Bella's Bio

I thought it would be fun to do a bio about Bella every so often so that when I publish these into books I can compare them as she grows and see how her interests change. When she looks back on these I know she will get a kick out of them, too.

Nicknames: Bella Boo, Bell, Bellster, Pumpkin, Belly

Age: 28 months

Height: 34.5 inches

Weight: 27.5 pounds

Favorite color: red

Favorite books: Dr. Seuss ABC, Dr. Seuss Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, Dr. Suess Ten Apples up on Top, Dr. Seuss I'll Teach My Dog Lots of Words, Dr. Suess One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?, Dr. Seuss Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss Oh Say Can You Say?

Favorite sayings:"Mommy (daddy), whatcha doing?" "Mommy, how you doing? I'm doing great!" "It's sooooooooo good (or tasty, or delicious)!" "I love you very much!" "You guys...." "Uh-oh, what happened?" "Oh.....my....goodness!"

Favorite toys: Tricycle, balls, puzzles, cars, Elefun, MP3 player, books

Favorite pastimes: Dancing, singing, doing puzzles, acting silly, racing around the house, jumping, playing, riding her trike around the house

Latest obsessions: Reading non-stop, giving a running commentary of everything going on (mommy is out of the shower now, she is all clean; we are going to school in mommy's car and I am going to listen to Elmo on the way there.), doing everything independently, falling backwards on the bed, jumping on EVERYTHING, grunting instead of saying "no", laughing for no reason, putting everything and everyone "to bed" with blankets, fruit snacks, vitamins.

Favorite stuffed animals: Big pink bear

Favorite foods: SAUCES (ketchup, hummous, italian dressing, ranch), Macaroni and Cheese, Applesauce, Chicken, Cucumbers, Fries

Latest Accomplishment- Learning all the beginning letter sounds (mastered 2 months ago),

Counting to 30

Biggest Challenges: Using the potty; pedaling her trike and bike

Current hairstyle: Natural curl with bow or flower, two pigtails or one ponytail

Favorite songs: The Monkey Song, The ABC Song, Elmo's Song, Elmo's ABC Rap, Blessed Be the Name, Thy Word

Favorite movies/DVDs: Madagascar, Veggietales Jonah, Pistachio (Veggietales), Word World, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jesus Loves Me, Curious George

Currently learning: To say yes when asked to do something, rhymes, phonetic awareness, mathematic one to one correspondence and quantity, how to use the potty!!!