Today you are TWO years old. I feel like I just brought you home from the hospital yesterday. My sweet little baby is totally a toddler. You are so loving and affectionate. You love to cuddle and I hope you don’t grow out of that any time soon! You even love your dolls and your kitty. I bet you say Ella’s name no less than 20 times a day. Every time you see her you call to her as if you’ve been apart for years.
The biggest change this year was changing schools to be in the toddler class at Penn-Mont when you turned 18 months. I was so nervous about how you would handle the transition and you impressed everyone including your teachers at how well you could adapt. You’re a very independent little girl and love all the activities you can keep busy with during the day at school. One of the teachers commented early on that you are the most communicative child they ever met and yet you were only saying a handful of words. If someone wasn’t understanding what you were trying to say, you’d take them by the hand and show them what you want. Another helper in the classroom told me she doesn’t think she ever saw you cry. You’re very easy going about most things.
Your favorite part of the day at school is when you get to go outside. Your class has outdoor time the same time as Paige’s preschool class. You run up to the fence to see your big sister every day! You love and admire your big sister. If we’re getting ready for dinner and Paige is still in the other room you’ll call out as loud as you can “AAAAIIII” which we all know to be “Paige”.
You have learned routines very well. You don’t fuss at bedtime anymore as long as I do the exact routine every night. I tried to make a fun picnic dinner in the living room one day which upset you very much because you didn’t want to vary from the routine of dinner in the kitchen. When you’ve done something wrong, you’ll willingly go sit in time out because you understand the consequence. Your first 3-word phrase was “No, Time Out” when you were correcting me for not putting you in time out after you had pulled Sissy’s hair.
We thought you were going to be an early potty trainer, and you still may be. You know when you have to go and you had gone a couple of times in a row for a few days, but then you developed a fear of the potty so we’re taking a break right now. But as soon as you dirty your diaper, you tell us. Sometimes you even slip and tell us before you actually go.
Right now you are obsessed with the color purple. It’s your favorite thing in the whole world. You’ll walk through stores shouting “purple” at every purple thing you see. If you see clothes that are purple, you’ll insist on wearing them instead of anything else I might suggest for you to wear. I hope you keep this passion for things!
Thank you for making these 2 of the best years of my life!
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It was so amazing to see how much you have grown up since Christmas! You were so happy to show us all around your classroom at school, and we are just amazed at all the creative things you can do there. It was fun to watch you interact with the big kids in Paige's class too-- and hold your own with the "big boys" who tried to treat you too much like a baby!
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