Amber at 2 1/2!

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.