THREErific

Three short years ago we were still learning the ropes as new parents of a one month old. I am still learning new things every single day, but the big difference is that now I get a little more sleep! This age is full of wonder and new discoveries and a budding personality that will shape the person she becomes over the next 20 years. Here is a glimpse at some of the charming and outrageous things that make our Lillie the amazing little girl she is today!


SAY WHAT?
Here are a few examples of the little things Lillie says and the way she pronounces certain words.
"Mama, I want to go do my bowling game!" (A typical request to go to the bowling alley)
"Friesday" pronounced "Fr-eyes-Day"
"Daddy is My Little Pony!" which is shouted loudly while she is "riding high" on Lee's shoulders. Its totally his fault because he plops her onto his shoulders, grabs onto her tightly, and literally gallops across parking lots and down hallways. This action is referred to as "Ba-dump, Ba-dump."




THIS POOP'S FOR YOU
I know, I know. This is the classiest subtitle yet! What can I say, I'm a classy broad. I wouldn't mention it except for the fact that my dad would have found this particular habit HYSTERICAL. My daughter is small, dainty, sweet, intelligent, and absolutely disgusting! She revels in the chaos caused by a really loud fart and laughs maniacally when she manages to squeeze one out while sitting on my lap. Burps are also amusing, but assigning ownership to each individual bowel movement is her specialty. Don't laugh. This is serious business. For weeks and weeks she assigned each BM to Mia and/or Dixie. Eventually she started saying that she "made a big snakey" for herself and long after that I was the lucky recipient of this much sought after award. Lee gets it occasionally but she continues to bestow this honor most regularly (pun intended) to her Mia and to Dixie the dog.


The full size grocery store Santa brought is in the middle of a transformation into a post office but Lillie was unwilling to give up the grocery store. She said "I need it here in case I need something for my restaurant!" So the Mini Mart is our artful compromise!


IDENTITY CRISIS
Here are a few new aliases Lillie has earned in the past year along with some of the classics:

Mia's baby bluebird
Dixie Dog (mom's chihuahua-terrier)
Mama's Baby Joey
Dolphin Joey (a unique hybrid with a fin around her feet and a tail on her backside)
Lillie Bean
Bean-A-Batina
Beaniac
Sugar Pop
Rottenstickinsmellygoodfornuthingbabydoll

*Don't even think of calling her "Princess." She will rudely inform you that she is "Just Lillie" or "Just a Baby Joey" depending on what kind of mood she is in!



NO, IT'S DARK PINK!
Ever heard that red is the new pink? Well get with the program! According to Lillie her favorite color is now "dark pink" which I mistakenly thought was another name for hot pink. She impatiently pointed out to me that all things red shall henceforth and forever more be referred to as "dark pink." Yes ma'am!



ISSUES
When I first heard her complain of "having issues" I did a double take to make sure the words had come from her mouth and not her Daddy's! She kept tripping over one of the shoes I had left in her play area and she stomped her foot down and said "I am having issues with your shoe, Mama!" Now we hear about "panty issues," "spoon issues," and "potty issues."


CARTOON KARAOKE
Lillie has already taken several music classes and I am certain she gets more exposure than necessary to showtunes and the Glee soundtrack. She and Jacey will begin dance classes in a studio in May, but in the meantime she can be seen performing her solo act in her living room on any given night. It is quite enjoyable to see her version of Anastasia ("If I Could Learn To Do It" is her fav,) Alvin and the Cipmunks:The Squeakuel ("All The Single Ladies" by the chipettes and especially "the green gurl chipmunk,") and the theme songs to any and all Nick Jr., PBS, or Disney show (NiHao Kailan, Team Umizoomi, Dora, Diego, Zaboomafoo, and Thomas to name a few!)This karaoke smorgasbord cannot be accomplished without the microphone she won at Chuck E. Cheese. Woe befalls all who suggest she should use a hairbrush or an actual karaoke microphone when her Chuck E. Cheese microphone goes M.I.A!

Here she is in a special morning performance of "Heart Don't Fail Me Now"



SPINATUDE
She is obsessed with long dresses and the constant measurement of overall "spinatude." Spinatude is a technical term referring to the outward projection of the skirt portion of an acceptably long dress while the wearer recklessly hurls herself through the air in a circular movement. Here is a pictoral reference featuring an actual field agent testing and measuring the spinatude of a velvet and taffeta dress around Christmas 2009.




COOKIE CAPERS
Since anything of or pertaining to Lightening McQueen is a-ok in Lillie's book, we purchased Cars graham cookies when she heard them calling to her from the shelf at HEB. She likes to shove a whole cookie in her mouth, chomp down a few times, then stick her tongue out for me to inspect the resulting goo to determine whether or not that cookie is shaped like "Lightin'"