It's really starting to show now...She loves to make us laugh. And she is always smiling. She also knows what she wants and wants it NOW!
Terrible Twos
It's started :(
Caught glimpses of it this month. When she wants something and doesn't get it she will just stand and scream and cry till she is quite red in the face. I never give in so eventually she will stop but it can go on for like 10 minutes. It's usually cos she wants something which I refuse to give her. Sometimes distracting her works... This happened a few times early in the months but lately seems to have stopped. It helps when I acknowledge what she wants and then tell her no. (a tip from 'Happiest Toddler On The Block').
Bedtime Routine
After nursing, I take her to the bathroom to brush her teeth (she seems to like the toothpaste...which she hasn't learned to spit out. Then I read her a book (initially she kept grabbing it but within a week she was content to just sit and listen while I read (usually The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton)
Talking
She is starting to imitate animal sounds when she looks at the picture books. Meow (cat), Bah (goat), Roar (Lion). Favourite books right now is anything with animals.
New Words (a lot of new words this month!):
Sit
Chair
Wear
Draw
Brush teeth
TV
Cat
Bird
Frog
....a lot more which I can't remember.
She can also sign a lot, so between talking and signing most of her demands are met ;)
Tot School
Slow start to this. Tried to do it every day but was not very consistent. I only started with 2 activities.
1. I gave her some pom poms to put in a bottle
2. I let her have some crayons to draw/ scribble with
She seemed to really enjoy the activities. The first day, we did it after breakfast on the table and the next day she tried to indicate she wanted to do it again. Kept pointing to the cupboard and when I opened it she immediately went and sat at the table! LOL
She can also kinda say 'pom pom'.
Another activity which I did (but it requires close supervision...although she has yet to try and put the coins in her mouth)
Eating
So far so good. I try to give her a variety of things to eat so she doesn't get bored. Some days she has a snack after her nap (if she wakes up early) and I usually cut up fruit (fork practice) or yogurt (spoon practice) which I let her feed herself. She has been pretty good (minimal mess) with it.
Favourites
Toys: She loves playing with the nesting blocks. Right now she is always taking them out but can't really put them back in.She also likes to stand on Meera's motorcycle.
Books: She loves any book with dogs in it. Right now Dear Zoo is a favourite as well as Spot the Dog (lift the flap type).
Foods: Banana is still a favourite (she will always point it out when she sees it...on our fruit bowl, supermarkets and along the travelator at D'Pulze)
