When did this happen? When did my sweet, giggly baby turn into a sassy, beautiful toddler? Even just six months ago, she seemed little. Now she seems so grown up.
These past 6 months have been a doozy. Since her birthday, she has discovered a strength within herself. A determination to go against my will and be her own self. It's part of this stage of life, but gosh darn it, it's difficult. But I am so thankful for her spunky attitude, and we are learning together how to best manage it.
At two and a half Elliott . . .
- can recite her ABC's
- recognizes all 26 of the letters
- can count to 14
- recognizes numbers 0-10
- loves to sing songs
- can throw one heck of a tantrum
- adores being an older sister. She especially likes bringing Piper toys and pushing her around in her baby stroller
- loves reading books (as always) and will now recite a few of her favorites on her own
- loves climbing and jumping all over everything in our house
- loves pizza and any type of juice
- eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch every. single. day. (her request)
- talks non-stop and has started picking up on a lot of our common phrases (some of my favorites include: oh my goodness, oh shoot, oopsie daisies, good choice and holy cow)
- loves her daddy. Her favorite game involves jumping all over him while he lies on the floor
- loves Daniel Tiger and one of her favorite toys is her trolley with Daniel, O the Owl, Katerina Kittycat and Miss Elaina (who Elliott calls Toots)
- pretend plays all the time (we often hear her playing pretend mommy and daddy, going to the doctor, shopping, playing out random phone conversations and playing at the park)
I've decided to start doing an interview with Elliott every six months. I want to use the same questions each time and see how they change over time. So here is her first interview.
Q: What is your name?
A: Elliott
Q: How old are you?
A: 2
Q: What color is your hair?
A: Brown
Q: What color are your eyes?
A: Brown
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Soup
Q: What is your favorite song?
A: Jingle Bells
Q: What is your favorite treat?
A: Green treat
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Blue
Q: What's your favorite animal?
A: Zebra
Q: What's your favorite book?
A: Quack, Daisy, Quack!
Q: What's your favorite store?
A: Restaurant
Q: What do you like to do with Daddy?
A: Hit. Be nice.
Q: What do you like to do with Mommy?
A: Play toys
Q: What's your favorite movie?
A: Jesus movie
Q: What's your favorite show?
A: Daniel Tiger
Q: Who are your friends?
A: Daniel Tiger, Miss Elaina, Owl and Kat! Jack, Valerie, Jacob, Max, Teddy, Piper, Mommy, Daddy, Elliott, Jane, Morgan, Jenn.
Q: What's your favorite thing to do when we go outside?
A: Put coats on
Q: What's your favorite thing to do inside the house?
A: Play toys
Happy half birthday Elliott! We love you!
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| And that's a wrap! |
