Our Big Girl

I know I say this almost every blog, but I just can't believe how fast time is flying by and how much our beautiful girl seems to learn every day. Claire is getting to be a great communicator. Now that two to three word sentences are the norm, her personality is really becoming apparent. It is also so nice to know what she wants or needs most of the time. She continues to work on her colors and clearly can identify pink (of course!), red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black. She struggles with orange and brown, but this season will be the perfect time to work on those. Her favorite number is two. I don't think she knows any other numbers despite us working on them. She will hold up two things in her hand and say "it's two!" It sure is, but then you point out four of something and she will call that two also! She continues to love to color but now instead of just scribbling happily she will actually tell you that she is drawing an airplane or an owl. I label them as we go for reference later! She now runs in the cutest most girly way and is trying desperately to jump. She has also continued to bloom into the most girly of girls. She loves to play with her babies; pushing them in a stroller, putting them to bed, feeding them, and bathing them. I am hoping this maternal instinct will be in our favor when the new baby arrives so that she will understand all the things you have to do for a baby. She also is very vocal about what she wants to wear each day. I can usually talk her into something reasonable but daddy gives her free reign. Her teachers can all tell when daddy dressed her for the day!! The one baby habit she keeps is her pacifier. She loves her "nee nees" and thankfully only uses them early in the morning until we get to school, at bedtime, and some fussy times in between. I just don't know how to break the habit. She will also put her fingers in her mouth if I don't give it to her and I definitely prefer the paci. I am just worried about how she will handle the baby's paci. I guess we will find out soon enough.