Running

Daddy: I love the way you try to run. You're not very fast yet, but man, you're trying. You run with glee, your shoulders scrunched against your neck, with elbows bent slightly upward and hands sort of flopping with each toddering step. You're confident with your strides until someone gets close to you, at which point you gleefully curl into a half-running, half-hiding ball and squeal. So cute.

Jenna's First Day

Daddy: You and Jenna had a fun first day, filled with playing and some fighting. You two started off pretty territorial. :) At one point, you started fighting over a doll, and your frustration spilled into tears.

That evening at the park, I asked you how you liked having Jenna at home, and you said, "Jenna."

Then I said that I noticed you got frustrated a couple of times and asked how you felt about that.

You said, "Dolly," and looked like you were thinking back.
We talked about your frustration but how you did a good job trying to love Jenna and shared with her and welcomed her into our house.

When I asked if you wanted to pray for Jenna, you bowed your head right there in the swing and closed your eyes. We prayed, and you said "Amen" at the end.

You're doing great at learning to give yourself away, and I've never been more proud of you. :)

Helc...aka helicopter!

Mommy: While driving in the car, I heard you saying "helicopter." There weren't any helicopters around that I could see. I glanced back, and you were holding your Graham cracker up. I noticed it resembled a helicopter, only without the propellers. Then you nibbled away the edges and called it a car. Then you devoured the rest.

What Was That Sarah?

Mommy: During Life Group one Monday, you were playing on the ground near where Paul was sitting. Paul was sitting on the ground with his legs bent to the side. Paul passed gas. The situation was such that we chuckled (we revert back to Jr. High often during life group) and someone asked you, "What was that Sarah?" expecting you would answer verbally.

I hadn't mentally processed the question, and yet noticed you walk behind Paul to where his lower back and top of his underwear were slightly exposed. You proceeded to look and pull at his underwear. I swooped in and explained about privacy, private clothing, and needing to ask before we touch people.

Paul thought it was quite funny and quickly connected it all for me that you were asked about the fart and that you went to check his pants, just like we go to check your diaper. I learned a little something about modeling behavior for treatment of private areas and that I should treat you the way we expect you to treat others.

ABCs

Mommy: It has been so fun to see your love of learning letters and numbers. We have some Preschool Prep Co. videos for letters, numbers, shapes, and now sight words. You love watching these videos. By 18 months you recognized all the letters and numbers up to 10. You are frequently stopping near signs and pointing out letters you know.

Most recently you started singing the alphabet song. You don't know all the letters in the order yet but I catch you singing up to "G" and then singing some of the middle letters and end letters. It's so cute! Usually you bust out singing this song when you are playing by yourself.

"Buckle"

Mommy: We got down to the car and I placed you in the carseat. I spotted your sweater on the seat next to you and reached for it.
As I slowly started to back out of the parking spot and noticed that you were saying, "Buckle, buckle." I looked back and you were holding the seat belt buckle latch that was between your legs unattached to any seatbelt. To my horror, I realized that in my haste, I didn't buckle you in. I looked at your daddy, who was in the passenger seat, and he said, "Good thing she let us know."
We affirmed you greatly and I praised God that I had only driven a few feet.

Night Night

Mommy: You were in the car and we were trying to get you to say "Bye bye" to Nana and Papa; instead, you were asking to go to the park. I said that we could go to the park later but you had to take a pretty long nap first...like three hours long. Instantly, you flopped your head to the side against your car seat, closed your eyes, and pretended to go to sleep. To hilarious effect! I want to go to the park, so I'm gonna start my nap right now, mommy!