I know I'm going to miss some things, but figured I should record some new milestones. Anne is 23 months old. These are the things she's doing now. Some of these things she's been doing for a couple of months, actually.
* Singing songs like Baa Baa Black Sheep, Wheels on the Bus, ABC's, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Over and over and over and over....
* Dressing herself (except shirts, those are still difficult for her) and choosing her own clothes to wear every day.
* Bathing herself (except her back. Mommy still gets that)
* Using the potty with only the occasional wet accident here and there.
* Talking in 5-6 word sentences on a regular basis.
* Demanding that she do everything herself. "Anne do it!!" is all we hear lately.
* No longer breastfeeding. Our last session was about 6 days before she turned 23 months. Anne was probably not ready, as she still cries for it when I get home from work sometimes, but Mommy was ready. She's getting used to it though because I still snuggle her as soon as I walk in the door and I think she's realizing that's what she really wants anyway.
* Playing with stuffed animals and dolls and having "conversations" with them.
* Requesting to spend time at Mimi and Papa's house. She can't get enough of Kristian's parents.
* Still sleeping on a mattress next to our bed. I'm not ready to move her to her own room yet.
* Drinking out of real cups (instead of sippy cups). Pretty good at using utensils and actually prefers them over using her hands most of the time. Likes broccoli, peas, carrots, and corn and that's about it for veggies. Sausage is still her favorite meat. And of course she loves mac&cheese (what kid doesn't??).
* Knows some letters of the alphabet, but not all and is not consistent with telling them to us. Knows all of her standard colors and some shapes.
* Can color small pictures and mostly stay in the lines (when she wants to lol)
* Loves to help us do things like bring in groceries and put the dishes away
* Likes to play with cars
* Likes to tease me and Kristian with who is her favorite for the day. For example, we will ask her if she is "Mommy's sweet girl," and she will often respond "Daddy's sweet girl!"
* Seems to be enjoying Bible class but still won't let me leave her in there by herself for the whole time. Working on that.
* Can "help" me read a book if it's one she's heard a million times. I will read part of a sentence and let her finish it. She can do this with Chester, Corduroy, Thunderhoof, Dora : Day at the Beach, etc.
* Loves to play at the park on swings and slides. Still not much of a climber though.
