Life is very fun and very busy with a two year old!
Madeline has definitely kept us on our toes this summer as she has become a busy, talkative little toddler. I thought I would take some time to write down a few of my favorite phrases she says so that I don't forget. She mostly talks in two or three word sentences, and she repeats everything we say, too.
Some of my favorite phrases she says are:
"Hold you, Mommy"= when she want me to pick her up, which is all the time
"I dotcha"= which is what she says when I hold her, because I tell her " I gotcha" when she is scared.
"Bapa..miss him"= whenever she sees a picture of my dad
"bewful mommy"= she loves to compliment me..and she tells me that I have beautiful hair, or earings, or shirt. It's really cute!
"oh! thanks mom!"= is how she responds to everything we do for her from giving her breakfast to strapping her into her carseat. It's always said with a bit of surprise. :)
At night when we pray, she likes to thank God for EVERYthing. Some of her favorite things to thank him for, besides family, friends, and her swim teacher, are pictures, books, eyes, elmo, hair, and shirts.
Her favorite people to talk about are our wonderful friends the Townes. They recently moved back to CA and live about 2 minutes away with their four sweet children. Madeline loves playing with them, and they all have swim lessons together twice a week. Madeline especially loves talking about PenPen(their youngest, Penelope), and Phil, the dad. I think he might be her first crush because she talks about him all the time, but when we see him she won't look or talk to him and she gets shy and embarrassed. It's hilarious! I am so glad that they moved back and look forward to Madeline growing up with them and loving them like family.
One of Madeline's favorite words, which is not my favorite, is "self!". It is usually said in a not-very-sweet voice about whatever it is that I am trying to help her with, that she wants to do herself, which is basically everything! Unfortunately, she is at an age where her desires are not equal to her abilities, so many times, much to her dismay, I have to do it for her. We are working on a nicer way of communicating what she wants, like, " Can I please try to do it myself, mommy?", said in a charming manner. But, no luck with that yet! :)
She loves to sing her ABC's, and has a good memory when it comes to her letters. She has known all of them and has been able to identify which letter is which since before she was one and a half! She also loves to count, and she counts everything she can. She can count to 20, although 11-20 is usually missing a few numbers here or there.
I feel like time is flying by, and I truly enjoy every day I get to spend with Madeline. I love watching her grow, and change, and learn...she brings so much joy, and I am soaking it up!
