Paisley Jane…
[This is a sincerely gushy blog. I'm not trying to brag or make anyone feel like their child isn't as smart, helpful, or whatever. I'm just writing it all out to document it since I feel like I haven't written one of these blogs in a very long time. Especially about Paisley. I'm also writing it, because while this blog praises her, we still have hard days. She will wake up too early, and not take her nap in the afternoon, and just be a plain old grump. I'm writing this blog so that I can come back to it on those days to help remind myself that I'm doing a good enough job as her mama. And I can't control everything she does. Anyway, you've been warned... Let the gushy mama love begin...]
This little girl of mine, is not so little any more. She’s is getting so big! I’ve really noticed some big advances in the last couple weeks. She’s recently started writing words, and her handwriting is getting better every day! The other day she wrote “transparent”, “thirteen”, “fourteen”, ”pillow”, “cushion”, and everyone’s names she can think of. She will see a word while we’re out somewhere, and remember the letters by herself until we get home [sometimes a couple hours later], so she can practice writing it. She’s so incredible!
Paisley is also really into math. She loves patterns and playing the “eee-bles” [equals] game. We bought her a puzzle game from Pottery Barn outlet where you count the number of objects and put the puzzle piece of the corresponding number on it. There’s also addition and subtraction. She’s been learning how to tell time [on a digital clock], and has been figuring out how to read numbers.] Paisley loves organizing things and arranging them. 
Steven said that almost every time we’re out, someone compliments how polite Paisley is. She says “excuse me”, “please”, “thank you”, and “may I” on a regular basis. She calls adults “Miss _____” or “Mister _____”. Paisley loves helping me do laundry and put away dishes. She loves helping to open doors and loves helping Riley do lots of different things. She especially loves helping to put toothpaste on his toothbrush and showing him how to brush his teeth. She explicitly told me she does not like tidying. But after I explained to her that she is part of our family, and she needs to help tidy, she did help. And she got really excited about it. 
Paisley also started talking in an English accent. It’s probably the cutest thing she does. My heart is kind of bursting with love just thinking about it. She started it a couple weeks ago. Her favorite TV shows are Charlie & Lola and Peppa Pig, both of which are set in the UK. I don’t know if she does it on purpose or not. I know I kind of sponge up accents and speaking patterns when I’m around people and it takes a little while to wear off. I really should record her doing it sometime. 
P is still loving her gymnastics class. She’s getting braver and braver and is trying more things. She met a little girl there named Piper and I heard they hold hands and play together all the time. 
She’s really excited about our trip. Especially since it’s on a Saturday. [Saturday is her favorite day of the week because if she's been good all week, she can have Lucky Charms for breakfast.] She can’t wait to go on the carousel in the Magic Kingdom [we'll see how she actually likes it. Normally carousels freak her out], and the Teacups. She’s really hoping to see Rapunzel. I think she’s mostly excited to see friends though. Paisley is a really big people person.
Well, that’s it. That’s my little big girl. I can’t wait to see her keep growing!
[For those of you who are curious, Paisley is now almost 4 years and 4 months old. She is not in any kind of preschool, nor do we homeschool. I always take time to help her if she wants to practice writing words or mixing colors, but I never force her to write things. She asks me how to spell things. All of the things she loves to do are all from her own will. She does an hour of gymnastics a week. And we go to church sometimes.]
