Chameleon

I look like a Mac'.
I look like a 'bensen.

Ninaisms

Thule boxes:
n: That car is wearing a hat!

Facial hair:
n: Daddy, you have a mustache. Did you put your mustache back on?

Bars

They cannot keep me caged away from the stairs! I will gnaw my way through these bars.

Big girl

Mamma and Daddy still like to delude themselves that I am not growing up, and that I won't always be their little girl.

Outdoor baby

Cookies, stroller rides, wind through my hair and toes. I'm in heaven. I don't ever want to go indoors again.

Stairs

I love stairs! I go up, down, up, down, up, down. There are only 3 stairs at daycare, but sooo many more at home. Maybe too many. I'm tired after a couple of flights.

GranDen's cookies turns me into CookieMonster

Do you want a cookie Daddy?
Do you want a cookie Mamma?
Cookie?
Nom-nom-nom.

Head of the class

I'm not the oldest in my daycare room. I'm not the most talkative, or the most mobile. But guess who is loved by the entire daycare center and has people vying to have moved into their room. Oh yeah. That's right.

This is what I think of NeeNee leaving tomorrow

(First words hello when Mamma came home Friday)

n: Hi Mamma, I pooed!

(First words hello when Mamma came home today)

n: I was talking to you on the phone. I made a wee-wee!

Not fair

What's not fair:
1. Mamma's not home.

2. Nina gets to stay home with NeeNee everyday, just because she can speak and say what she wants.

3. People take photos of my gravity defying boogies.

Leaving so soon?

Mamma left for 3 days last week. She came back late Friday, and is leaving again today for 2 more days. Oh. I will remember this. I may forgive her. Some day. But I will not let her forget for a long long time.

Facials

Cottage cheese keeps my skin baby-soft.

Choices

Yes. I pick out my own outfits. It's the layered look for spring.

SPRING!

n: Flowers!

(walking up to random houses, because I can)

n: That's where everyone lives.

Mamma's home?

Nom, nom, what, nom, nom, Mamma's home, nom, mmm, KD, oh, hi.

11 Months!

My last mirthday before my birthday and Mamma's at a conference which is way not as fun as writing lengthy blog posts.

Oh so that's how you do a blog post

Now where's that incredibly embarrassing picture of Mamma?

Playmates

I love playmates! My buddy Luke was great at crawling races. And he likes to give hugs the same way I do (some call it hair pulling, I like to call it bringing someone in closer for a hug). He shared his bath with me, his food with me, and I tried to share my conjunctivitis with him. I think red-heads look good in pink too.

Playrooms

I love playrooms! Sure, mine has toys and a mattress. But my buddy Cole's has hiding places, sofas for jumping on, puzzles, books, crayons, a Monsters Inc theme and new movies (I like Princess Fiona). Unfortunately it also has a dog. I'm scared of dogs.

Road Triiiip

We went to see friends in Columbus this weekend. And Mamma and Daddy took us to see a concert by our favorite band They Might Be Giants. The best part? The ending. Not because the songs stopped, but because the drummer personally handed me and Daddy stickers.

Over the counter

Eh there. WhatcanIgetcha?

Translation

Mormor gave me some old books in some crazy Scandinavian language. I love the stories, and have now mastered writing in that language:

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Dirt

Do they really think these bars will keep me from eating all that nummy dirt on the front lawn? Nope.

Yeah. Sure.

n: Daddy is a teacher. I'm a princess. Mamma, what you are?
M: I'm a psychologist.
n: (unimpressed) uhn-hun.

M: Could you be any more cute?
n: No.

Michelangelo

35 months!

It's my last mirthday before my third birthday!

To celebrate, Ewan threw up twice, Mamma lost her voice and Daddy got healthy. Er. woohoo?

El Niño

Some have hail. Others have snow, flooding or mudslides. We have sun for the first time in months. I do not understand the weather.

Humor

Wanna know what I find hysterical? Mamma hiccuping while I nurse. And then me farting while I'm laughing hysterically at Mamma's hiccuping while I nurse.

Music lessons

Nina's teaching me to sing and I'm teaching her piano. Now why are Mamma and Daddy wearing ear plugs?

Olympics

I'm not a fan of the cold or snow. So I didn't watch a lot of the Winter Olympics. But we're really looking forward to London 2012. Me the track events, and Ewan the weight lifting. Yes, that can is full.

Love of books

I inherited my sister's love of books. She'll go to sleep with her books instead of a doll. I just can't stop flipping through the pages and babbling my stories. I can't wait until I figure out which side is up!

Princess movies teach little girls to kiss frogs

What happens when you eskimo-kiss a frog?

Vogue

That's a magazine for men too, right?