Melting My Heart

"I miss you".

Collins told Brian this for the first time a few weeks ago when he got home from work one day. Talk about melting your heart! It was the sweetest thing. Then she started saying "i ruv you" in response to us saying it to her, and it is without a doubt the most precious thing I have ever heard. It thrills me every time she says it.

We are leaving for our ski trip to Park City tomorrow and will be gone for a little over three days. I'm excited about how much fun Collins will have with her grandparents, and I'm excited for us to get away and take a really cool vacation.

But how much did my heart break today when I went in after her nap and she said, "Mama, come back" and I said, "come back from where?" and she said, "ski trip". That one stopped me in my tracks...I had told her a little about our trip because I didn't want her to be confused about where we were. But we hadn't talked about it in awhile and then that randomly comes out? Talk about melting your heart.

All I can say is Collins "we miss you" and "we ruv you", and we'll "be back soon".

 

Bossypants

We were driving in the car yesterday, and Collins said "Take this baby (pointing to herself) to Gigi's house right now!". My first reaction was to laugh really hard. My second thought was "I'm impressed- that's a really long sentence". My third thought was "Wow- my baby is really bossy".

We got home and she kicked me out of the driver seat, plopped herself in my place and started pretend driving. She then said, "Driving to Gigi's house, now!". This girl knows exactly what she wants and now knows how to communicate it. And you know what? She ended up getting what she wanted. :)

New this Week

An introduction to dinosaurs...

a desire to dunk...

a puppet show...

and a new direction on the slide...a fun week!

Back Seat Driver

Overheard from the back seat while driving around town yesterday:

1) "Fast, Mama" (was not speeding promise!)
2) "Whoa, Mama" (we were going around a curve)
3) "New song, Mama" (what she actually prefers toddler tunes over country?)
4) "Rebound!" (listening to State basketball game on radio)

Can you see why it is easy to get distracted while driving with this one? She has also started telling me which way to turn once we get into our neighborhood. This one does not miss a beat!

Two-Year Check-Up

Miss C saw the doctor today for her two-year-old check-up and everything looked great. I know she is growing up fast because she can now do a standing weight and height measurement, she didn't have to get any shots, and this is the last time we have to strip her down to her diaper for a check-up!

Here are her measurements (and this is more for my record-keeping than your interest):
Weight: 27 lbs 8 oz (62%)
Height: 34.125" (87%)
Head circumference: 19 5/8"

She did get her finger pricked to test her blood, but she assures me that her boo-boo is "much better".

Snow Baby

Collins got her first real snow experience on Saturday. She thought it was very cool and didn't want to come back inside!

 

Happy Valentines Day

Silly glasses for a silly holiday!