Another Cupcake Update...

We are amazed! Our Lil Cupcake is learning so much and her personality is shining through! She is a little Diva in the making… she’s our little firecracker! We still have to struggle with Lil Miss Independent in order to do things for her. She wants to do everything by herself which makes us want to pull our hair sometimes ;0)

The idea was to post an update at the end of each month but it is hard to keep up with our girl- There's gotta be an easier way...

Oh well, here’s what our girl has been up to …

We are still struggling with sleep time, that's the time when she feels more vulnerable, she cries, kicks, talk, tosses/turns while she fitfully sleeps this happens every single night! nap time is a hit/miss kinda thing but during the day she is happy and active.

She is a great little helper. She loves helping get dressed/undressed, put her jacket/shoes on and take them off (drives us insane sometimes but we guess it is an important self-help skill). She helps put her toys away and pretty much does anything we ask her to do. She loves to do things on her own and beams with pride when we praise her for her efforts :0)

All about words:

She still says “Pleesee” although more and more she is using the word please. Gracie is starting to put three words together to form sentences. She still refers to Winnie the Pooh as “The Pooey”!  She no longer uses the word “yunny” now she says yummy when she eats something she likes :0)Still refers to water as “wanna” :0) we also hear a lot of “No” around here lately!

First thing we hear each and every time we get in the car…“Chuck-E-Cheese, let’s go!” it is too cute!  When she wants something and we don’t give it to her, she starts to whine “pleasee” with a deep voice that is just hilarious-we have to laugh it’s just to stinkin cute! And it works for her (what can we say…she got us wrapped around her baby finger!)

 3 Favorites: Every time we give something to our girl she responds by saying “thank you Mommy, Thank you Daddy” she says it every time for e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! (sometimes I feel bad, of course we want our child to be polite, but the way she says it all the time it makes me a little sad inside, can’t put it into words…

Wo ai ni (“I love you”) First time we heard that beautiful word, we were at Babies R us, she caught us by surprise as she said Wo ai ni and gave Mommy first then Daddy big hugs-(Yes I cried like a baby)- We didn’t ask her to say anything, she just did! So glad we were all together on that special day! She gives us a million hugs and kisses every day followed by so many “wo-ai-nis” and “bobbi-whos”( I love you), we are just over the moon!

Our girl says " am so happy" at random times – we don’t think she knows the meaning of it but it’s still adorable! We are so happy too baby girl, so very happy!!

She wakes up every morning singing and goes to bed singing, who does that? She is just too much!

She is able to say her name (which is very long) and her last name 

Our Lil Cupcake is absolutely a girly-girl, she loves accessories (keeping hair pretties on for majority of the time) she loves necklaces and bracelets, purses, shoes and clothes! She loves putting on chapstick which she refers to as “lipick” sometimes she uses crayons as “lipick” yuck! Is adorable though :0)

 Not sure if it’s her favorite color but she is certainly able to identify the color pink :0)

Favorite shows: Dora the explorer/ Yo Gabba Gabba ( hate it, such a creepy show but their tunes keep her entertained.  Mickey's club house ( she calls “oh toodles” a lot and sings the "hot dog" song :0)Bubble Guppies and Peppa pig with the piggy sounds of course.

Favorite snacks strawberry/banana smoothies/organic fruit snacks/ ice cream

Favorite foods: rice with boiled eggs (without yolk) little Vienna sausages  mixed with ketchup. ( I know, pretty gross but she loooooves it!)
Nuggets and French fries (doesn't eat all if it) absolutely loves her fruits especially bananas, apples and tangerines.

Other things she's trying: mashed potatoes/Mac n cheese/cheese sticks/fish/bread/pasta/pierogies/pizza. She may not like/eat everything but she will try whatever we offer her.

Don't like: meats and veggies unless she feeds herself, then she may eat a few spoonfuls :o)

She is still drinking Enfagrow Toddler formula (bottle before bed time) She also likes apple and orange juice

We still feed her majority of her meals to promote bonding and so that she knows Mommy & Daddy are here to provide her with what she needs but we also encourage her to feed herself toward the end of meal so that she can practice using her utensils. She is able to eat using her spoon as well as her fork- She is also able to use regular cup to drink her favorites without spills (we still use sippy cups while in the car or while doing errands)

Our baby girl has no issues with sharing her food or toys, she usually stuff some of whatever she has been eating into our mouths followed by yummy and a big smile, we cringe inside a little while saying Thank you for sharing baby girl :0)

Favorite toys: Winnie pooh (sleeps with him every night and plays with him during day) Minnie Mouse is also a favorite, tea set, stroller and baby Stella

Love: sticker books, story books, coloring books (crayons)

Favorite stories short with pictures and flaps that hide part of the story.

Favorite activities: still  coloring and anything arts and crafts ( she is not afraid to get dirty)

Like any typical toddler, our girl likes to test her limits and push her boundaries! . She is a very determined little girl, Guess she think if she keeps trying someday Mommy or Daddy may give up and allow her to do what she want to do  (Not happening!)

Currently wearing size 2t
Size 6 shoe

Every day is so full of possibilities, our Gracie is full of wonder, eager to learn and explore… we are so grateful for the opportunity to parent our girl! It’s amazing, not that long ago we were just following our comfortable routines now everything is new, it is sometimes challenging but we wouldn't change it for the world…