- still LOVE to eat! Some favorite foods are: peas, corn, broccoli, quesidillas, cheese, fruit snacks, strawberries, grapes, oranges, apples, cereal, goldfish crackers, pretzels, and candy!
- love to brush your teeth! I can offer that almost as much as I can offer food to make you happy! (hopefully your first dentist appointment next month won't change that!) :)
- are okay with changing your diaper! The past 6 months or so, you would scream every time we needed to change your diaper! But just in the past week, you've decided that it is okay to get changed. You will now lay down willingly and even sometimes BRING a diaper to us when we ask you to! (I was VERY surprised the first time I asked you to bring me a diaper and you actually did! Smart cookie!) :)
- love babies! You love any other kid around, but babies are definitely interesting! (Good thing...since your brother is expected to be here in just 3 short months!) :)
- are a hugger! You love to give hugs and kisses to everyone! (although sometimes it takes some encouragement from Mommy and Daddy)
- still hate to have your finger nails cut! You scream and scream and scream! I'm always worried I'm going to actually hurt you just trying to hold you down and still to do the job... HOWEVER, I think this little habit is changing....but only if Daddy is the one to do the job! He has been able to cut your fingernails without any struggle at all TWICE in the past week!
- have some favorite toys to play with. These are some of the things that I can guarantee you will play with/touch every day! Mickey Clubhouse Playset, Nesting cups, Little tikes Ride-in car, Baby doll and bottle, puzzles, and books--especially the Signing time ones and your scriptures.
- Love to sit on the couch and watch Mickey mouse, Winnie the Pooh or Meet the Robinsons.
- Are an easy child when it comes to bedtime. You usually go to bed around 8:00 every night. We put on pj's, brush teeth, gather your two favorite blankets and binkie, get a sippy cup of water, say prayers, give kisses, lay you down and then leave. No screaming usually. No fight. Just relaxed and easy! We love it! (you even will walk to your crib willingly sometimes if you are REALLY tired!) :)
- still have your binkies. I keep thinking that we should try to wean you from them, but being pregnant and having another one so soon, I don't think it is going to happen for a while. But I'm not worried because you talk and you don't mind when I take them away from you during the day! And I will admit that I'm SURE that is part of the reason that bedtime is so easy! :)
- don't speak much English yet...however, we have ways of communicating with you. You pick up new signs all of the time, and I know that you understand almost everything we say to you...so talking will come in time! You do still have your own language of jibberish...and sometimes I wish I could understand exactly what you are saying! Because you sure know that you are saying something! :) Some words you say and sign are:
- "Ba"=drink, ball, book
- "dada"=daddy
- "bma-ma"=Mama
- "yes"=yes (with a whole body nod at the same time!)
- shake head=no
- "bmoo"=what a cow says
- Signs:
- eat, more, please, thank you, wash, hot, dog, sleep
- went to nursery for your first time! You went right in to explore new toys. You kept going back toward the door to play with the toys, but then would go find something else to play with. I saw you were fine and snuck out for my meetings. Daddy looked in the window after an hour and saw you sitting on one of the teacher's laps, just watching the other kids. You looked tired, but you weren't crying so we left you with them. Then Daddy checked on you again during snacktime and you were anxiously engaged in everything that was going on! (food is always a good bribe for you!) :) When we came to pick you up after 2 hours, you were crying...but only because you were one of the last kids to be picked up and you just didn't understand why everyone else was leaving and not you! You love your teacher, Rachel. And you colored a BEAUTIFUL picture for your first Sunday in Nursery!
- love music and dancing and singing. You "lead" and sing every hymn at church (leading with both arms BIG!) It is very cute! :) You love to sing and do the actions to "Popcorn popping" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "5 little Monkeys jumping on the bed". (We have videos...but they can't be posted right now because blogger won't let me!) You started spinning in circles last night and falling on the floor! We've never seen you do that before--you were so proud of yourself! :)
- love to take baths! Especially with Daddy playing with you from the side! We say "bathtime" and you run to the bathroom and try to get in with your clothes still on! Silly girl!
- are a little smarty pants! There isn't a day that goes by that Ryan and I don't laugh or are stunned at what you do! After just 10 minutes of playing with a difficult shape sorter the other day, you were able to do all the pieces perfectly and consistently! A little practice makes perfect when you are motivated!
- have figured out how to use an Ipod touch! We let you play with it and watch movies on it if you are sitting down (not walking around to break it!--Yikes!) You are definitely technologically advanced because of your parents' lifestyle! (not sure if it is a good or bad thing, however!) :)
- are clever. You know you aren't supposed to get into bathroom cupboards or open up computers...however, when we say no, you will look at us from under your eyebrows and over your shoulder as you are still trying to slowly get into things! You know how cute you are and try testing your limits often! :) Luckily for us, you are also easily distractable!
- are independent...yet a follower. When it is just you and me at home, you often want to do everything all by yourself! (getting a drink, getting food out, climbing onto a chair, turning on the tv, washing your hands, etc.) however...when there are other kids around, you like to do whatever they are doing. You like to follow in their lead and play or mess with whatever they are playing or messing! :)
- love the banana chairs at Grandma's house!
- have a little more hair! It's finally long enough that I can put some clippies in without having to have a headband ALL of the time. You leave things in your hair pretty well. (no ponytails yet though)
- are cautious! I didn't realize this very much until recently, but comparing you to other toddlers around your age...you are very cautious. You don't touch things that make loud noises (like the blinds to look out the window). You don't step on toys or books very often (you walked ALL THE WAY AROUND the couch the other day to get where you were going just because there was a pile of toys in the way, blocking the shorter path). You get "worried" when watching some parts of Meet the Robinsons and Peter Pan! (Peter Pan--she didn't like the dad being upset with the kids at the beginning! :) Poor girl!)
- like to help around the house. You help Daddy vacuum, you help me with laundry and you are excellent at helping with the dishwasher! You will put your own dishes in your dish drawer and even get the soap out to put it in the dishwasher after it is all loaded. You like to close the dishwasher and push start.
- like to go shopping with us! You love to push the cart and then we steer it. It is so cute! You will push it and push it and push it, until you are tired, and then you'll let us put you in the cart with all our stuff until we are done at the store! Everyone smiles and says hi to you at the store. Luckily you are friendly back to them as well!
- love candy! And will cleverly get it! GG (great grandma) Burdett has a chest of chocolate she keeps in her office for all the Grandkids (and Great-grandkids) to have when they come over. You quickly discovered where it was kept and will often bring candy to anyone who will open it for you. One time we found you carrying around the entire chest, asking for candy! :) Silly girl!
- will wear yourself out every once in a while! You are such a busy toddler! It seems like you never stop! However, I manage to catch some moments of rest every once in a while. The car is one place that is very soothing to you.
- are a handful, but I wouldn't trade you for anything! You are very very loved! And you are the center of our lives right now! We love you Kamryn!
