Here is a picture of Megan that I took yesterday to show how cute and smiley she is getting! Worst thing is that she knows it!
I can definitely feel the "terrible two's" coming on but Megan is still impressing us in so many ways so we can easily overlook those actions for right now. Most of the time we get little tantrums and screaming breakdowns when we try to remove her from a situation that she is totally engrossed in but we need to change the topic either for safety or what we're doing as a family. i.e., stop playing with the Playdoh so we can eat dinner, stop playing under the steps so we can eat dinner, stop trying to figure out how your car seat works so we can go inside... see the pattern? The only resolution that works right now is letting her cry it out while sitting in her room with the door shut.
Megan's 20th tooth - her fourth 2-year molar - finally arrived several weeks ago and we couldn't be happier. After that cut through, she has been a lot less clingy and needy. These were really bothering her for a long time.
Despite the final tooth, bedtimes still seem to be hit or miss. There still are at least one or two extra tuck-ins after prayers and usually one wake-up during the middle of the night. Some progress, however, is that she is willing to climb into her bed by herself to say her prayers. Lately, Megan has also wanted to sleep with the books that we just read for bedtime - in particular, the big box of Mickey books. I'm wondering if the book selection has anything to do with her going to bed since most of the books tend to be pretty mentally stimulating and gets her thinking. Even the Mickey books talk about counting, pointing out different animals and finding other objects on the pages.
Speaking of books, Megan has really started to enjoy Look & Find books and I Spy books. We only have a couple but she absolutely loves them. I didn't think she got the concept until her and Daddy were working on her big Mickey one during church a few weeks ago. I guess they're along the same line as a puzzle so it doesn't surprise me that these capture her attention.
Megan totally blew me away when she showed me that she is starting to know her ABC's! All of our playing foam letters in the bath tub started it and then the Youtube videos really helped to reinforce. It's safe to say that she knows about half of the letters by now. Favorites include: B, D, F, L, M, P, S, V, Y and Z (although she knows several more). We really hit them hard at first but I think the novelty is starting to wear off. Still, not bad for not even being two years old yet! When Megan goes to the library programs with my mom or John, she always comes home with a letter stamped on the back of her hand to show the letter of the day. She loved the week they did "P" and kept pointing to it for days!
Along with the letters, new words continue to fly. My absolute favorite one is the consistent use of the word "yes". Before, Megan would always say "tuh" when she agreed and with a few weeks of correcting her to use "yes" it finally stuck. If you haven't heard it yet, it's the cutest little "yesh" you've ever heard! Two other favorite words this month are bounce and catch and of course the actions come along with the words. Oh, and I asked Megan to say "Grandpa" tonight and she replied with a proud "Papa" over and over. I haven't heard it used in context yet but hopefully that word sticks too! Sorry Grandmas...guess she's saving the best for last!
Something Megan just started doing while riding in the car is showing me that she knows the difference between up and down. She'll raise her feet and say "Up" and then lower them all the way and say "Down". Only tricky part is when she wants me to say what she's doing while I'm driving.
I mentioned last month that Megan was becoming quite the dancer and that still rings true. Any song in Mickey Mouse gets a dance and the arms go wild! I also have begun to teach Megan the Chicken Dance to go with her Hokey Pokey. I love watching her do the first part where she'll just tap her thumb and pointer fingers together!
Megan's separation anxiety continues to get better and better. The last several weeks we have had absolutely no problem when dropping her off at the nursery after church. We open the door and she walks right in to play with her little friends. Score! At home, if one of us has to leave we just tell her that we're going bye, bye to work (wort as Megan would say) and she just knows that means that person isn't home any more.
Finally, I am so happy to have a little baking buddy. If you were lucky enough to get one of our red velvet cupcakes for Valentine's Day, rest assured that they were mixed with love. The batter was also Megan tested and approved!
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