This was Daddy's and my first full week without Mommy, and so far we've made it okay. We really miss Mommy though, today I set her a place at my table when Daddy and I were having Play-doh snacks, and told him we would save some for Mommy.
Earlier in the week, I changed my nighttime routine a little bit by having Minnie turn out the light in my room and close the door. I used to do it, of course, but now I tell Minnie "you can do it, you're a big girl". I talk her through it and even tell her good job at the end to be nice.
Also, I am really learning my U.S. states. We have a wooden map puzzle and I'm getting really good at it. I can put the states in all by myself, so Daddy has been teaching me their names, and why they're significant. I know now 14 of them, and I learn more each day!
California
Arizona - "where Grandma Bunny and Papa Mitch live"
Utah - "where Zoe and Mia live"
Wyoming
Texas - "where Mommy is, like Texas Roadhouse!"
Oklahoma - "where I was born"
Kansas
Louisiana - "where Alex will live"
Mississippi - "where Mommy was"
Florida - "where Minnie and Woody and Buzz live"
Pennsylvania - "where Daddy was born"
Maine
Hawaii - "where the Humu-humu-a'a for my shirt comes from" (the Hawaiian state fish)
Alaska - "where the polar bear lives"
I'm learning math too - I saw two throat lozenges on the counter, and said "there are 2, if I take 1 away, there will be 1!" It's a start!
