About Bella

I wanted to do a little post about Bella.  She is such a fun age right now and I am really enjoying watching the litte person she is growing into.  It’s very rare that I have referred to one of my 2 year olds and being in a “fun age” but Bella is so mild in comparison to Amelie and Kellen at this age that I can say it.

Our little Bella has astounded us with her sudden desire to potty train almost a month ago.  I am still blown away with how easy it was for her.  She just does it!  I think in this whole time frame she has had less than 10 accidents and most of those were in the first week.  This time I decided not to use candy as a reward and instead printed off a potty training chart off the internet with Dora the Explorer on it, laminated it and put it on the fridge – 1 potty = 1 sticker  Bella loved it!  We also used the “Easy Button” she got to push it each time she used the potty.  I don’t know what it is about that button but my little ones will do almost anything to be able to push that button.  “That was easy!”

Bella talks so much.  Really I don’t think there is anything she can’t say or communicate.  I love how she says “I potty twaining.”  She also says, in her most firm, independent 2 year old voice, “I do it my own!” Bella is fully able to “tattle” on her other siblings and does so quite regularly.  I love how she says things clearly so you understand but her sentence structure is not quite right.  For example, if Kellen were to hit her (not that it would EVER happen!) she would tell me “Kelly hit it, me!”

Bella loves to pray.  Her prayers usually go something like this.  “Dear God. I go McDonalds.  I get it, chicken, fries, pop. I go McDonalds, a playplace, a slide.  Amen.”

LOL  Sometimes she will elaborate more about her day but she always asks to go to McDonalds.

My children rarely attach themselves to a special toy or stuffy and if they do it’s not usually for long.  Bella may be breaking that trend.  She has a little Strawberry Shortcake figurine that Tom bought her in the late summer/early fall and she loves this thing.  The figurines name is “Plum Pudding” and she smells yummy.  Bella calls her “Pullin’ ” and she takes her many places and totes her all over the house.  Most nights she sleeps with Pullin’ though Pullin’ usually falls under the bed and needs to be retrieved by Kellen.  The other day Adriana and I were laughing because the Littles were playing house with their “babies” and guess who Bella’s baby was?  Yup, Pullin’.  She was carrying Pullin’ (who is no more than 4 inches tall) in a big dolly carseat, it looked so funny.  I plan to get some photos of her with Pullin’ this week.

Just some fun things I wanted to remember about Bella at this age. �

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