Lyla Bee Update

Lyla is 21 Months Old!

She likes puppies and monkeys, any kind of fruit (but especially mangoes), talking on the phone, going to the beach, the pool (poyol, as she says)... Dora, Diego, Boots, Swiper, Benny, Tico, Isa, and any other Dora related character... She likes numbers, letters, and puzzles. She likes to watch us write names of people, and silly words that she makes up, like munomor, dapdapar and gamganar. She likes pulling apart her PB&J and eating the jelly with her finger. She likes making a MESS. She likes to be "safe" so she likes having sunscreen on and being buckled.  She likes for everyone to be happy, and if she thinks you are sad, you will get a BIG HUG!

She dislikes being told "No!" Sand is weird, and grass kind of is, too. Potatoes are yucky. She doesn't like it when you use a word for something that she is NOT currently using (i.e. something in SPANISH). This is a real conversation that took place yesterday:

Lyla: Table
Me: Mesa
Lyla: No.. table.
Me: Mesa
Lyla: No!
Me: Mesa!
Lyla: No.. table! Better!
Me: Mesa!!!
Lyla: NO!
Etc etc.
Me: Ok, table.
Lyla: Yea!! ........... Mesa.

She is a stinker.

Our stinker is using more than one word at a time now, more and more often! Today she said, "Mommy draw." She often adds "her" or "him" to other words... like "color her." She can say "One more song!" "One more thing!" "Candy in there!" Every time she combines words, I feel all giddy and proud! I just can't imagine her speaking full sentences, but I can't wait for her to say some of those hilarious sentences that only children can think up.

Also, Lyla's thoughts on being a big sister.

Me: Lyla, are you going to be a big sister?
Lyla: No
Me: Do you want to have a baby in the house?
Lyla: No!
Me: Lyla, are you going to share with the baby?
Lyla: No.
Me: Lyla, do you think the baby will like this toy?
Lyla: Lyla!
Me: Oh, Lyla likes the toy?
Lyla: yea!