Life with the Gundrys: 2011

This last week and a half has been so much fun! I can't explain the feeling I get when I am able to just be home with Payton. I actually feel like a real mom. We have been busy playing at the park, shopping, cooking, cleaning and crafting! I cherish this time, and I am so sad that it is almost over. She is growing so fast and sometimes I feel like it is just passing me by. I can't believe that she is going to be 2 years old in just 2 short months. Where did the time go? Where did my baby go? She is turing into a strong minded toddler and I absolutely love it ( even when she is pulling my hair and laughing) I am pretty proud of what a fast learner she is too! Eric and I work with her in the tub on her letters and she already can tell you the sounds of A,O,F,T,H she can name a good 10 of them, or more, if you show them to her. Anything I ask her to try to say she will , this just makes her Kindergarten teacher of a mommy so proud! Her newest thing is saying Target ( the french sounding way) Anytime we get in the car that's what she says. HA! I guess I go there a lot! And that one, was not something I prompted her to say, it was all on her own. I can't even begin to describe all the wonderful cute things that she says and does, because there are so many, but I will do my best! This is in no particular order :)

1. Wuv eyes (I love you)

2. That she can't sleep with just Minnie or just Mickey. It has to be both

3. The fan and her ocean sounds MUST be on or she cannnot go to bed

4. How she counts 1....2....5....2

5. sings her ABC's ABCDDDA

6. She has a very good idea of what is only for our eyes, and she will say "eyes onee"

7. Bosses the dog around "LUCY! HEY! NO! HEY!"

8. Her newest thing is stalling before bedtime. She pulls out all the stops............................................ " cuddle...cuddle..........pee pee, potty, milk, wabba, kisses, hugs..." the list goes on all the way to her bedroom! But will still sing the good night song with me!

9.Grandpa( my dad)= Pi Pa Grandma ( Debbie step mom)= gamma Grandma( my mom) = mi ma I think this is the way she decifers between the two granmas. I think it's so cute that she says them differently.

Nana ( Eri's mom)= Nay Nay Papa( Erics dad) = papa

10. now that she knows the difference between blue and green she will point them out all the time. Same with letters.

11. Loves the Itsy Bitsy Spider song

12. Loves to dance and do front rolls( she does this very well too!) Can't wait to get her in tumbling!

13. LOVES LOVES LOVES her daddy!

14. Oddly enough she is really fixated on the author and illistator at the end of Goodnight Moon. I can't even finish the book without her rushing me to the back to read about Clement Hurd and Margret Wise Brown... I have no idea where this came from, but it's been months. haha!

15. Fell in love with Frosty the Snowman this year ( She is singing it in her crib as we speak!)

16. NEVER forgets to say "bless you" when anyone sneezes! Even herself

17. If you ask her where we go pee she will answer" potty" but she won't actually do it! It's happened twice....

18.Loves to help clean

19. Baths snd being wrapped up in her towel afterwards

20. Lately I have been telling her "Great job Listening! What a good girl!" So now, when she does something I ask her too she says " Good Girl, Listen!" It's so cute!

As always there are a million other things that she does that is adorable.... but I will leave you with some cute photos to check out!

Back to work.............. Boo! :(