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put your hands on your head.

Put your hands on your knees

put your hands on your ears

put your hands on your throat…

(does that mean try to shove my hands in my mouth as far as they will go to try to touch my actual throat??)

Daddy turned back on the coo-coo clock a few weeks ago. When the time changed Mommy told me that I could get out of bed in the morning when I heard 8 coo-coos! Well, tonight I got tucked in a bit early because I was exhausted. I normally go to bed at 8pm, when the last coo-coo of the night happens. Then the clock doesn’t make a sound again until the morning.

Well, this backfired because I heard the 8pm coo-coo and I got out of bed. I started screaming “I HEARD 8 COO-COOS… IT IS DAYTIME!!!!” I am a nut case. Mommy and Daddy got me back in bed and tucked back in.

So this week I have been double dipping in the playgrounds. Mommy has been trying to get me out at least once a day to a playground since the weather is SOO wonderful right now. Not to mention that I have been having a SUPER week working on my social skills. My second molars are finally through 100%! My attitude is improving and I am hitting, pushing and biting WAY less. I am learning how to hang with the big kids and lead with the smaller ones. Mommy said she is nearly stress free when we are around other kids… FINALLY!

I even tried the BIG kid swing… the correct way!

Feet first tummy slides on HOT slides really BURN your tummy!

Ethan and I were racing down but Mommy couldn’t get a picture. Only a few more playtimes and Ethan will be gone, BOO HOO!

Checking in on Emmerson while I got a sippy drink. I love my little bro!

This week I have actually been sitting on the potty again. I have gotten pee-pee in the toilet several times now! But as for the poopies… not so much. I know when I have to go, I can tell… I know I can. I just grab my tush and deny that I have to go.

The other night we went to the neighborhood playground to hit the tennis courts. Mommy made me run wind sprints… just kidding!

Daddy really wanted to teach me how to hit the ball.

I enjoyed rolling it between his legs more!

Finally I gave up and took a few swings.

Then I was off to look for “nature” and “bugs”!

Daddy and I were playing chase…

I was close behind…

There, i got him!

This morning I was being silly and Mommy said to balance a Fruit Loop on my nose… that was fun! I was laying them on Mommy’s leg and she was flipping them up and catching them and eating them. I don’t think I have laughed that hard in a few days!

After my nap today I went to the playground with Emmerson and Mommy. We met up with one of Mommy’s friends and she brought her three kids. Two older boys (6 & 8 ) and Sammy (3). Sammy and I had a total blast playing together. I enjoyed playing with the older kids too (Max and Jacob). We took a break from playing so I could show off Emmerson.

Sammy’s attention to me faded when Emmerson came out. Oh well. I got her attention back when Emmerson started crying. I really had a BLAST with my new friend.

My new thing… “Give me free elephant rides?!” Then I climb on the Mommy or the Daddy and demand to be taken all around the living room or my bedroom.

I opted for yet another NO NAP day… But was in a good mood… Mommy needed to capture THAT on film!

This weekend we went to Wall Springs Park. It was COLD. I was a bit scared of the BIG slide, but finally did it!

On the way up!

Here I come!

Did I just go ALL the way down that HUGE slide???

I finally got enough happy faces to get my water/sand table. i had to check out the undercarriage to see how it worked.

I was all wet and cold!

But VERY happy… til the sandbox broke (another story for another day!!)

Today I even actually participated in an ENTIRE Gymboree class!!!

Of course, I needed to bring “friends” from the toy drawer!!

Yet ANOTHER no nap day!! I crashed with 2 minutes of being placed in bed tonight!

So in the past week I have only had two naps. Badly needed naps at that! I go into my room when asked at naptime, curl up in bed, get my naptime kisses and hugs, wait for Mommy & Daddy to walk away then get out of bed and play. When asked the other day what I was doing I responded “Playing quietly in my room, shhhhh!”

Today, I BADLY needed to take a nap but just wanted to be goofy and keep running out of my room. Mommy finally gave up around 2pm. We went to run a few errands before dinner with Grandma Jo and Grandpa Howie.

Mommy said I let out a HUGE sigh on the way to COSTCO and she looked up in the mirror and was OUT…

Well, needless to say, I only got a brief rest and was pretty grumpy/sensitive the rest of the evening. It is storming out now and I am headed to bed at 7pm. Daylight Savings is tomorrow so Mommy & Daddy have been slowly adjusting my bedtime so the time change doesn’t shock me!