Rebecca, who turned 21 months old yesterday, has become quite an entertainer. She enjoys singing songs, making silly faces and demanding our attention as she "performs."She likes for us to watch her slide down the slide.
"Up here mommy, up here daddy!" she yells to capture our attention as she stands on the platform to slide down the slide.
She also has a new favorite penguin hat she likes to model for us. She'll put it on and say "cute." Sunglasses are another favorite. She says she's "cool" when she wears them.
Often, Rebecca will put on her hat, her little "purse" and plastic bracelet and tell me "bye, bye."
"Where are you going?" I ask.
I get told "shopping," "grocery store," "church" or "playgroup."
Yeah, that about sums it up - that's all the places we go. :-)
It really neat to see her imagination forming. She changes Hoppy's diaper and her baby dolls diapers. She totes her animals along in her wagon or on her bus. I see and hear her talking to her imaginary kitty. It's really cool!
Aside from a few mumbling spots and sometimes shortening the tune, Rebecca can sing her "ABCs." She also enjoys singing "Daisy, Daisy" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," "Jesus Loves Me," "Twinkle, Twinkle" and any "Baby Signing Time" song.
She comprehends just about anything we say to her and we are thankful to be able to reason with her when it comes to behavior.
For instance, she previously had a problem with getting out of her seat in restarurants. I had to hold her down and of course, we wrestled with her. We'd end up getting angry and she would get frustrated and wiggle, whine and complain even more.
One evening, while dining out, I explained to her that people sit down when they eat and I asked her to look at all the people sitting around us. Since then, she'll say "people sit down" when we eat out and she complies with our request to be seated.
She gets better and better with her signing all the time and sometimes uses signs to accompany her conversation.
Minus some tantrums and some (too frequent) whining, Rebecca is really a sweet little girl.
The other day, a shelf with pots and pans fell down around me while I was putting dishes away. Rebecca runs over.
"Happened mommy?" she asked.
I tell her the shelf broke and the pots fell down.
"Mommy OK?" she asks, patting my back.
"Yes, " I say.
"Good girl, mommy," she says, continuing to pat my back.
I was resting on the couch the other day and she gave me her pillow. Then she brought me stuffed animals.
"Sleep tight mommy," she said.
She also says "excuse me," "bless you," and "please and thank you" frequently. She rarely needs prompting.
Her sweet gestures melt my heart.
Rebecca is recovering from strep throat. She had some raging fevers and would not eat or drink. John and I ended up taking a syringe and forcing juice down her mouth. She screamed and cried - but it was the only way we could get here to drink. She is SO MUCH better now and will finish antibiotics in three days. She had strep throat last year as well. I have no clue where she picks it up - but it is NO fun!
Enjoy the new pictures of our growing toddler:
