.:Andrus Family:.: .:Remi

Oh, the Remster.

This girl is such a joy in our lives. She is turning into such a little girl now, and I can hardly stand it!

Remi absolutely loves playing with Reece. They play so well together most of the time. Remi seems to have learned her place and usually has no qualms about giving up whatever Reece wants. She is great at sharing, and giving things back to others. She and Reece will just run around the house together, giggling like crazy. I’m not sure there’s a much sweeter sound. Sometimes they will go in their room, close the doors, and I’ll go in there to find them sitting on the bed, carrying on in some little imaginary scenario. It’s really sweet, and I love how much they love each other.

Remi has also become very interested in Harper. She is always going over to Harper and talking to her, which makes Harper smile. Which then makes Remi excited! It is so sweet.

Remi is very good about putting things back where they belong. If she is at home, she has to return toys or movies where she got them from (usually). If she gets a toy out at the store, she won’t just leave it somewhere random like I try to get her to, but she will go find the aisle that she got it from and put it away in the right spot. It is a good habit that I need to encourage!

She is also always very concerned about closing doors. If I leave the pantry door open, she shuts it. If I leave the fridge open, she closes it. For some reason, she just loves to close the doors! Remi has started this new thing where she will say, ‘bye, bye’ and close the door, immediately open it up and say, ‘hi!’, and then keep repeating the process until you are done in whatever room has the door. Whenever Reece goes into a room and closes the door, Remi will knock on it. I don’t know why, but it cracks me up!

Remi is our eater! She is the queen of shoving as much food in her mouth as she can. Fruit snacks? They all go in at once. Fruit roll up? Crams it all in. She hasn’t quite learned how to savor food, but she sure knows how to enjoy it! She also loves her popcorn at Target, and if she ever drops any, or sees any on the floor, she often picks it up and eats it before I can stop her. Hey, she’s had a deer bone in her mouth, so I figure she’s fine.

Remi’s speech is slowly improving. She says more words than she used to, and I also think she probably says more than we give her credit for because we probably don’t listen as hard because we aren’t expecting as much. Whether it’s real words or babbling, she always has plenty to say!

Remi loves to squeeze into little nooks and smaller places to sit. She has always loved this, and her new baby doll crib is no exception!

Rem-a-lem appreciates a good back tickle like no other. If you ever start to tickle her arms, neck, back, legs – anywhere! – she goes immediately still. If you ever want to get in her good graces, just try giving her a little tickle and she’s yours. She is always tickling herself, too. She’ll lift her shirt up and tickle her belly while she watches movies, or will do her legs and arms if she’s just sitting somewhere. It’s really cute and really funny! I so understand!

Some other random facts about Remi: she can fall asleep anywhere (sitting up, in a shopping cart, head on the table when out to eat, really, anywhere!), she does a self soothing thing where she rocks against the couch or chair when she is tired, she sleeps on her tummy most of the time, she has the deepest laugh ever, she loves being cheesey, her hair is very curly, and she is just too cute!