So much has happened in the last couple of months.
Alleah is 3 in a month or so and full of so much personality. She's so so smart. She loves to play with puzzels, watch "princess" (Sophia the 1st) and draw. She's been talking a lot for a while. She's been having a tougher time with certain letters; like she can say it in one word, but can't say it in another. I'm not worried about it right now. I took her to a speech therapist specialist and she scored average, so she's right on track. She's such a great helper, she loves to help cook, and change her sister. She will clean her toys up for the price of choco mik (chocolate milk). She loves to sing and dance. Her favorite songs to sing are "itsy bitsy spider" and "popcorn popping." & for Christmas she got a "rock elmo" who plays the drums while alleah has the microphone to sing and dance. Her favorite food (when I can get her to eat) is fries & spaghetti. She used to love apple juice... now it's all about the chocolate milk. She loves it when I get her hair "pretty" she absolutely loves me doing her hair. And I enjoy doing it. She loves Kaya our puppy & has even let her inside all by herself a few times. She plays with her so good. Kaya is so great with the girls, even when Alleah attempts to "ride" her. Alleah is obsessed with "Choo choos" (trains) Raylee got a baby train for Christmas and alleah is determined to make it hers... luckily Raylee is good at sharing. :) She loves to brush her teeth. Playing in the tub is her favorite. She has been out of diapers for just over a YEAR !! She is awesome at finding her body parts & counting. She LOVES playing with other kids.. nursery is always a blast for her. She will be in it one more year since she turns 3 in June. Past couple months I was having a tough time with alleah acting out and I think part of it was jealousy, which makes it tough since I love each of my girls the same. But the past couple weeks I came up with a system and it's been working great!! I felt like none of my punishments were consistent; pretty much all over the place. Spankings one moment, yelling the next, time out another time... ect. I absolutely hate yelling and spanking unless necessary. But I was at the last straw... I was loosing it. Finally, Joey (he works alot so I'm with the girls most of the time) & I talked about what to do with Alleah. I broke down in tears so upset about it... she's such a great kid, just wasn't listening like I would like. We came to a conclusion: I be consistent with the decision and stick to it. The solution: give Alleah ONE warning... if she does it again she goes straight to her room. I wait a bit (usually she's crying) I tell her "if you stop crying, I will come talk to you." she usually responds with "okay", "all done" or "yup" I go down to her eye level and talk to her. She usually responds to me and then says "okay, thank you" it's been working amazing. I'm consistent. I'm calm. And she listens right after I talk to her. She's such a wonderful girl. So so loving. So kind. Loves everyone. And just such a joy. I love every single thing about this girl. I love her cuddles, hugs, kisses and her personality. She's full of energy & it's great!! Sometimes overwhelming, but she just likes to keep busy with crafts, coloring, playing and ect. Can't believe the toddler she has turned into.
