she amazes me with her communication skills and is able to put together sentences. she will surprise me with her vocabulary and throw out a word i have never heard her say before. she also is very affectionate and gives the best hugs, occasional kisses and great back rubs. she likes to be a helper and does a good job of cleaning up her toys or helping us with everyday tasks. she sorta gets the idea of being a big sister and me having a baby in my belly.
we recently discovered mcdonalds play place and she loves it! she also loves the toys that come in the happy meal, although she just has a few fries and maybe some apple. she gives continues to make meal time difficult for me. she still remains a vegetarian and the only consistent foods i can get her to eat are some form of pasta and fruit. she loves her milk and now demands that it be "hot."
very recently she has been great at playing independently in the play room. she usually plays with her doll stroller, babies, purses and phone and has some sort of pretend play situation going on. it is fun to sit back and watch her be a lil mama and entertain herself. she is obsessed with any kind of cute stuffed animal (please do not buy us anymore!). she has to sleep with them in her crib, she brings them in the car and has them all over the house. everyone is "cute" to her and she must have several on her at all times. stickers are also a big winner these days, and keep her busy for a long time! although she still hasn't totally figured out that when you put a sticker on a surface it is staying there.
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| craft from toddler time that she did all by herself! i was so impressed with how she stayed within the circles! |
she knows basic shapes, can identify colors, and can count to three and knows other numbers. she is also really good at defining space by saying things like "over there" "under here" etc. she is learning her ABC's and we try to say them every night at bedtime and she repeats each letter. books are a big hit around here and she is a creature of habit with her bedtime books, they are on repeat! she likes watching elmo, teletubbies, llama llama and mickeys playhouse. i limit her screen time, but lately she has been so good about playing on her own that it hasn't been an issue and she would prefer to be outside or in the playroom. going shopping with her is always an adventure. she is interested in everything! she points and says "this" and wants to hold, touch and feel everything that she sees.
she practices great manners with her pleases, thank you and no thank yous. but is still learning about interrupting and taking turns talking. she is getting better at sharing, but can sometimes get pushy at her little gym class with taking turns. we are trying to teach "gentle hands" and she towers over most kids her age. and she has a ton of long beautiful golden locks which also make her look a lot older than she is.
she is starting to have more of an opinion about what she wants to wear, when she wants to take a bath, go to bed or nap. i wouldn't say we have hit the terrible twos, but bedtime has been more difficult lately. i chalk this up to the longer days and it being light out when she goes to bed, 2 year old molars and not needing as much sleep.
she is incredibly level headed and even tempered. my friends tell me how lucky i am that she is so well behaved and i know this to be true! i am lucky she is ours and she is so full of love and light. this little one makes everyday and adventure and fills it with so much love and laughter. i am proud of the person she is growing into and proud of us for the job we are doing as parents.
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