She now attends preschool, feeds herself, and talks up a storm. She makes several little two word sentences and is very effective at making us aware of her wishes.
She loves coloring....asks to do it every day and will sit, completely content, in her high chair and color while I am making dinner or cleaning up the kitchen.
She’s still a wonderful sleeper. Doesn’t cry when you put her down, doesn’t cry when she wakes up. Some days she doesn’t always take a nap – just sits in her crib and plays – and she’ll do it happily for over 2 hours if I don’t go in and get her.
She loves her Woody doll from Toy Story. She carries him wherever she goes, can’t leave the house without him, sleeps with him in her crib and treats him like her baby. She tries to feed him her food and covers him up with her lovey and pretends he’s sleeping. For her birthday, her Grandma gave her Jessie the Cowgirl, so now Baby Girl walks around with two dolls and their corresponding hats – that’s a lot of equipment to keep up with. And now, after I kiss her goodnight, I have to kiss both dolls and both hats. It's kind of our little game and it always make her laugh. :-)
She’s definitely a girl. She likes her shoes shiny, her hair combed, her teeth brushed and doesn’t mind one bit if you clean her face off after a meal – she understands that there are certain sacrifices to be made in the name of being clean.
Even at this age, she knows a thing or two about drama. More than once, I’ve watched her throw Woody and his hat down on the floor a couple steps in front of her, and then watched as she walks up to the scene, puts her hands over her mouth and exclaims “Oh no! Woody!” and promptly rescues him.
She’s generally happy and fun loving. She’s easy to make laugh and even frustrates me sometimes when I am trying to discipline her and she’s laughing at me. However, she is a red head at heart. You don’t want to cross her – or else you will see her determination flare up in a flash. I do secretly love this about her. Having a daughter whom you know you never have to worry about standing up for herself brings a small portion of comfort to a parent.
While she’s definitely in possession of a strong will, she’s also very affectionate. She’s a great hugger and snuggler. When I drop her off at preschool or the nursery at church, the first thing she does is go in, reach up for the teacher and once lifted up, gives the teacher a big hug. This started during her “separation anxiety” phase around 13 months old, when there was only one lady in the nursery who could hold her and she stuck to that lady every Sunday like glue. Some weeks we even had to wait to drop her off in her Sunday School room until that lady had arrived. So now, the tradition continues: walk into an unfamiliar classroom, hug the nearest teacher and everything is gonna be just fine.
Some of Baby Girl’s favorite people are: her Daddy, her brother (whose name she can now say), her Grandma, my friend Jayda and her son Graham, and our dog, Shelby.
I have had so much fun the past couple months watching her personality develop and hearing what she has to say. I am looking forward to learning more about her and watching her grow this year!
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