I just can't believe in six short months we will be celebrating Leah's 2nd birthday. I just does not seem possible. As much as I hate to admit it, she is turning into a little girl. It is so fun to watch her little personality developing. She is sweet and loving, very talkative, and never meets a stranger. She also has a bit of a temper and doesn't mind letting me know when she disagrees with my choices for her.
She is growing, but not by much. She weighs 19 pounds 13 ounces. She is 29.5 inches tall. We were really hoping that she would reach the 20 pound mark so we could turn her car seat around. Not only did she not make it, we also found out that the new recommendation is 18-24 months and 30 pounds. At that rate she is never going to get to face forward!! She is wearing clothes anywhere from size 9 months to 18 months depending on how well I like it to fit. She wears a size 3 or 4 shoe depending on brand. She got some new squeaker shoes which she thinks are great. I take the squeaker out for trips out of the house. It's quite annoying.
She loves being outside. She got to catch her first fish with Grump's help.
She is having so much fun at the playground. She has learned how to climb up onto the big kids equipment which means we have to go down the big slide together. I have to admit, I'm a little scared of it. It's fast! She loves chasing and trying to catch bubbles, but has yet to figure out that she will never be able to hold one. She and her daddy have planted some containers with strawberries, tomatoes and cucumbers. She thought it was so fun to help with the planting. We just finished planting some flowers today. What a big "help" she was!
When she is inside she enjoys playing with her babies. She takes them on rides in her shopping cart. "They" have to chase her around the room. They seem to cry (say "waa") a lot so she has to comfort them.
She enjoys "cooking" for us, and we love tasting everything she cooks. She absolutely adores balls. She can point out a ball anywhere we go, and she gets so excited when she sees a ball. Her favorite thing to do at home is to grab a ball and say "Mine Mine" which means "chase me" until she hands you the ball.
She is having so much fun at the playground. She has learned how to climb up onto the big kids equipment which means we have to go down the big slide together. I have to admit, I'm a little scared of it. It's fast! She loves chasing and trying to catch bubbles, but has yet to figure out that she will never be able to hold one. She and her daddy have planted some containers with strawberries, tomatoes and cucumbers. She thought it was so fun to help with the planting. We just finished planting some flowers today. What a big "help" she was!
When she is inside she enjoys playing with her babies. She takes them on rides in her shopping cart. "They" have to chase her around the room. They seem to cry (say "waa") a lot so she has to comfort them.
She enjoys "cooking" for us, and we love tasting everything she cooks. She absolutely adores balls. She can point out a ball anywhere we go, and she gets so excited when she sees a ball. Her favorite thing to do at home is to grab a ball and say "Mine Mine" which means "chase me" until she hands you the ball.
She is a big talker. I am still learning some of her words. She can say so many things, and if she can't make you understand her then she will just take you to whatever she is talking about. The other day she asked me for a "kah-kah" and I could not figure out what she meant. She took me to the cabinet that stores our washclothes! She wanted one so that she could "keen" = clean. She goes to the tub (she can reach the faucet because it is on the corner), turns on the water, wets the washcloth and begins to wipe down everything she can reach. We still have to work on proper wringing of the washcloth!! Am I teaching her what's important or what? She also loves to sing with "E - I- O" being her favorite song. That would be Old MacDonald.
I can see that things are going to be getting more challenging as she continues to try to voice her opinion and get her way, but what joy it is to watch her grow. I pray daily for wisdom for God to show me how to teach her. There are times I look at her and think, "What in the world am I doing?" Oh how I want to grow in her a love for God and the ability to choose what is right. Thank you, God, for this blessing. Guide our steps because we sure do need it!!
Gosh, she's beautiful, Kelly! What a fun age...we are right behind you with Caboose! Our third daughter was tiny like that...the dr. said we could finally turn her around at 20-21 months, even though she was still 19 lbs. We think, now, that she will NEVER hit 40 lbs. so she can finally ride in a booster seat (she's almost 5!). I hadn't heard the new recommendations...will have to check! Glad things are going well for you guys!
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