Little girl...

A haircut can make a baby boy look grown up overnight, and I think a ponytail can do the same thing for a baby girl! I'm amazed at how much older Eliza looks when I put a ponytail or clip in her hair!

Here's her "almost 2 squint smile".....I LOVE it!!
She really has grown up so much lately, and now completely fits in with her older sisters, keeping up with their games and activities and chatting right along with them. She loves building with her blocks, and brings me her creations telling me that it's a "boat" or "airplane" and it almost always has a part that she is excited to show me "it spins!"

She has started doing a lot of pretending with her dolls and doll houses, and set this up the other day with the dog and his food and the baby rocking in the bed upstairs....I often hear her chatting the dialogue between a mommy and her baby, or the mommy and the daddy saying "Hi, Mommy" "Hi, Daddy"

She loves to dress herself, and often puts on something of Clara or Hannah's .....let the clothes wars begin! She put on these pants of Hannah's and came to find me to "roll them up!" After I rolled the first pant leg, she told me "the other one!"

Hannah got her started on the potty, and while it seems to be a fun way to spend time each day (which has already gotten annoying for Mommy!), she does actually go several times each day! She is very deliberate about getting the set-up just right with her Dora potty and step stool and is already requesting "privacy" which sounds more like "pi-cee" and asks me to leave!

She loves to dress up in princess dresses and Halloween costumes, and one of her favorite games with Hannah is to be a mouse or puppy and crawl around the house and eat from a bowl on the floor. Another favorite is her beloved "choco milk"!

Eliza loves to sing, and sings the Clean up song, Happy Birthday, Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle, Twinkle Little star, Row row your boat, Baba Black sheep (which she requests white or purple for the second verse) and most of the Chipmunk and Mama Mia soundtracks (which play constantly in the car!) She has moved on from labeling things to much more conversational talking, telling us things are "so soft" or "too slippery" when she was wearing tights or picking up something and telling us "it so heavy"!! My favorite is still when she finds something small, she'll always tell us it's "teeny tiny" She politely tells me "Excuse me Mama" when she wants me out of her way and "I'm sorry Mama" when it is of her own accord (otherwise, there is NO WAY you will get her to say it!!) She is still extremely stubborn and demanding in most ways, but has a quick smile and giggle and loves to play! She liked listening to Isaiah in my tummy at the last doctor appointment and kept looking in all the rooms on our way out, asking me "Where Isaiah?" I'm pretty sure she thought we were going to get him at the doctor appt! She'll tell you he is coming out "after Christmas" and loves to talk about helping me take care of him. Giving him her crib, though, has not been a fun idea for her, so we'll see how the transition to a bed goes! We are loving watching her grow up, and I think she'll take on the role of big sister great!