Over two-and-a-half now, and full of both sweetness and sass. My little Bean is a full-blown toddler, with the independence, occasional tantrums, and moodiness to prove it. She is nothing but delightful at school and with her grandparents, and mostly sweet with her mama and daddy, but saves anything sassy for the evenings. And her poops for during dinner.
My dad, whom we call Beebee, watched her for the majority of September, and they're super-homies now. He made us feel like lazies, because all in one day he would watch her, mow the lawn (maybe even a few times), fill cracks in our driveway, bake bread, and visit the coffee shop for a steamer.
Francie then started at her new "school" (known as daycare to us working parents) - Vermont Hills Family Life Center, right in our neighborhood - and seems to be prospering there. Interestingly, her main teach is male, Josh. "Teacher Josh nice to me," she said in the car on the way home from school last week. There are a handful of same-aged kids in her classroom, although none of her "friends" can she name when asked. She has not once cried at drop-off, and is none too eager to come home with me at the end of the day. She apparently likes to play trains and to drive the cars outside. The teachers have briefly described her as "talkative" and reported that she likes to sing to herself.
Her sleep has changed, in that she ends up in our bed every single night. For a week or so she was fighting even going to bed
Her favorite toys right now include those wooden nesting dolls that a friend of Papa's gave her last week; "Molly," the horse on a stick that she pretends to ride around the kitchen; and babies, always babies. She is still an avid reader, although lately has been choosing only the most familiar or easy "baby" books, which she likes to read to herself.
She still calls her stepstool a "stoof." She regularly responds to things with, "Because I love you." And she constantly asserts her independence with "No!" and "Me do it!" She sings, sometimes a capella, sometimes accompanied by her "ookalady" (aka uke). If she's feeling particularly sassy, she'll even host a concert, featuring hits such as Baby Beluga, Happy Birthday, the ABC Song, or Twinkle Twinkle. In fact, she hasn't added any new tunes to her repertoire as of late.
Girlfriend is still rockin' that proud ass belly, and her stems have somehow turned into sticks. Where did this little chicken-legged Bean come from? Certainly not this thunder-thighed mama. Her hair is getting longer (duh) and she'll willingly wear a clip each day, but generally refuses a pony or piggies. She has opinions about her clothes, and will only wear whichever shoes she deems appropriate for the weather/occasion.
She is still a great eater, preferring morning and afternoon meals to dinner time. Favorites still include cereal, all things dairy (e.g. milk, plain yogurt, cottage cheese), fruit, and any kind of "bar."
Francie, Logan, and Max at WLHS before a football game. High school kids seem so young, don't they?
Playing in the sand at Gearhart with the Hubbard's.
Toddlers and trucker hats.
A visit from Emma and Sadie. Time for dress-up!
Driving the "rocking ship" her daddy built her from wine barrel chair remnants.
Beebee dominated FrancieCare this month.
Spawn of a Lena Dunham super-fan. I pre-ordered that book and read it in less than a week.
Tutu-clad visits to AuntieCuzzie Laura at work at Christopher David.
Wearing mama's dress that Grandma Nancy probably made.
Mama time.
Friends are those who help you balance on the big-kid potty.
Fun at Kruger Farms with the Flynns.
Bath time with Beano.
First day of a new school. She's killin' it at Vermont Hills Family Life Center. And the 3-minute commute ain't so bad either.
This is my daughter playing soccer. Not sure she'll follow in her daddy's athletic footsteps.
Mimi and Papa time. The family that sings together stays together.
Francie's main man.
Baby Beluga on the strings.
Nobody loves her like Mimi does.
My favorite face.
She's set up camp in our bed. She hasn't made it a night alone in her bigkidbed in several weeks. She seems to be well-rested, but the rest of us are needing an extra shot of caffeine to make up for the midnight waking and the toddler sleep-kicks.
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