This was a big month for Vivi- she moved into her real bed! We had been talking about it for months, but I heard some horror stories from other mothers about moving their kids into beds and I hesitated, even though Ryder transitioned just fine. It turns out that all my worry was for naught. One day after her nap, we took apart her crib and built her bed. That night she went to bed totally fine and slept through the night, so we were very happy. Her bedtime routine has changed a bit now though; now I snuggle with her for a few minutes before I go downstairs. There is no monitor in her room, but we can hear her talking to herself for a few minutes usually before falling asleep.
We were hoping that Ryder would be ready to give his push bike to Vivi this summer, but we realized that he wasn't giving it up. We finally just got Vivi her own bike, since Ryder wasn't interested in sharing. She absolutely loves it. She rides her bike even more than Ryder rides his now! She is pretty much fearless and flies down our hill at top speed.
As a family we had a lot of adventures this month and Vivi loved them all. We went camping and hiking in New Hampshire for the first time. Janda and I were worried, but the kids slept through the whole night- even through a huge thunderstorm! We went out to Flatrocks a few times and she loved climbing over all the rocks and checking out the marine life too. We also went into Boston to the Harvard Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs and other exhibits, which she enjoyed, until she got tired!
Vivi has been talking up a storm, basically narrating our lives and asking a million questions. Listening to her talking to Ryder is very cute- they have funny little conversations, with about 50% of them ending in frustration for Ryder! My favorite saying of the month for her has been "What's that sbell?" I love how she mispronounces it and I think it's funny how she notices how things smell so much. She can smell "I snuck it when she wasn't looking" chocolate on my breath a mile away!
Vivi has been sprouting up lately. All of a sudden she seems so much taller and some of her 2T clothes are getting too small. She's gotten that little kid look more than the toddler look now! Poor Mommy is very sad!
Goofing around for our photos!
What a big "smile"!
She loves to be outside
What a sweetie
Checking out the tomatoes
She loves to help pick them too
Getting ready to slide
A big jump!
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