It is so hard to believe that Amber is already 2 ½. She is
growing up so fast. I want it to slow down. Sometimes in the everyday rush of
life, I feel I lose appreciation and forget to remember the daily stuff. I hope
that I never forgot how she takes her hands to move my face so that I am
looking at her when she is talking, or her contagious laugh, or her never
ending energy! She is a 2 year old by definition – she is stubborn, she is
independent, she can throw a gold medal tantrum, she is learning new things
every day, and she thinks she is a monkey!
She is quite a talker. She can carry on a conversation, and
most can understand what she is saying. She is talking in 5-6 word sentences
and her vocabulary amazes me. But, of course, she has some unique characteristics
to her speech. So, if you have a
conversation with Amber with the near future, here is the dictionary to Amber speak!!
Headband = Band-Aid (have no idea how this came to be)
Rice = ice and rice (go with the context it is used)
Papa = Grandpa (but, she is outgrowing this now and has
started saying Grandpa more)
I carry you or I hold you = You carry me or You hold me
I d’know = I don’t know
Amimals = animals
Me do this/that = I do this/that
Channel = Disney channel
I can’t like this = I don’t like this
Acole = Nicole (a teacher at daycare)
Other things Amber is up to:
*She is potty trained (day and night since the beginning of
July)
*She is still in a crib- although, she is a monkey outside
of her crib, and she has not yet climbed out of her crib (although she is now
climbing out of her pack n play which she really is getting to long for
anyway!). Since she gets into absolutely everything, I am not ready to move her
out of the crib until she forces the issue!
*She had her first “surgery” in April – tubes in her ears
*She likes to go to sleep with the light on in her room
*She announces “I come back” when she walks into a room
*She can count to 9 (but usually misses 3 and 4)
*She is working on the ABCs (is at about 75%)
*She likes to color, but doesn’t like to just color on
paper!!
*She knows some colors – Purple, pink, red, green, blue,
orange
*Her favorite color appears to be purple or pink
*She already decides what clothes she is going to wear (I
might be, okay, I know I am in trouble)
*Her favorite songs seem to be “5 Little Monkeys,” “Twinkle,
Twinkle,” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
*She sleeps with 5 blankets (I am not kidding), but she has
a favorite, her “white blanket”
*She still has to have 4 books before bed, and they have not
changed (yes, I have them memorized): “How do Dinosaurs Clean their room,”
“Mommy Hugs,” “Goodnight Moon,” and “Chugga Chugga Choo Choo.”
*She adores her big sister
*She is a pretty good eater (but as with most 2 year olds,
she has her days)
*She likes to watch “channel. She doesn’t really pay
attention to the t.v., but just wants the t.v. on while she is playing. She
also liked to watch the Olympics – particularly swimming, diving and
gymnastics.
*She loves to play at the play kitchen and with the play
food. She also likes to play with matchbox cars
*She is strong, very strong.
*She is adventurous and daring!
*She tries to copy everything her big sister does.
