trucks and school buses

Sierra has developed this LOVE (read: obsession) with all trucks and buses. i'm not really sure how it all started.

she used to point out cars and then once she learned what a truck was, there was no turning back!

- if we're inside the house and she hears one drive by, she stops what she's doing, points towards the window and yells "cahhhhhh" (truck is not an easy word to say! this was originally her word for "car", but now is how she says "truck")

- she now likes to add that the trucks are big. it usually goes something like this "cahhhhhh, cahhhhh, biiiiiiig". she puts her hands together like she's praying when she says "biiiiiig" - super cute, but don't know why! sometimes she says it in the right order and will proudly shout "biiiiiig cahhhhhh"

- that little finger is ALWAYS pointing when she declares that she's seen a truck

- as soon as the truck is out of view, she desperately signs and shouts "mowww, mowww, mowww" (more). i calmly explain that mommy cannot make the trucks appear, but that she'll have to be patient and look for more. haha, as if that helps! she just wants to see trucks, one after the other ...and of course she doesn't want to be patient!!

- one 4 hour car ride (just mommy and sierra) up a very busy interstate was filled with pointing and shouting in such excitement as we passed a LOT of big semi-trucks. while i would have loved to chat about something else, at least it kept her entertained for most of the trip  :)

- school buses are now equally as cool as trucks! we try to watch for them pass our house in the mornings and then if we're out running errands when school lets out.

- "apaa, apaa, aaapaaaaaa" is usually the way she referrs to the school buses. have you noticed that she can't just say it once?! i guess that's how she shows her amazement and excitement - by shouting the word and saying it over and over and over...it's precious and i love it.  :)

i'm going to have to study up on my trucks so i can start to tell her what each kind is - especially with the construction trucks that we see almost daily. and that is super cool because they are working with dirt, rocks and concrete!

i don't know if this is common for little girls or not, but i sure didn't expect it! with her greatest obession still being babies, she's certainly not a complete tomboy  :)

new words!

last night sierra started saying "daddy" for the first time and she was soooooo excited about it!! she still says "dada" first and then switches right away to "daadeeee" with a lot of emphasis on the "deeee".

it is precious.

later in the evening i asked her to say "mommy" and she paused and said "mamuuu". haha, close! i did hear one "mommy" this morning but so far "mama" is still winning out.

she is also starting to put two words together. they are not the clearest of words, but we know what she means! it helps that she repeats everything OVER and OVER in a very loud voice (some may even call it shouting).

she said "yeah dada" after kyle's marathon. it sure was perfect timing  :)
and her new favorite is "beiiii cwruwr". translation: big truck. there is a lot of inflection that happens in the word "big"! (i've noticed that i say it like that when i talk to her, haha).

trucks will be the next post. oh my, how we are obsessed!

Gu = BFF

Sierra definitely has a BFF. I put several different stuffed animals in her crib when she was younger and she bonded with one more than the others (although she does love all of them and gives them frequent hugs).

We have always referred to this little bear as Osito, for "little bear" in Spanish. Sierra knows exactly who we're talking about, but she prefers to call him (and every other bear - real, drawing, etc.) "Gu".

no clue where that came from, but Gu is her BFF!

in the past few weeks she has been really into dressing Gu and putting diapers on and off him. for months she has been sharing her water and milk with him, but now we have trouble getting her dressed and out the door because she wants her clothes and shoes to go on Gu. it's actually quite hilarious, but can add some time to getting ready now that i am often dressing 2 kids!

another much bigger bear (also Gu), can be found most days in just a diaper - he is a little too big to fit in Sierra's clothes!

enjoy the pics  :)

pigtails!!!!

i am soooo excited that Sierra's hair is getting longer and we've been able to sport some very tiny pigtails in the last week! she also seems to be getting some curls/waves in the back. she is so cute and so sweet!!!

Converse

after an unsuccessful search in nashville for some baby converse shoes, i found a pair at my current favorite resale shop close to home!! and they were WAY cheaper than a new pair and look brand new!

i just can't get enough of them - sierra looks so adorable wearing them!!! although with all the lacing and unlacing, i can't guarantee that they will be the shoe of choice most days - especially when we're rushing out the door and sierra gives me only 5 seconds of being still to get both shoes on her!!

you've gotta see this...

 don't you just want to squeeze those legs?!?!?! that's one of the best parts of my day  :)

a milestone - the church nursery

it was a miracle...

we dropped Sierra off at the nursery at church yesterday and not only did she NOT cry (first time ever!!), but she reached out her arms for the nursery lady!!!!!

whew, what an amazing feeling that was for us as parents! we hope that this continues every week! maybe it helped that we talked about getting to play (a new word of hers) as we walked up? maybe she has bonded with the nice lady who is there every week? maybe she knows and trusts that we are coming back for her? maybe she is growing up?!!!




...she does LOVE to sit with her little ankles crossed, like a lady!

(i think) i'm such a big girl

i'm such a big girl, look what i can do...

feed myself with a spoon, getting most of it in my mouth!

yes, i'm very proud of myself :)

i can drive! (with the help of daddy's long legs, of course)

i can brush my (6) teeth!

again, very proud of myself...(do we see a pattern here??!)

help hang (dry) clothes on the drying rack (not sure how the high chair helped, but she pushed it over while hanging the laundry)

wear daddy's boots!

sit in the camping chair all by myself!

pull my singing bug toy (finally! now mommy gets a break from always pulling)

wear mommy's sunglasses! oh wait, does picking my nose take away my credibility for being a big girl?!?!

mommy likes to think i'm still her little baby, but i am so excited to learn new things every day!