It’s been a while since I’ve written down some of the cute things Jordan is doing, so I thought I’d take some time tonight to do so. 
Tonight we took a walk around the neighborhood, because Jordan was really itching to get outside. She’s been in the house since Wednesday, so it was nice to get out a bit. We walked around the block the long way, and she didn’t want to take the stroller, so we just walked along the sidewalk hand in hand. That was such a cool thing to do. I kept thinking about how blessed I am to be able to take a walk hand in hand with my little girl. My very own little girl! It was very fun. She pointed at, and itentified every puppy, airplane, car, and bird we saw. She also kept pointing in the sky and saying “moon”. I told her that it was day time, and the moon wouldn’t be out until it got darker, but then I realized that you could see the moon. A small crescent moon- what I’ve always called a “Cheshire Cat moon”. So she’s pointing up at the sky saying “moon”, and then looks at me and says “Get it?” I asked her what she said, and she said again “Get it? Have it?” with her arms outstretched, fingers grasping at the air. Melt my heart! My daughter wants the moon! And let me tell you, I would have given it to her, if I could!
She’s getting really good at little “manners” right now, too. For instance when I give her something (her juice cup, her dinner, a snack, a toy, etc.) she says “Thank you”(tankoo) without prompting! it doesn’t happen every time, but it sure happens a lot! And whenever someone sneezes, she says “Bessoo!” Of course some times she says “thank you” after that since that’s what I say when she “blesses me”. She also is getting better at saying “please”(peez), but that one isn’t quite as good as the others. When she really wants something that she doesn’t think she’ll get she’ll say “peez tankoo peez tankoo”, and sign them at the same time. It’s very cute. She’s also singing more songs now. She’ll still sing rock a bye baby, and row row row your boat, and itsy bitsy spider on occasion, but now has added “twinkle twinkle” or “tinkle sar” as she calls it, and tonight she was trying to sing along to the ABC’s. What was funny was that she requested Twinkle Twinkle right after the ABC’s. I think she recognized that it’s the same tune. She also sings “slippery fish”, “I have a little bicycle”, “tick tock”, and makes a valiant effort at “The Wheels on the bus”. She’s better at the “Gymbo Dance” (same tune as wheels, but different words) which is how they end every class at Gymboree. She understands just about everything I say now, and is getting somewhat better about following directions. She knows what a circle is, and we’re currently working on square. She can say square, but doesn’t associate it with the shape yet. She does know stars and hearts, though.
She still really likes Corbin Bleu, and slowly is trying to say “Corbin Bleu” together. Usually it’s just “Bleu” which she says when she hears or sees him. She has quite a dance to go along with the song “Push it to the limit”, too. Oh- and she sings along. “Push it Push it limit Limit *gibberish*” I have yet to get it on video. Her new favorite artist is Hannah Montana, and she can identify her songs, and face as well. She gets a bit confused with Miley, since Hannah is blonde, and Miley is brunette, though. Can you tell we watch entirely too much Disney channel? We actually have gotten better about it lately, and have limited the tv time a bit more, and Jordan will even sometimes request the tv to be turned off. “Teebee off?” She’s getting more vocal by the day, if that’s possible. She’s also showing her little strong will a bit more each day. We are ever quickly approaching that magic age of “2″. We’ve also been doing some pre-potty training. She now tells me after (and sometime while) she’s filled her diaper, and is interested in the “big girl pants” (pull up diapers) very much so. The only problem with those is that they are a bit too big for her, as she’s still in size 3 diapers. She knows how to pull the diapers up, and needs a little bit of help getting them off, but she does really well. She’s been sitting on the potty chair almost once a day without her diaper on, too! She can almost dress herself now as well. She can get a t-shirt on, as long as it’s not very tight, and she can put on and take off elastic waist pants. Today she even got her own shirt off before her bath! And she can put on her own socks, but still needs a bit of help with her shoes. Some shoes she can put on by herself, but her tennies and boots she needs help with. It’s really crazy how much she’s growing up! I have a few pictures from last Sunday to upload (Jordan and Daddy watching the super bowl), and a couple from today (us being silly on the couch taking pictures of ourselves), so maybe I’ll get those up tonight or tomorrow. Oh- and Jordan seems to be feeling better, but we’re still having some “messy diaper issues” yesterday and today. Mike went to the doctor today after having a fever of 103 according to our thermometer here, and got some antibiotics for a throat/sinus infection. Hopefully Jordan and I can stay away from catching that one! Eek!
*Edit* I got the pics uploaded, and here’s a sneak peek:
