Abby's Antics

Abby is the talker of the family and she says the funniest things every day. I'm amazed at the stories she tells, the attitude she can have, and the sincere concern she displays for others at times. She's also 2 going on 16! The other morning I was coloring with the twins while Lily was napping. John was working from home that morning and was back in the office. Abby was trying to color with 20 colors in her hands and having a little difficulty. I told her it would be easier to color with one crayon at a time vs. all of them. "Okay mom", was her response (said with a bit of an "I know" attitude). I hear John cracking up in the office. Yes, we are already transitioning from "mommy" to "mom". How sad!!! She still says mommy about half the time, the other half, it's just mom.
She also has to know what's going on at all times and loves to ask "What are you doing name?". She'll continue to ask this same question over and over too. I fear the "Why?" stage. She must keep tabs on Jake at all times and continually asks of his whereabouts. Once she finds him, she asks him what he's doing.
If someone is hurt or in trouble, she immediately runs to the rescue, "Don't worry name, I'll save you!". If it's something she can't do, she'll pull me into things and say "Don't worry, mom will help you.".
Penguin is her best friend and finally has a name..."Macky". This is short for macaroni penguins, a type of penguin she learned about on Diego. Smart girl, huh. She holds his hand (wing) and takes him swinging, sliding, out to eat, she reads to him, etc. He even tells her stuff and plays with her. He loves to tickler her ear too (don't know where she got this, but Macky tickles her ear all the time).
Some of her other favorite phrases are "Awesome mom", "excuse me" (which she shouts out at innocent bystanders when we're at the store), "Look at me!", and "Thanks mom". Her favorite song at the moment is "Twinkle, Twinkle", which she sings all the time.
She's obsessed with jumping and told us a story yesterday about how all the cars were jumping on the ground as we were driving to the bounce house. When it was raining the other night, she said we needed to get an umbrella and hat so we could go outside. The girl doesn't own rain gear, but she knows we need it somehow.
I need to get a tape recorder and tape all of her sayings for everyone to hear (and just for me to hang on to). Every time I pull the video camera out she focuses on that. Oh well. I love Abby and the smiles she puts on my face!