Where has the time gone?

It has been way too long since my last update and so much has happened. We have finally moved into our new house and we are still trying to settle in. Leisa really loves all the space to run around. She is so excited to go outside and play in the backyard now that we finally have one. We are no longer captives in our dungeon. She would play out there all day if I would let her. And you are sure to find Scruffy tagging along right behind her. Now we just need to work out getting some outdoor toys so she will stop playing with the ant hills. She has a fascination with sand so I see a sandbox in our future. OH GOODY! More mess for me to clean.

Over the past four months she has developed quite the personality. We can see that she is going to be a very strong willed child. She can be very persistent at times. Okay…all the time. She has become very familiar with the concept of time out. The good thing is that it really does help. Her vocabulary is definitely expanding. Her favorite game right now is point and say. That means she points and we say what it is. This has been very helpful in her understanding of what things are and how to tell us what she wants. She pretty much tells us when she is hungry, what she wants to eat or drink, and when she is tired. I have become quite the expert at understanding toddler talk. Now that we understand each other more, she has started helping me out around the house. That means putting EVERYTHING in the trash or toilet. Not to mention painting the house with toilet paper (that’s because daddy forgets to close the bathroom door).

Birds and bugs are her favorite things at the moment. The words are permanently burned into my brain. At least until she takes interest in something else. Hugging is also a big thing for her right now. She hugs everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything. Yes, this includes the bugs on the ground and of course poor old Scruffy. It’s really cute. Hopefully she will continue to be this sweet. We can’t forget to mention what a book worm she is. She LOVES to read. She spends the majority of her day hiding in her corner flipping through her books. Her favorite of course it the Little People Farm book. And she really enjoys it when we read to her so we make sure we do at least once a day.

Teething has been a nightmare these past couple of months. She sprouted all four of her molars at once. AGGHHHH!!!!! She just got one of her bottom side teeth and now she is working on a couple of her eye teeth. All together she has ten teeth now. And they just keep on coming. This means no sleep for us anytime soon. As you can imagine, we have all been a little miserable. Her more than us, but we are all in it together. Her weight seems to be holding steady at 24 pounds and she has sprouted to about 31 inches tall. We still can’t believe she has gotten to be so big. We are enjoying every bit of her. More than anything we are really enjoying taking her to new places now that she understands more and seeing her light up. Parenthood defiantly has it rewards.