The Girls - September 2013

Harlie:

• Tackled late one afternoon by an overly friendly Labrador at the park, Harlie is now a little afraid of dogs. I say “a little” with a whole lot of hope in my heart that this changes soon. Dogs are awesome.

• Aside from her cousins who are a little more like siblings than friends, Harlie’s bestest friend forever is Emelia. Friends and daily companions for almost two years, going these few months without seeing each other has been hard on both girls, so it was great that this month H and E got in a playdate at the splash park AND a sleepover. The first friend sleepover for both girls was a huge success! Emelia made herself right at home at our place and slept through the night with no problems.

• I have waited so long to have a Mommy-daughter show that we can share and hello DWTS!!!!!! I mean sequins and glitter will pretty much get any princess obsessed 4 year old hooked! J

• Harlie has started helping Scott and I set the table for dinner. Woot Woot! I feel a chore list coming on!

• The kindness that Harlie shows her sister everyday makes my heart “glow-up” as she would say. She is a loving protector, teacher and friend to Ashlynne and nothing brings me more happiness than watching them together.

• Harlie has enjoyed being Scott’s little assistant this month helping him with projects or chores around the house. Her desire to know everything about everything and learn all there is to learn about all there ever was is amusing, inspiring and reassuring! She is going to be so ready when Kindergarten rolls around, and is constantly asking how to spell words, draw letters and numbers, and why why why why things are the way they are. J

 

Ashlynne:

• Is sitting up!!!!! She still needs some crash protection and a little support to keep her propped up for long periods of time, but she can do it! I’ve ordered a brand new seat cushion for our highchair, and am so excited for her to be joining us at dinner like a big girl, next to the table instead of ON the table. J

• We’ve introduced Ash to the “Puff “and although she loves to grab and pick them up, she hasn’t quite mastered the art of getting them into her mouth. Once the highchair is put together, she’ll get more practice at this and I’m excited to add more finger foods to her repertoire like Cheerios and bits of banana and avocado.

• Now that the weather has turned, when we take Ash outside she loves to stick her tongue out to feel the wind or cold air. It’s so cute!

• Ashlynne’s hair is coming in fast now! It’s a dark blonde with the slightest bit of red that’s really only detectable in the sun. I think it might have a tiny bit of wave too, like Sissy’s did. She can thank Daddy for that!

• Uh Oh! Stranger danger alert! Little Miss Happy Pants has been showing signs of separation anxiety and stranger danger at home and at daycare. She doesn’t like to be left alone in a room and will WHINE continuously until someone comes back to play with her. At daycare, she doesn’t like the teachers she doesn’t know well to hold her and has even started crying when I go to leave. I’ve been having to play the distraction or sneak away game and it’s a bummer. I hope this doesn’t mean my lunch time visits will be coming to an end soon…they are still one of my favorite parts of the day. Since she is so active now, I love to see her interacting with everyone there and to watch her just be in her element at her home away from home.  I can also tell she’s starting to learn who her important people are in her life and forming bonds with family members which is so cool.  You can really tell by her smile now how VIP you are in her world. J