Shaylin turned 2 last Monday & every new sentence she says or new skill she learns just amazes me because I'm so certain she's still just a little baby. But she's not. She's a big girl now.
Her speaking ability is great. We've made an effort to not talk "baby talk" to her & can see the pay off. When she's learned to say a word but it's not said correctly we don't just start saying it her way, despite how cute it can be sometimes. We just continue to say it the correct way & she eventually gets it. She can easily put together 4-word sentences. There may be 5-word sentences but my pregnant brain can't think of any at the moment. Here are some of my favorite things she says:
"What happened?"
"Did you hear that?"
"What's that noise?"
"Good morning."
"Momma, play?"
She's got the questions down as you can see. She's also very polite. She will say "thanks" or "thank you" for just about anything you give her or do for her without us having to tell her to say it. She says "sorry" for the slightest bump into you. And if you sneeze she'll say "bless you".
She can jump off the ground & loves to climb on everything. Unfortunately this means that she figured out how to climb out of her crib. It hasn't happened a whole lot & she's never gotten hurt so however she's doing it she's doing it safely. This week she's going to be moving into a new bedroom & a twin bed so the issue of staying in bed is just going to get worse. But it's time, especially with her sister due in just 2 months!
Shaylin continues to be a great eater. The things that she's picky about or doesn't like are so few that they're not worth a fight. Her newest favorite food is pickles. Yet she doesn't like rice. Crazy kid! Breakfast is always easy. She loves pancakes, eggs, toast, & french toast. Most of her lunches are pb&j's, grilled cheese, or quesadillas. She always has a fruit with lunch which is either a banana or peaches. She's starting to like grapes but I'm hesitant to buy them until I know she'll really eat them. For dinner I try to always feed her whatever I've made for me & Jeremy. The exceptions have been soup nights, just because she's not quite skilled enough with the spoon for me to want to deal with that mess. But if it's some sort of pasta dish she will gobble that right up. She's pretty good with most veggies. She prefers her potatoes mashed than any other form. She loves corn & carrots (as long as they're not crunchy) & green beans (except in green bean casserole) & will usually eat broccoli.
She seems to understand that there is a baby in my belly & we're not just calling my growing belly by Jillian. She asks to tell her good morning or good night just about everyday. Sometimes she wants to "see" Jillian which means lifting my shirt so she can talk to her. And she'll lay her head on my belly to hug her & give kisses. It makes me so excited to see how affectionate she already she to her baby sister. I know I'm just going to be an emotional mess when the 2 girls get to meet for the first time.
It's such a delight to watch their milestones, isn't it? :D
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