a day in the life of a toddler

Adeleisms

1. Potty training has become ...interesting. She is finally wearing pants (diapers, underpants, pullups, little swimmers, bloomers, etc depends on her mood) but will take them off when she is about to go or right after she went. Oh the joys of a poopy diaper smeared down the legs as she pulls off her dirty pants. And she won't go in her potty. She's gone a couple of times but fell one time so I wonder if she has a fear of the potty now...however she is quite content and learned the art of pooping on my floor. Pants off, squat in corner, and voila show MaMa our latest surprise. Once was on my couch which took 2 hours to clean, or she'll pee on top of the potty or beside it but not in it. So, I started putting her back in diapers thinking that maybe we should wait a few weeks to try again but nope. Diapers come off with everything else and she refuses to use them anymore. Well, maybe things will change in a few weeks. My sanity and floors depend on it. Oh, and she'll grab a papertowel to put on top of her um surprise as her version of cleaning. Once we didn't see it right away and it got stepped on....

2. She has learned how to say chair, get, and choc choc or chocy for chocolate

3. She puts everything in rows that are perfectly straight and gets very angry if you disrupt them. Especially stickers.

4. She gets very angry if anyone sweeps under her carpet in the play area.

5. She is incredibly jealous over our cats. If one sits on my lap she is on patrol to push it off and shriek "GET!"

6. Adele likes to help Mommy with taking her shower by opening the door, going in the shower herself, getting mad if she's not being held or getting water in her eyes but not wanting to be out of the shower....so much for that 10 min break

7. She stepped into a mop bucket that had a little water left and proceeded to do a version of river dancing and was quite pleased with herself.

8. She likes to help Mommy do laundry by putting in dirty clothes in the dryer and I pull out the cleans ones and they get all mixed together.

9.She has learned that standing up in a shopping cart and daring to jump makes Mommy scream, and it's funny so we do it over and over again or play hide in seek in the clothes and act very silent so no one can hear

10. Last but not least, I'm waiting for a nudist toddler colony to open up. She hates wearing clothes and prefers to try to go outside in froggy rainboots with nothing else or greet our guests or people that come to the door. She'll also turn around, smack her butt, and gleefully yell "butt!"