Pillow fluffing grandma's, cuppys and diaper freedom

I'll tell you... The Baby Diva has her grandmothers wrapped around her little fingers. Before naps and bedtime at either grandmother's house, Jonelle will ask them to fluff her pillows. And like soldiers both grandmothers spring into action and fulfill the request. Now, tell me, what does a 2 year old know about fluffing pillows? It's amazing how the mind of a toddler operates and how observant they are! The Baby Diva occasionally will take her favorite blanket down stairs and nap in living room near the AC. What can I say, the kid loves comfort.

Jonelle's vocabulary continues to grow. She's added a new word to describe her drinking cup. She calls it a "cuppy". Her mom doesn't know how she came up with that word but it sounds funny when she says it. She sounds like a kid who attends prep school. As long as it took for her to get rid of the bottle, I guess she needed a new way to ask for juice.

Diaper Freedom...

While grocery shopping with mom and grandmother, Jonelle gets restless sitting in the cart. On the advice of her grandmother, Mom takes her out the cart to let her walk. Instead, Jonelle takes off running over to the next aisle(fortunately, there weren't many people in the store). When Mom reaches her she has taken off the diaper and is running around with her bottom as naked as a jay bird. Mom was grandmother were thoroughly embarrassed. As far as Jonelle was concerned, her freedom was much more important than her mother's embarrassment. Now, that's a story to tell at the wedding reception!!

More stories to come...

the latest Jonelle adventures

Since my last posting, I've learned that Jonelle is potty training herself! No Kidding!! When she's ready to go, she takes her diaper off and mommy is alerted. This is happening on instinct and no prodding from mommy. She actually understands what's going on. Amazing! My guess is that by the end of this month when she turns 2 the issue will be resolved. A recent trip to the drs. office was filled with some excitement. Wanting to get a blood sample, the nurse asked Jonelle could she see her arm, to which Jonelle replied, no! The nurse then started playing with Jonelle diverting her attention and preceded to take her hand to quickly prick her finger. When Jonelle realized what was happening she told the nurse to Quit!! She immediately began to throw a tantrum at the sight of her blood! Obviously, this lady was hurting her and she wanted everyone to know. The nurse was back in Jonelle's good graces once she gave her candy! The Baby Diva is learning her vegetables, fruits and colors. She can say bananas, broccoli, celery, carrots, orange very well and she knows green, yellow, blue, pink, red colors. Her favorite foods are yogurt, bananas, french fries, and chicken. I'll be back with more Adventures of Jonelle as they develop.

7.5 Habits...

I think the easiest one for me I think is Habit 5. I have been gathering a variety of resources to learn about a few new things. I do need to slow down the gathering and begin working with some of the resources I have. The hardest would be Habit 3. I have to work on changing my attitude about viewing problems as obstacles. I know problems help a person to learn and grow but, sometimes you just don't want to deal with them!

Who's the baby diva?

The baby diva is none other than my great niece Jonelle. Jonelle is 22 months old and live with her mother and grandmother in North Carolina and is the joy of my life. She is adventurous toddler and is excited by everything that catches her attention. I regularly receive updates on Jonelle's activities weekly and I would like to share them with friends. Right now, I can hear her in the background making the sounds of a pig. Her favorites TV programs are Sesame Street, The Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer, Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Now, if we could only get her potty trained!!!