 99% of it right copying what I'd written. We had to get the N's to not look like M's. Easy enough.
At this point, she's fully functional. She can write her name with no prompt. She can spell it for anyone that asks. She can find the keys on the computer and type it.
She asked to learn the other letters. We got a couple of workbooks: letters and numbers. She wanted more so we picked up cutting, pasting, and coloring. She's cutting like a pro. Her teachers say she's the only one whose pencil holding they don't have to correct.
She can identify most of the numbers. She's counting to almost 20 (which is amazing considering I rarely remember to help her count past 5 or 10). She's starting to play with addition on her fingers.
She can identify heaps of letters and is asking about sounds. She actually sounded out "hat" one day.
When did she become more 4 than 3?
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Adventures in role play
From the back of the car in Midland, in the deepest little girl voice imaginable.
"Hi, Core, I'm DA. Hi, Cory, I'm Da! Hello Corin. Da says Hi! Da Da Da. Say hi to Da, C-man."
Repeat...while her parents just about die laughing in the front.
"Hi, Core, I'm DA. Hi, Cory, I'm Da! Hello Corin. Da says Hi! Da Da Da. Say hi to Da, C-man."
Repeat...while her parents just about die laughing in the front.
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