A Perfect Day

Cordelia is 23 months old now.

It was Saturday and both Jason and I were to be home all day.  Yay!  A few weekends, he still has work finishing up at the community center with things that were already scheduled.

We had breakfast and told Cordelia we had to go to the store to run some errands after.  Cordelia suggested the pet store, where she loves looking at the animals.  We agreed we could fit the pet store into our day.  She specifically asked to see a snake.

We got dressed and I put Cordelia in a white turtleneck to wear under her gray dress with the elephants from Gillian.  I buttoned the snaps and then Cordelia put her hand to her neck and said, "Noooo, too tight!"  The shirt was a little small, so I took it off her.  She then rejected the other white shirt I brought her, also insisting it was too tight, even though it was not.  We let her pick her own shirt.  Of course, she asked for her "bird shirt," a cream colored shirt with pink birds on it from Old Navy.  I think it is her favorite.  She has never really rejected an outfit out of sensitivity before, although I know other children who do all the time.

We went and saw a snake.  It was sleeping.   There were a lot of other animals too.

We ran errands and came home.

After her nap, Cordelia asked to wear her green and pink butterfly dress.  It's not really a princess dress, more of a fairy dress, with wings on the back.  Cordelia called it her "pretty dress."  Then she wanted her rain boots.  Then she asked to Go Outside and look for the moon.  Once outside, we saw our 4 year old neighbor and his mom who commented on how fancy Cordelia was.  The boy was wearing a baseball hat and Cordelia immediately requested a hat to add to her ensemble.  We added her blue turtle hat.  She looked incredible.

Cordelia ate a huge dinner of sticky chicken, rice, broccoli, and carrots.  I am so proud of how she eats everything, especially her vegetables.  Way to go!

After dinner, I put her in another costume, a pink tutu Stephanie made her for her 1st birthday.  Then she wore a pink crown.  And went around fixing our doors with a screwdriver.  YES!

I am so thrilled with my growing, independent, talkative little girl.  She is a force to be reckoned with, look out world!