Miss A's Updates - 31 Months

Today I am in a better mood. The sun finally showed up after a few days of a very depressing weather. I mean, hello, we are in June. My spirits are up because it is Friday and I get to spend a few days with my family.

Any who...Miss A had a 2.5 years (crazy, huh?) appointment a month late and here are her stats:
Weight - 30lbs (my 30 lbs of happiness :)) 50%
Height - 3 feet tall exacly 60% I think

It gets a little bit tricky not that she knows she is at the doctor's office. She really dislikes all of the nurses but she can handle the doc OK. She let the doc check her but only after following mommy's example. The doc checked my ears and only then she was OK with turning her head. She didn't get any shots and boy am I thankful because when miss A gets mad and upset now days, it lasts a while.

She is still talking a lot and her vocabulary constantly increases. She talks in sentences now and can carry real conversations. She lets me know about her day in daycare, what she ate, who was there, who dropped her off and so on.

I am not sure if it is only my child that does it but it is seriously crazy.... Whenever she says something she wants me to repeat what she said. I think it is her way of making sure I understood her. So, I've read articles where they say that women talk about 20,000 words a day. Well, I can honestly say that I probably speak about 2,000 words before 6pm and then rest after I pick her up from daycare. :)

She sort of understand jokes now. It is pretty cool to see her brain work. I'll (daddy) make a joke, she'll process it for a few seconds, then have the biggest grin on her face and says "neeeett (no). A few days ago, she didn't get a joke though. When miss A asked her daddy where mommy was, he said she went on vacation. She started crying and saying that we were supposed to go together. Yesterday, she asked the same question and got the same reply but this time she smiled and said "neet, she is at work".

We are still having poop problem. She'll only go twice per week. I can see she is being uncomfortable at times but she'll still hold it in. The doc suggested Myralax and we'll probably try it.

She loves to cuddle up with daddy before bedtime (and I am assuming in the morning when I am at work). She is so gentle with him, so carrying, and so lady like. She'll say "idi suda" (come here), hugs him, and they just lay there until I ruin it all and ask the husband to leave because she wouldn't get dressed otherwise.

She has learned new songs at daycare:
Twinkle, twinkle,
Mama, pervoe slovo
Krilatie kacheli - bits of it only

We listen to a lot of kid's songs in the car and she tries to sing along. Love it!

She is growing out of her 2T clothes. Some of her tops are still 2T but the pants are now all too short. Thankfully, this mama has a whole new wardrobe for her next size :)

Your favorite phrase now days is "ya tebya lublu" (i love you). You can say it randomly throughout the day and/or right after a huge tantrum including crocodile tears you misbehaved. I am not really sure you know what they mean but I pretend that you do.

Ariela is still enjoying gymnastics class. She is doing all of the tricks mostly by herself. I call her a princess of the trampoline. Seriously, this kid can jump and can jump very, very high bringing her knees up, doing open/close, and sit drops. I believe jumping on mama's bed everyday has been a good practice.

She has a few girlfriends from daycare and one from playground that she loves (sometimes there is a small step from love to hate, but it happens to the best of us). She is not really friendly with other kids and thinks the whole playground, gym, zoo, library, world belongs to her and her friends only.

She is still a charming, carrying, sympatheric lady but this time just throw a many few toddler tantrums in there. She loves to play together, color, sing, dance, and jump. She loves puzzles, letters, flash cards, balls, and playing with water.

Mommy and daddy are pretty fond of you. You make us laugh and giggle like little kids. You let us see the world from your pespective leaving all the problems and worrying behind. You taught us how to put someone else first. You taught us a whole new way of loving someone. Baby girl, we love you and don't you ever, ever forget it!


Love,
Mom

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I was going to write about miss A and what she has been up  to lately but I am just not in that mood.

I've been looking for a  new job. I am grateful that I have a job right now but I feel like I am stuck in this position with no career and intellectual growth opportunity. Anyways, I've been to a few interviews in the last month. Both companies invited me for a second interview and it all sounded promising. I don't usually keep my hopes up but there is always a tiny, teeny feeling inside of me hoping to hear the good news. I liked the second company, the people, office, environment but not the location. After two weeks of waiting I just got a rejection email. Even if it wasn't the perfect job, I still feel bumped. I feel like my education and experience is not enough for a senior position and my salary requirements are too high for a mid-level position. Why hire me when the company can hire a person with Master's and/or CPA.

On this note, I've called one of the universities today. I want to see how many classes I'll need to take in order to get a Master's degree and how much it'll cost. I am pretty sure the cost will be huge and it'll need to be a commitment on my side. But it doesn't hurt to ask and think about it.

Lately, a lot of questions have been up in the air. I hate being in this unknown stage.
Refinance or not, stay in the city or move to the suburbs, where to look for a job (if we decide to move eventually), public or private school for miss A, and lastly, the big one mr. V has asked one child or two.... Really?!?! It was never a question for me. I always wanted two kids. I want miss A to have a brother or a sister. I want to see her be an older sister, to see them grow up, play, fight, hug, and kiss each other. That question totally blew me off and I almost started crying yesterday. I am sure we'll figure out the answers and solutions to all of those questions but sometimes, in the moments like this, I wish mr. V wouldn't be such a planner in everything he does.