No-no

It took 20 months, but Noelle has mastered "no-no."  I tried really hard to come up with other phrases to say when she is getting into trouble... "no-no" just caught on.  She is becoming sassy.  She loves Oscar's dog food.  I cannot keep her away from it.  When she sees me coming, she will quickly grab a handful of dog food and run away - shoving it in her mouth.  Then with a full mouth, she will look at me and say "no-no" while shaking her finger.  She does the same thing with Oscar's water dish.  She will see me coming and quickly dunk her hands in the water and run away saying "no-no" while waving her finger.

She is so fun:)
Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

Sensory Overload

Noelle now has 11 teeth!  I heard one of the signs of serious teething is licking things.  Well Noelle is licking EVERYTHING.  A few weeks ago, Noelle licked the grill of my friends car (yummy bugs).  Then... she starting licking daddy's tire (yummy street crud). When we go to the YMCA, she gets on her hands and knees and starts licking the textured floor mats.  I think it's helping with her immune system:)

Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

Manners... Whoops Forgot About Those!

We were recently talking to our neighbors about sign language.  They mentioned how they taught their sons "please" and "thank you" when the boys were little.  I thought CRAP!  I never thought about teaching Noelle manners!!!  The "book" didn't tell me to teach manners - just commands.  When I got home, I looked up "please" and "thank you."  Since then, I have been working with Noelle on "thank you" and she signed it for the first time today!  Such a genius.

Gotta love those manners...
Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

Body Parts

Noelle is interested in learning about her body parts.  We recently learned where our "boobs" are.  Noelle is so intrigued!  When we are in public, she has been lifting up her shirt or dress to show strangers her new body part.  I don't want her to grow up ashamed of her body.  However, I also don't want people to start throwing beads...

Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

Attempting to Shower

Even mommies need to take showers sometimes.  When I "attempt" to take a shower, I lock Noelle in our bedroom and open up the door to the bathroom and closet.  Noelle opens every drawer in the bathroom and takes out the contents.  Recently she has been handing me different things to store in the shower.  Last week, she wanted me to take my tennis shoes in (trying to throw them at me in the shower), today she handed me a shirt still on the hanger, always toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, make-up, etc.  I sometimes forget to take them out, then daddy has surprises in the morning!

Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

PS:  Bfred #2 is still measuring BIG - 92%.  Currently he/she is 4lbs 11oz, has a big head and lots of hair (opposite of Noelle).  I am a little worried I will pop out a three month old.  32 weeks!!!

Our little lover...

Noelle is such a little lover.  When we have play dates and the other kids push her over, she tries to give them hugs (well sometimes she pushes them back or steps on their toes).  Last week, she started saying "mommy" and "daddy" vs. "mama" and "dada." It melts my heart.  She also loves it when people kiss.  She will take your heads and push them together to get you to kiss.

Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy

All Done...

We taught Noelle sign language, so she could communicate with us (LOVE it).  One of the signs we taught her is "all done." It looks a little bit like she is waving at you.  She has also picked up new facial expressions - one being a frown.  Noelle has been going up to people that she doesn't know (stranger danger) - frowning and telling us she is "all done" with them.  Hmmm... a little embarrassing.

Love,
Noelle and Bfred #2's Mommy