All Things Supercinski

It is hard to believe our sweet girl is so close to two years old. Perhaps it is all the sweet baby skin I can see these days in her warm-weather clothing, or perhaps she has grown a lot lately, but she seems so big to me. She is talking up a storm and putting more and more words together. She cracks us up with some of the things she says. Yesterday, we walked through the “woods” at a local park. Annalise was a little scared and kept saying, “Momma, hold you me… hold you me…” it was so sweet.

She loves her brother, “Siah” or sometimes “Josiah” or “Jo-Jo”, depending on her mood. She will follow him around and play with him all the time. They have been getting into some mischief together outdoors involving sand, dirt and water. Josiah is tall enough to turn on the hose now, so their outdoor play the past two days has somehow resulted in a soaking wet (and happy) Annalise. Serious warnings and dire consequences have been issued.

Annalise loves to swing in the big kid swing, either on her bottom or tummy. She enjoys helping me cook by stirring and dumping ingredients, and sometimes sneaking in a secret ingredient or two such as a pretzel she was eating or piece of cracker if I am not looking. She also likes trying to fold laundry, put on said laundry, and taking care of her babies. “Baby Love”, her most loved baby, was tragically lost at a Houston Target last month. We replaced her with a new “Baby Love” who looks very much like the old one, but if I ask her where “Baby Love” is, she always replies, “gone”, in a sad little voice, until I show her the new one. They aren’t so attached yet.

We upgraded her sleeping situation to include a pillow and blanket, slowly, slowly easing the transition to a big girl bed. It took a few days to get used to, but now she likes it. This picture below is of Annalise painting an egg that the librarian gave each of the kids to decorate at home. You will notice that her shirt is on inside out and backward, which is often the case as Annalise likes to take her shirts off and put them on by herself.

You may recall that she began learning to use the potty last month. Those efforts went well for several days resulting in two days with no accidents, and then she got a horrible diaper rash from some nasty overnight diapers and refused to sit on the potty for a few days. We abandoned the potty efforts for awhile and may resume again soon. She goes every time she sits on it, but I’m not sure of her holding capabilities yet. This update is so long, but I hope you can see how much we love our baby girl!