It’s back to normal in the Tranmer household after a festive and fun holiday and you are now officially 25 months old, as of today. Here’s the cute stuff I want to remember about just-barely-2-year-old Adela Lane.
New, Interesting and just plain Cute stuff this month…
*Granny and Auntie taught you something new and cute while they were here a couple a couple weeks ago. When you take a drink of water you wipe your mouth on the back of your hand and give a satisfied smack and sigh.
*You learned early this month to “shhhhh…” when you want things quiet. You do it reeeeally softly and it’s actually a “sssssss” but you put your droopy pointy finger up by your mouth, put your head down and concentrate when you do it so there’s no question what you mean. You also pretend sleep and “snore.”
*Your horse obsession continues. Probably because we encourage it, we think it’s so cute. You have a horse necklace you want to wear all the time. You rock on your rocking horse, you gallop on your stick pony, you cuddle with all your stuffed equine friends.
*You started SINGING!! 🙂 It’s still in the very beginning stages of actually singing, but there’s no mistaking it. Your best number yet was one that Auntie Steph taught you when she was here. It’s some version of “Get Down Tonight.” Because “get down” is one of the phrases you actually say, I can tell that you’re actually using words when you carry your voice and make it go up and down.
*You officially throw tantrums. But they are really mild, kind of funny, usually. And they come at the most random times. Sometimes we have no idea what you’re actually upset about. And sometimes they’re silent. But you’ll throw yourself on the floor face down and basically pout. You give up quickly though because they never get you anywhere.
*You love trucks. You got a couple for Christmas and you love to open and shut the doors and hood and drive them around making car noises. And you love jewelry. You love makeup. You love having your nails painted. You wear as many accessories as you can at any one time. You carry around a purse at every opportunity. You’re 100% girl, but you’re not afraid of a good-looking vehicle either. It’s cool. I can see you working on cars with Daddy some day, decked out in your makeup and curls. Gotta love a girl who knows how to fix things and look good doing it.
*You love brushing your teeth! You can hardly walk by the bathroom without begging for a sink session with brush in hand. You climb on the step stool Grandpa made you and you do a pretty darn good job all by yourself, dipping the brush in the dripping water every 2 seconds or so.
*It’s safe to say you understand the concept of bargaining. I kind of said at some point I wouldn’t bargain with you I think. Yeah, I do. Not too often, but you will eat 1 or 2 more bits of something if you really want what I’m offering in return. There are other applications as well, but I find the method coming into play most often during mealtimes. You don’t eat everything as easily as you used to, although when you’re hungry you will eat just about anything. Also, you’re going through a weird phase this week where all of a sudden you want us to put the food on the fork/spoon for you and then you have to put it in your own mouth. I understand needing our help with the trickier spoonfuls, but mostly I think it’s just some form of control or laziness. So, we’ve started waiting you out. Sometimes you’ll go 10 minutes without eating anything whining the whole time. But eventually you give in and feed yourself. It’s not that you can’t do it, sometimes you feel like being waited on I guess.
*Something cute you’ve done for a few months now that I can’t remember if I recorded before is your “come on” motion. It’s like a dog paddle with one arm and you kind of squat down and wait expectantly when you do it. Done when you want somebody to follow you.
*You say “hi” all the time now. When you walk into the room and see me, you say “hi”. Love it. Another new word this month “cracker” (ka-kuh). You’re 2 year physical is coming up so let’s count your words really quick while I’m thinking about it. Momma, Dada, Hi, Cracker, All Done, Get Down, Fall Down, No, UhOh, Fan, Brrr (if that counts). And I’ve had to come back and add a few after the fact because I didn’t get them all. You also say Num (for yum), Yeah, Wawa (water) and Yay. So there’s a few more. That’s pretty much it for the words you use on your own at appropriate times. A few less than twenty, more than I thought. And you can get everything you need with those. And you added a snake “ssssss” to the other half dozen or so animal sounds you use on a daily basis.
*When you’re cold, you say “brrr” and clench your fists and teeth and do your best to shiver.
*Oh yeah, no more Binky!! Daddy took it away without telling me right after your birthday. You woke up without it one day and Daddy said he just never gave it to you when he put you to bed the night before. You fussed a little at naptime for about 3 days. We told you that all the binkies went bye-bye, you thought about it seriously and sadly for a few minutes, seemed to accept it, and that was that. I am so proud.
*Your favorite book this month is “Ain’t Gonna Paint No More.” I found it during my library days and I love it too.
*You play with dolls on a regular basis now. You talk to them, carry them around, treat them like your “babies.” It’s still the beginning of that kind of role-playing pretend. But you definitely do it. You had Snow White (who you will not allow to wear her dress) looking out the car window and waving the other day.
That’s what I got for now. Now back to Tot School after this Christmas Break. Time to look for more ideas to keep you entertained, little munchkin. Muah!