Now that Rose is 4 years old, she believes she is a real "big kid." I think to Rose 4 is the new 16. She thinks now that she is 4, she should be able to do things big kids do, like not take a nap, not sit in a carseat, stay up late, make her own lunch...
The other day she said, "I wanna make my own peanut butter and jelly sandwich because I'm 4 now and I know how to do it by myself." So I got out all the things she needed and she spread the pb and jelly on by herself...she was very precise...covering every inch of the bread. I couldn't have made it better myself!
Then she finished all her watermelon at dinner and feeling very proud of herself she said, "I ate all my watermelon, so I must be four!" And when I tell her she has done something well, she says, "That's because I'm four and I always do what you want me to, Mom!" Her favorite number is 21, so if she ever quantifies something that she thinks is a lot, she will use the number 21. If she sleeps past 7:30 in the morning she'll say, "I slept a long time...like 21 hours! That's because I'm 4."
She is funny with the things she says. She will often say to me very seriously, "Mom, I wish I was a real mermaid." Or if I won't let her have a certain snack or do something she wants, she will say, "I wish I lived at Ally's house, because her Mommy lets her have fruit strips for a snack."
Hugs!
