New Kayleigh-ism's?!?

So...we are definitely in the "Kayleigh do it" stage.  She wants to do everything...with little help from mommy or daddy.  Plus, she likes "Kayleigh's turn" as well.  If we are doing something and she wants to try it, we usually here that coming out of her mouth repeatedly.  She is getting very active in playing with her dolls (getting ready for baby brother!?!). She loves her two year old room at school..SOOO much better than being one of the oldest in her toddler room.  She was so bored! 

She likes to play "Where did it go?!" by hiding something behind her back.  She played magician the other day and put one crayon behind her back, then another, then pulled one hand out with nothing in it!  The next hand had two crayons in it!  She thought she was pretty smart stuff there!  :)  We also have been playing with Play-Doh a lot, making birthday cakes and blowing out the candle!  She even held it up to mommy's tummy for baby brother to blow out the candle...from my belly button!  She is very good at opening and closing doors.  She understands to turn and push...without ever being told.  So we have to make sure we are near to know what she's going to get into.  However, the daycare teachers do not believe Steve when he tells them until Kayleigh becomes the escape artist and leaves!  Very quietly, mind you!

We are totally obsessed with moon and stars.  We love them, draw them, look for them, and eenbows (rainbows). Kayleigh gets very upset if she can't find them or see them. We are also obsessed with Curious George and Elmo.  We are getting more toward Curious George being the more popular now.  Which I'm okay with that since she's going to be a monkey for Halloween! 

The one thing that gets kind of annoying is that she is waking up every other night or so around 3 am perfectly awake.  She's been going to bed later too.  So...why!?!?  Her 8 teeth that have been coming in over the last 6 months are finally all thru the gums, the last 4 are still coming down, but are thru the gums, so not sure they hurt as bad.  We just can't figure it out.  I think she's trying to get us prepared for baby boy to get here, but still...she needs more sleep than 6 hours!  UGH!

Speaking of baby boy...we have another ultrasound on the 26th to determine his size.  Over the last month I have been measuring 3 weeks early.  So the doctors are worried about size...nothing else.  Being it's a second baby and a boy that doesn't make it sound like I have too much for me on the size of the baby.  Hopefully we aren't talking a Guinness Record here...doesn't feel like it, but still...will be nice to know what I'm in for.  Due date is technically the 26th of November...we'll see!  

Kayleigh...oh how you've grown!

Today, well...over the last few weeks...I have noticed how much Kayleigh has blossomed with her vocabulary.  She recently moved up to the two year old room...teachers and us as the parents requested it.  She was getting so bored in the one year old room.  She needed more interaction that she was getting there.  About 50% of the kids weren't even walking in the toddler room.  She started acting out with biting and hitting, so we figured...time for a change.  Plus, November is going to bring enough transition as it is with a new brother at home.  SO...she's now fully up in the two year old room.

Some not so great stuff going on there, but we knew there were changes in store.  Their main objective in this room is INDEPENDENCE...however, we believe there needs to be boundaries as well!  First off, Kayleigh has come home in different outfits (sometimes two different outfits in the dirty bags) because she has soaked herself to the bone playing in the sinks...and possibly toilets...in their bathroom.  SEE...BOUNDARIES!!!!!!!  We've been bringing about a cup of sand home a day from the playground...because the kids should know how to take their shoes off, dump the sand out, put their shoes back on, and then come back in the classroom.  AND...her face raw from rubbing her runny nose across both cheeks...enough that her nose is cracked from being chapped...because they should know how to wipe their own noses.  Really...two year olds need to be TAUGHT how to do these things!!!  Enough gripping!

The good stuff..."My turn!"  "Kayleigh's turn" "Let me try" "I'm a big girl"  Plus she's getting her colors down and calls the animals by their names instead of their noises!  ALL the words and phrases and complete sentences and thoughts coming out of my babies mouth!!!  She's getting so big!  She amazes us EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!!!  I love her so much!  We love her so much!  She's been a very helpful little girl in the infant room with Ms. Tammy.  She helps rock, get bottles, show the babies how to play with certain toys.  Oh how I hope she does this with the little guy :)  I'm sure she will...makes this mama's heart melt! 

PS...still no binkie since the last time I posted!!!  I think we eliminated it! 

PSS...still working on potty training...sometimes, sometimes not...even at daycare.  Someday!