Our Princess

I thought it was time for an update on Abigail!

She is quite a character lately.  She LOVES to dress herself!!!  Almost every outfit she wears is picked out by herself.  She also loves to choose how her hair will be done!

"I do it" is the phrase we hear most often.  She wants to brush her teeth, dress herself, go potty by herself, buckle herself in her carseat, get her food, etc! 

She still LOVES Mickey Mouse every  morning.  However, the rest of the day, she only wants to watch Princess and the Frog!  Everything is Princess and the Frog now!!!!

She knows most of her letters...and knows what letters stand for her favorite people!  (D for Daddy, C for Caitlin, etc).  She can count to 20 to. She loves to sing "Down By the Bay" and "Sticky Bubblegum." She's a little sponge!

If she says something that makes you laugh, she'll say it LOTS more...and crack herself up every time!  We were watching Mickey Mouse and she said a line  "Oh, I know" before the monkey said it...and we both laughed...so now every time she watches Mickey Mouse, she says it and literally falls over laughing at herself!

She does not forget a thing!!!!  It is amazing to me how she remembers things months later....for example, if you mention swimming, she'll talk about the Easter Bunny from our Egg hunt.  And she remembers who gives her every toy...and tells me where she got it from before she plays with it!

Probably our favorite thing she is doing right now is imitating us, especially with books.  She'll sit and read the books we read...it's so cute to listen to.  She had this book from the library about ladybugs and reads it just like we read it!

She is still afraid of ladybugs and still claims there are ladybugs in her hair!

She still LOVES ketchup!!!  But yesterday I asked her what her favorite food is and she said "Edamame"...ha ha!  What a character!

Her aunts, uncle, and grandparents are her favorite people of all time!  She always wants to know where they are...and talks about them (or to them on her play phone) all day long!

She is really excited to have a new baby cousin!!!  (Only, mommy isn't as happy when she tells me I have a baby cousin in my belly too!)

She is a wonderful big sister.  She loves to help with Caitlin..and is always concerned about her if she's crying.  She loves to make her laugh, always reads to her, and gives hugs and kisses before bed!

She is going to start 2 1/2 year old preschool next year.  I'm a little sad to send her, but I thinks she's ready and will love to have friends to play with.  It's only 2 days for an hour and a half so it's just enough time for Caitlin and I to do a class together or do some errands....but it seems a little sad that she's old enough for preschool.

Here are a few cute pics from Abigail, Caitlin, and Aunt Katie's adventures at a park in Chicago!