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2 Years Old

Nadia has learned so many skills over the past 2 years! A few recent ones would include drinking from a glass instead of a sippy cup, feeding herself with a fork and spoon (albeit that's still a messy process), learning to like drinking water, going to the bathroom on a regular toilet rather than her diaper or a child's size potty, singing many songs, whispering, counting from one to eleven perfectly, identifying some colors accurately (yellow, purple, and green), and drinking from a straw. I've tried to get a video of her counting, but she keeps deciding to show off her new skill of whispering while counting, which doesn't work too well for taking a video unless you can read her lips. :-)

These are a few of her favorite things:

Books - If you give a mouse a cookie, How do dinosaurs get well soon, and any Curious George, Clifford, Hermie & Wormie, or VeggieTale books. To illustrate how long her attention span is for being read to these days, she asks us to read the entire treasury of Clifford books that we own (which has 6 complete Clifford books in it). The book is more than an inch thick! I am thrilled that she loves books!!!

TV- She doesn't watch as much lately (thank goodness), but her favorite shows in rank order are VeggieTales, Curious George, Clifford, Sesame Street (Elmo in particular), and Martha Speaks. She pronounces most words correctly these days (even says "th" clearly such as when she says "Beth"), but for the last few months she pronounces TV as "TD."

Activities: being outside, going down slides, swinging, playing in her sandbox, riding rides, swimming, drawing with sidewalk chalk, painting, play-doh, coloring with crayons, being read to, singing and listening to music, watching tv, building with blocks, playing with Mr. Potato, rough house, playing with her kitchen, pushing her stroller, walking in Mommy or Daddy's shoes, saying "hi" to everyone she passes by while we're shopping, bubble baths, being tickled, being held, playing with any toy that Ian happens to be holding, and catching, throwing, and kicking a ball.

Foods: pretzels, Honey Nut Cheerios (with  milk for breakfast), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bagels, English muffins, Gushers, crackers, cheese, raisins, grapes, bananas, yogurt, macaroni and cheese, pizza, hamburgers, fries, pudding, ice cream, cookies, brownies, applesauce, Frosted Mini Wheats, egg salad, granola bars, popcorn, chips, and milk.

Phrases: "I'm coming," "Have it" (said in reference to whatever Ian is holding), "It's too heavy" (could also mean it's too big), "See ya," "It's okay," "Hi," "I need help," "hold you," (meaning hold me) and "good girl."