Straight Out of the Mouth of Caroline, Part 1

Caroline, you have been amazing us lately with your vocabulary! We never know what's going to come out of your mouth next & it seriously makes everyday so fun. After posting a funny quote of yours on Facebook - an online social network that may or may not be around when you read this - I decided to write down all the cute things you say in a 24-hour period. I'm sure this will be the first, of many, quotes posts that I'll add to your blog!
 
Mom: "Caroline, do you want to take a bath?"
You: "NOOOO!!!!!"
Mom: "Okay, do you want to go swimming in the bathtub?"
You: "Yeah, with bubbles!"

"Meeska-mouska Mickey Mouse!" - from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, one of your favorite shows!

Mom: "Do you want to play outside later?"
You: "Yes, please."
Mom: "Okay then you need to be good & stop jumping on the couch."
You: "I don't wanna go outside no more."

"I'm tired, mom. I'm REALLY tired."

(Pointing to arms) "I got dinosaur bones!"

"I can flap my wings! I'm a parrot!"

Mom: "What do you want for lunch?"
You: "Ummm... strawberries."
Mom: "We're out of strawberries, baby. I'm sorry."
You: "Ummm... Blue strawberries!" (Blueberries)

"Plop plop! Fizz fizz! Oh what a relief it is!" - old Alka-Seltzer jingle that Grammie Arlene taught you.

"Oh no! Mom, Reese cup is crying!"

Mom: "Did you sleep well Caroline?"
You: "I think so!"

(Riding your play horse) "Yee-haw partner!"

(Mom coughs) "Bless you!"

(Hands Mom something)
Mom: "Thank you, Caroline!"
You: "No problem, toots!

You are seriously so funny & you're constantly trying to make people laugh. I absolutely love this age because we can have conversations with each other & you're soaking up every ounce of information possible. Yesterday at our library story time I asked you what color your name tag was.

"It's green! And a diamond. It's a kite!"

I had no idea you knew your shapes or the fact that a kite is also a diamond! So amazing. You seriously continue to surprise us every single day!

Here's some recent pictures... :)

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10!

You've always been so advanced for your age, Caroline, and that's why we aren't surprised that you're already counting to ten! Well, almost... you love counting but you apparently hate the number 6! You always leave it out! I try to correct you, but honestly it's pretty precious. Today you're counting to ten, tomorrow you'll be starting kindergarten & before I know it we'll be scheduling college visits. Sigh...

In other news, you're definitely loving being a big sister so far! You've stopped referring to Reese as "that baby" and are finally calling her by name. You occasionally refer to her as "Reese Cup" - which we find adorable, kind of hoping that sticks! You are always more than willing to help us with Reese... whether it's fetching a pacifier from a different room or patting her on the back to help burp her. You also love trying to wake her up when she's asleep.. you're not trying to be mean, you just really want her to wake up and play! It's so adorable.

Some of your favorite things right now are: Sofia the First (princess show on Disney Jr.), bath time, chicken nuggets, helping mommy "clean" (you even have a toddler-size broom & vacuum cleaner), tickles from daddy, opening our mail, playing with your Hot Wheels, grilled cheese cut into triangles, watching basketball (you like to cheer on the "Woosiers" - so proud), Dora the Explorer & being tucked in at night/nap time.












































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Officially a big sister!

Congrats, Caroline... you are officially a big sister! Your little sister, Reese Elizabeth, was born at 9:07am on December 12th. You spent four days with Grammie Arlene while we were in the hospital with Reese -- which made you grow even more attached to her than you already were. <3 But your daddy and I missed you like crazy. Thankfully, Grammie brought you to the hospital a lot -- but it just wasn't the same. I missed being the one who dressed you in the morning, gave you baths & received your nighttime cuddles. As my first baby you'll always be incredibly special to me, Caroline -- it was hard for me to be away from you, even for those few short days.

Despite the fact that you were always loving Reese in my belly (giving her kisses, hugs, patting my belly and saying "Hi Reese!"), you were very reserved with her in the beginning. But since then you have warmed up to her & have definitely taken on the big sister role! First of all, you rarely call her by name.. you say "that baby" - which cracks everyone up! You say things like...

"That baby cryin'!"
"Aww, that baby cuuuuute!"
"Mama, that baby hungry!"

It's so precious, no matter what you're doing, if Reese starts fussing you'll run to her side & see what's wrong. You love giving her a pacifier & occasionally getting to feed her a bottle.

Here are some pictures of you & your new baby sister. I really hope that you guys will be close growing up -- especially since you'll be so close in age. Reese is going to look up to you so much in life & learn a lot from you. I can tell you already see yourself as her protector & that makes us so happy. You're going to be an amazing big sister, Caroline!

Halloween 2012

 

You got your first real taste of Halloween this year, Caroline! Your daddy and I took you trick-or-treating and you had an absolute blast! You held onto your candy bucket tight as we went from house to house, saying "more candy! Want more candy!" along the way. Your costume was a big hit -- everyone thought you looked so adorable. Tonight you sampled Reese's, Hershey's, Skittles, Tootsie Rolls (didn't care for that) & a Crunch bar. Even though we couldn't get you to say "trick or treat," you did say "thank you" as we were leaving most houses. You also helped me bake "Halloween cake" (aka Halloween Funfetti cupcakes) this afternoon while daddy was at work. I'm already excited for next year when we can take you and your sister around the neighborhood trick-or-treating.

Here are a few pictures... :)

 

 

2nd Birthday Party!

I wanted to make a separate post about your Mickey Mouse birthday extravaganza! About twenty people came to help us celebrate your 2nd birthday & we had so much fun! This was the first birthday party (hopefully of many!) that we were able to have at our new house -- something I've really been looking forward to. We filled the house with balloons & decorations -- complete with a 5 foot tall Mickey Mouse balloon that you absolutely loved! You got so many great gifts and everyone had fun watching you tear into the wrapping paper.

Here are some pictures from your special day! Happy 2nd birthday, munchkin! :)