| K & her buddy Maddie |
| K with her favorite beverage...milk of course! |
| Playing with a puppet in the puppet box |
* is now saying T's whole name
* prefers to pull the bubble mower around the neighborhood instead of pushing it
* now likes to walk instead of being in the stroller
* has stopped throwing her toys and books out of her crib
* is wearing 24 months/2T clothes and size 6 shoes
* one of her favorite activities is to draw on the magnadoodle, we also have a mini-one for the car that she likes to work on
* likes to sit and 'sing' at the piano while banging on the keys
* her favorite song right now is The Happy Song. She also likes Teach Me to Walk in the Light, and Popcorn Popping
* has shown a little bit of interest in potty training recently, but we're not quite ready
* when she is corrected about something, she turns to T and points to him and says his name (I think either to throw him under the bus too or to make sure he has the same rules)
* likes fish sticks, cheese, most any fruit, is beginning to eat pasta and bread, pretzel sticks, black olives, carrots with ranch, and french fries
* willingly goes to nursery on Sunday without tears and is excited to go
* loves to take walks outside and collect items (rocks, leaves, etc)
* refers to herself in the first person sometimes
* calls her toy phone the 'hello' (she used to say phone)
* is totally into coloring with her twistable crayons and playing with stickers and paper
* says 2-3 word sentences
* K answers 'sure' instead of 'yea' when asked a question
* K will watch Elmo "Melmo" anytime of the day or night, he's her fav pal!
| Up to no good! |
| Getting ready to get his play on |
| T is a standing machine! |
* says 'go, go, go', 'uh-oh' (especially when he drops things), 'whoa', 'mama', 'dada', and 'K'
* loves eat mini-pancakes for breakfast, lunch or dinner
* is climbing stairs like a mad man, he tries to get at them all of the time, despite our gate up in the hallway
* is standing and walking along walls like Spiderman
* can also stand alone for about 20 seconds at a time, and has even taken a few steps!!!
* is wearing 12 month clothes (these will not last all winter at his growing rate)
* has begun to eat mac and cheese and other foods with a touch of dairy
* has begun to look at books for a few moments at a time
* also occupys himself for a couple of minutes by pulling, chewing, biting and throwing books
* likes to hear the Popcorn song from primary and the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse. He starts to be-bop his body and dance when he hears them, it's so cute!
* We are trying to sign with him but haven't seen anything back yet
* T dumps everything, from the lego bucket, to puzzles, to anything on a flat surface, down it almost always goes...
* continues to jump up and down in bed and hold his arms out for us when we go get him
* is eating lots more of table food vs. baby food
* has made a game of dropping food/ utensils on the floor from his high chair
* Nana taught him to drum on the pots and pans with a wooden spoon, he loves to do this
* likes to play chase by crawling after K or us
* likes to look out window and feel the wind on his face
* he will wave at anyone who makes eye contact with him!
| Bucket Buddies! We love you K & T! |