Laneah at 3 years, 2 months

 
Laneahisms:

*"quick-a-lee" prickly
*She calls her privates "pirates". I crack up every time.
*beo- video* "Adorable" She will say, "mom, I look adorable!"
* "Terrible"
* "valtime's day"
*She is learning the days of the week and gets confused with Friday and Saturday. On Valentine's Day, she said "No mom, it's not Valtime's day, Valtime's day is on Fraturday"
*Her favorite movie is "Sickle Me" (Despicable Me )
*If you ask her a yes or no question, she answers with a strange combination of yes and no, like, "noess". It drives me crazy. Please just say no or yes, lol.

Terrible Twos? Apparently it also applies to three year olds
Laneah has been really tough lately. Even more so than before. I love her to pieces, but she is a very strong willed child. These are just a few of the problems we have been having. Feel free to leave any tips or suggestions to the following issues:


*Laneah challenges me on everything, and I mean everything. If I tell her it is raining, she will reply "no it's sunny"; if I tell her it is green, she will say "no, it's blue". It doesn't matter what it is, she does it to me all day long over ever little thing. Isn't that supposed to be a teenage thing?


*Spitting. Laneah spits at me (raspberry type, but still gross), and others all the time. She immediately goes to time out for this, but it doesn't seem to help. The problem is she does it to be rude, not in a playful way.


*Fibbing. I think this is pretty common for her age. But if she gets into something and I ask her she will blame it on someone else. Oh really, daddy made this mess all the way from work? Sure Laneah.


ok, now on to fun things...
 
New and Current Things:

*She loves to pretend to play soccer. She will tell me,  "I play, you be my cheerleader". She will get her Minnie Mouse soccer ball and go into the kitchen. The oven is the goal. She will kick the ball while I cheer for her. I usually spell chant her name. Then she tells me that it is my turn and she will be my cheerleader. Since she doesn't know how to spell my name she just shouts of random letters of the alphabet.


*Laneah is very smart. She is currently interested in learning to read and spell. She loves phonetics. She will say a word, make the sound of the first letter and then say that letter. Example "Ice Cream, I, I, I, it starts with I!

*This girl is the queen of Skype. Every day she begs me morning, noon and night to talk on Skype. I need to add more people, lol.

* Laneah is still a Diva. She changes her outfit between 5-10 times a day. Mostly she likes pajamas. But she also loves her soft princess dresses and tutus.
 
*She refuses to wear pants now, she will only wear leggings.

*Laneah is officially registered for preschool! I can't believe she starts in the Fall. I am excited, she is going to have so much fun.


*She loves her gymnastics class. It is for 3-5 year olds and no parents are allowed on the floor but we can watch. Laneah is already making big improvements. She loves tumbling and the balance beam.

*Brooklyn isn't the only non stop snacker. Laneah doesn't stop eating. Her fav breakfast- peanut butter toast and banana; fav lunch- tuna fish with saltine crackers; fav dinner- turkey dogs and green beans. She is not a picky eater and will eat pretty much everything. Exceptions are butter, mustard, or anything too spicy. She loves to eat sweets too. But she balances it all out by eating healthy too.
 
*Laneah still loves princesses. She has a specific hair do for each princess, so when I ask her in the morning how she wants her hair done she will say "like Belle" (bangs pulled to side), "like Cinderella" (ponytail) or "like Ariel" (half ponytail).


Laneah is such a beautiful girl. She is so much fun and for every ornery moment, she makes up for it with a sweet one. We love her so much!