Miss Bee

I haven't posted about Brynn in awhile, so I thought I should take some time and write about her for a few minutes. She seems to be doing well so far with her big girl bed. However, there are nights we have found her lying on the floor next to our bed on a pillow. She doesn't wake us up and must come in and just lay down and fall back asleep. I am trying to figure out how to break this habit before it becomes something she thinks is okay to do on a regular basis. I don't want to close her bedroom door b/c I think it would get too cold in her room. I'm thinking putting a gate across their doorway so the door can still stay open would be our best bet at this point, but we're still debating what to do.

She is enjoying daycare and all of her friends. Every day she amazes us with something new she is learning. This week, she was using the word "earlier" in her sentences and it was so cute. Also, when I ask her if she is doing okay, she says, "I'm fine, mom." This week she has started asking "Why?" after EVERYTHING I say.

Here's a sample conversation from earlier in the week:

Me: "Brynn, we need to pick up your toys."
B: "Why?"
Me: "Because we always pick up your toys before we take a bath."
B: "Why?
Me: "Because we need to pick up the living room."
B: "Why?"
Me: "Because I said so."
B: "Oh. Okay."

Then later the next day:
B: "Mom, I want you to open this."
Me: "Why?"
B: "Because I said so..."

She continues to be the regulator of Baylen's every move and lets us know when he is doing something she doesn't like or doesn't think he should be doing. She has her moments of sharing everything with him and then times when she will share NOTHING and start fighting with him. Sometimes she does well with using her words instead of reacting physically, but other times. she'll hit, and has even bit him lately on his hand to get him to drop a toy he took from her. We have had many conversations after a time out about Baylen and the fact that he's a baby and she can't hit him, bite him, or hurt him because he's so much younger than her. Of course, all she sees is the fact that he's the same size as her. Who would have thought fighting would happen so early?

She loves playing with all of her new toys she received at Christmas time and is still into her baby dolls, especially her Baby Alive dolls. She enjoys all art-related activities like painting, coloring, stickers, and playing with play-doh. She also enjoys her Little People toys and her play food and kitchen. She is learning how to dress herself, and can put on her own pull-up or big girl underwear when we practice wearing it, and she can put on her own pants. She is working hard on the potty training and some days we have success, while others, I feel like we're back to square one. She still loves to sing and we sing songs all the time together or she'll just start belting out something on her own. Her favorites currently are "Baby Bumblebee" and some monkeys swinging from a tree song where an alligator comes and snaps them out of the tree. She continues to enjoy all books and being read to and counts to five using each finger appropriately on one hand.

I think Dj and I laugh so often because there's always something funny coming out of her mouth. She's quite hilarious.