-Whenever she's down to just her undies (or diaper, if she just woke up) or totally nakey, she will sprint out of sight and wrap herself in the closest blanket (preferably fleece). She loves to be wrapped up and naked. And I don't really blame her.
-She has started ending sentences with, "so...." for example, "I need to feed my baby, so...." (mom's cue to leave the room?)
-She's a little fixated on the concept of fear right now. She's had happy, sad, angry/frustrated down for several months but now she talks about being scared a lot. And about "scary guys" (like Ronald McDonald). Whenever she reports a scary dream, frogs are involved. Sometimes she looks all around her room and in her closet for frogs before she goes to sleep.
-Whenever she has had a happy dream, little owls spent her sleep time saying, "hello, Cla-wa!" Occasionally, a happy dream involves "animals and trains."
-Clara has started to worry when she can't find or see me. She'll run up to me and say, "I lost me!" and give me a big hug and snuggle.
-Ever since Mother's Day two weeks ago, she's been wishing me a happy mother's day on a daily basis.
-She loves to "ride the gate."
-She understands "privacy" and now tries to give me some when I am in the bathroom. If ever she runs in to the bathroom and finds me there, she says, "Oh, do you need some privacy?" and shuts the door.
-She has the most expressive face ever. I love her little concerned face. The other night after she ended up with a smattering of food on the floor after her dinner, she said, "Who made that mess?! Cla-wa!!!" Then she gave me the sternest upset face she could muster before bursting into laughter. Several times. Stern face, laughter, stern face, laughter. I'm so glad that she is such a happy kid with a sense of humor.
-She's obsessed with playing in the bathroom sink. If I can't find her, I know to look in the upstairs bathroom. She loves to "do the dishes" and wash her hands and just play in the water. She can barely reach the water, even when she's on her step stool, but it is still somehow a favorite activity. I'm just glad it's not the toilet.
-Clara LOVES her baby sister Betty. I don't think I've ever met a prouder sibling. She will sometimes get really upset if she wakes from a nap and I tell her that Betty just went down for her nap. She talks to her in such a sing-songy voice (probably just like I do) and says, "Awww Betty! You're such cute sister! What a cutie pie little sister! Aww Betty." If Betty's upset or fussy, she'll pat her head gently and say, "It's ok, Betty. Go back to sleep, go back to sleep." Soooo darling. I hope they stay best friends forever!
-She's got the potty training thing down. Well, except for #2. She still does that in her pants :( But I'm sure she'll figure it out. We've had a few successes, but for the most part she still runs to a corner and does her business in her undies.
-She loves to play outside, swing, run around (she sings "running, running, running round" to the tune of London Bridge while she runs in circles), go to nursery, sing songs, read books and watch shows (we try to just do one show a day MAX and it's usually Sesame Street, Curious George, Pingu or Shaun the Sheep)
-Clara loves the BYU fight song and asks frequently for "The Cougar Song"
-She loves to smell things. Flowers, laundry that is "fresh and clean" and today when she saw the wind blowing the trees, she took a deep breath through her nose and (looking out the window) said, "I can smell the fresh spring wind" (not kidding)
-She still is such a curious and enthusiastic learner. Anxious to know about anything I want to teach her and never gets upset if I correct her or add to her knowledge when she reports back to me (she did not get this from me. As I've observed this trait in her, I've realized that I tend to bristle when corrected... maybe it comes with age? Or is a youngest child thing?) An example, we were observing some bees on a flower and we had just been reading several books about bees. She said, "Look, the bees are eating the honey!" I said, "Oh yeah, they're slurping the nectar from the flowers." She said, "Oh! Nectar!? They're slurping the nectar!? Oh!!"
-She loves to hear stories about Mommy and Daddy... and Clara and Betty and any other family member.
-Whenever she or Betty or her baby have a blanket or towel wrapped so it goes around their head and shows their face, she says, "Look! A little Mary!"
-She's a super helper and loves to help sweep, spray, wipe up messes, and unload the dishwasher (not just the utensils anymore). She also loves to pour and stir when we're making food in the kitchen. She loves to help and watch me give Betty baths.
-She loves to ask what time it is. "What time is it?" And "What time is Mommy?" I tried to explain to her that people are not time, so she asked, "What time is Daddy's toenail?"
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