Updates.....

Well, no pictures today, just text. So, time for some updates.
* Her favorite words recently are "no, no, no" (if she doesn't want something or doesn't want you to do something) or "oh, noooooooooo" (if she drops something, like a snack) or "mama" (sometimes she just says this to see if I wil ansewr her and then she just smiles.)
* We had our second day of Giggle & Wiggle Class. We painted using dry kool-aid sprinkled on freezer paper and used an ice cube as the water & paint brush. She had fun with that.
* She did not cry the two times I dropped her off at kid-care at the Y this week. Yeah for me! I always feel bad that I leave her there when she is balling, even though she is just fine and has fun reading. She is always glad to see me come pick her up.
* The toddler bed is working great. No attempts to sneak out of bed after the first couple days. Actually, she doesn't even get out of bed after naps or in the morning unless I take her out.
* We took a step back from potty-learning. I picked up this book to read on it and decided we would try some more of the pre-training things. Plus, I didn't want her to get to overwhelmed by a new bed & potty-learning. Some of those new things we are doing seem helpful and we'll maybe try again in Feb. or Mar.
* She is still not a huge fan of milk, but loves her yogurt & smoothies & cheese and gets her calcium that way. And she eats loads of broccoli which is packed with calcium.
* She teething. The bottom two two-year old molars are just buldging underneath the gums. So, it's just a waiting game. Today, she was particularly crabby, so I think they must have bothered her.
* We are starting to go into a size 3T for tops & one-piece jammies. Her torso still is long, so we need the length. The width of a 2T fits great, but we just need that length. Her bottoms are a 2T.
* She is going upstairs like a big girl (not crawling) and only needs to hold onto one hand (& we hold it low so it's more for balance and she is making her legs do the work). She hasn't quite figured out going down the stairs like a big girl, but that will come. That's a little trickier.
* She loves to play with her winter hats & scarves. They sit in a basket in the entry/playroom/computer room and she frequently puts them on as she plays.