A Letter From Vivian, 3rd edition: My New Life

Dear Readers of Mommy's Blog,


Hello!  It's me again - Vivian!  I know you've missed me.  It has been awhile since we last talked.  I need to make it a point to get on here more often.  After all, I know you'd rather hear me talk than my mommy. 



In case you've forgotten to read my last two letters, here they are:  my 2nd Letter and my 1st Letter!  Go ahead and read them now.  I'll wait.  But don't take too long.  Because I'm very impatient determined to make the most of my time.



Wow, my life has changed so much since we last spoke.  I moved to a new place.  My mom calls it "Flaw-wah-dah." I don't know what happened to my regular bed or my toys.  I think most of my stuff is missing but I'm not sure how to ask why or where to find my things. 


I used to hardly see my mommy.  But now I'm with her all the time!  It's great (usually).  I love getting all that attention from her all to myself.   I follow her in the bathroom while she is peeing.  I tug at her waist when she makes us lunch.  Wherever she is, that's where I want to be.  At the beginning of the day, she is smiling but by the end of the day, she seems to be rolling her eyes more.



I play outside a lot more now.  Mommy takes me for walks and stroller rides along the bay.  She says we both need some sun on our faces.  It's very windy here and now that I'm getting a little bit of hair, it actually blows in the breeze.  I like the long walks we take.


Hey, what's a comb over?  Mom says I have a comb over like Donald Trump.  I don't know who that is but I bet he's smart and very good looking.



I've been showing mommy how smart I am.  I heard her on the phone talking with her friend about how amazed she is at me, how I can count from one to ten and how I know my shapes and colors.  I even know the shapes of diamond and octagon.  Mommy should pay more attention.  I've always been this intelligent.  She was just too busy to notice it, I think.



We are living in this place that has two small rooms.  I lay on this bright red couch and stare at this orange, green and gold striped carpet.  Mommy calls it 1970's hotel carpeting.  I like it!  I hope to decorate my new place like this one. 



Our pets are always on top of us in our current living arrangement.  Mommy yells at the dog a lot.  She caught him eating cat poop.  She yells at the cat a lot too.  She catches him in the kitchen sink and our bathtub a lot.  I think it's funny.  I can slap stroke them lovingly more since they're so close by.



I love going to the statue place with mommy a few afternoons per week.  She calls it a "Mom-oreol" park.  There are lots of American flags and historic writings and these very life-like looking people that never move.  Mommy says I should be more like those statues because they don't talk back and they stay still.   Hahaha!  My mom is pretty funny if she thinks I will be that way!  What's the fun in that?



My birthday is less than a week away.  I will be two years old on October 29th.  Do you need my address on where to send gifts?  Just let me know!  Mom says we will have to spend it here in our hotel but that she will get me a cake and hopefully take me to a kid-friendly place like Chuck E. Cheese or Showbiz Pizza.  That sounds fun.  I can't wait!



Mommy has been being nicer to me.  I heard her tell daddy that she is reading this book on "speer-uh-ted" children and it's changing the way she thinks about me and my personality.  That mommy is nuts!  She's always reading about how to try to figure me out and be a better parent.  I don't know why she worries so much!  But I like how she gets on my level and hugs me more after I have a tantrum.  That is kind of sweet so I guess maybe she should continue to read that book.


Daddy seems happy with his new "jawb."  He comes home and wants to play with me and be real silly.  Sometimes I let him play with me and other times, I just pretend like I don't know who the hell he is.  Then I cry and scream for my mommy.  I think it's a fun game but it seems to hurt daddy's feelings.  Maybe he should stay home like mommy if he wants to enjoy more of my charming self.


Some of my favorite things lately, besides terrorizing those around me, include coloring, playing with building blocks and train sets, dancing to new music, showing off how smart I am and watching Elmo.  I still enjoy reading books.  But instead of mommy always reading to me, I ask myself questions about the book and then answer my own question.  For instance I will point to a dog picture and say, "was diss?"  then I'll reply to me, "dawg" and then I make barking sounds.  See how smart I am! 



Note: You can keep those things in mind when you shop for my birthday present.  I also accept checks and cash.  Please make checks payble to Vivian Rose Fernandez (the artist formerly known as The Diva). 


Oh well, I better go.  Mommy just called my name.  She said she has some raisins and marshmallows for me to eat as a snack.  Yummy!  Raisins always make me poop.  I like to poop.  I also like to watch mommy's face make lots of twists and turns when she sees my poop.



Anyway, I hope you readers are fabulous.  I'll close my letter now and leave you with some beautiful pictures.  What are the beautiful photos of?  ME!  Of course! 



See you again soon!

Love,

Vivian


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A photo of Me with my new best friend, Abby Cadabby:





Mom says I was "having a moment" here in this picture:




Me having some fun at the statue park that mommy took me to see:




We play ball at the park:





Mom says these are soccer nets and I was trying to be goalie.  (But what she doesn't know is that I was pretending to be Spider Girl.):