Remember Pop-Rocks? Nicole had her first experience eating them. Just watching the expression on her face was priceless when she they first started popping in her mouth. Her expression was like she didn't really know what to make of it. Like she was trying to figure it out. That is my inquisitive girl!
Tired girl. Mommy has worn her out. Nicole does very well sleeping at night. A majority of the time, she will go to sleep in her own bed without a problem. On a few occasions, she will really push me to try and get me to let her sleep in my bed. As hard as that is saying no to her, I stick to it. Some parents may believe that it's okay but I am not one of them. To me, Nicole should sleep in her own bed. She knows that I am in the room right next to her. There are times that I wake up in the morning and find her in bed with me.... Yep, she would sneak in, crawl into bed with me and I would wake up with her bottom in my face or her legs sprawled over me. Too cute.
These are Nicole's adorable feet. She took this picture herself!
Gorgeous picture of the Gulf with a storm coming in.
We had soooo much fun bouncing and rolling around on this ball. Oh my goodness... It was hilarious. We were both all over the place on that thing!
When Nicole is with me, we spend alot of time playing. She really likes going to the beach and playing in the pool. She does a very good job with her writing. I will write out a word and have her trace over it. She does that and then she will write the word down on her own. She can already write her name (by memory) without looking at it or tracing it. She knows the months of the year too.
Nicole absolutely loves books. She loves being read to and then reading them to me. It is so impressive. She will make up her own story based on the pictures in the book. If it is a book that we have read once or twice, she has the basic story line memorized. Her memory is impeccable.
Nicole is still a very good eater. She'll eat pretty much anything. One thing she doesn't like is tea though. She will want to have coffee with me in the morning (mostly milk with a couple of drops of coffee) but when she wants a sip of my tea.. No way. She wants nothing to do with it.
Nicole is in pre-K now. Sadly, her 'father' will not put me on the emergency contact list, therefore, I am not allowed to get any information regarding Nicole and school unless she tells me herself. Her 'father' won't tell me a thing about how she is doing, what hours she goes, whether she struggles in any areas or not, etc. It is sickening. There is so much more to it than just that but it is not wise for me to post it. One day, Nicole will see her father for who he is though.
