Hannie,
Another month, come and gone. Just 2 more months and you will be 3!! Yikes! This past month was a busy one - Christmas, PT & OT evaluations, and more sickness.
Leading up to Christmas we were very busy with preparations. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Julie, and Uncle Chris all came for Christmas, so we had a lot to do to prepare. In the midst of preparing, we were dealing with even more sickness (you and Emma). We went back to the doctor on Dec. 22 and you were diagnosed with a sinus and eye infection. You were put on amoxicillin for 10 days and a round of eye drops. It was a nightmare trying to do the eye drops with you. I don't blame you...they are definitely no fun. We ended up only do two days of those before we just gave up. Thankfully the amoxicillin cleared up both infections. Just three days ago we went back to the doctor for a suspected yeast infection. You kept complaining about your "girly parts" hurting. They needed a urine sample, but since you are not potty trained, trying to attain one was impossible. They stuck a bag on you in hopes of catching some, but you are WAY to smart for that. There was no way you were going to pee into that. You were hysterical about having it on you and wanted it off right away. Amazingly I convinced you to keep it on for about an hour, but after that it was a wasted cause. I started putting anti-fungal cream on you and thankfully that seemed to clear it up. Who knows?!?! In addition to your two doctor visits, we took you for two different evaluations as well. On Dec. 19 we went for a physical therapy evaluation. Our biggest concerns were your toe walking and severe resistance to potty training. They gave us a few stretches to do with you and a plastic brush to use on your arms, legs and back to work on desensitizing your heightened senses. Overall, they suggested an occupational therapy evaluation for slight sensory issues. We did the occupational therapy evaluation on January 3. It was essentially a complete waste of time. You scored very well in every area, with just a few quirks that stood out. But honestly, you are just a typical toddler...certain things scare you and you are more sensitive to certain things, but nothing concerning. They did recommend a few months of therapy, but unfortunately it is not covered by our insurance, so we most likely will not do it. Of course if we were really concerned we would do the therapy in a heart beat. Our plan for now is to just keep an eye on things.
Christmas was wonderful. This was your first Christmas at home and it was so memorable! We went to the Christmas Eve service at church and it was your first time sitting in the "big" church during a service. You did great! You loved all the singing and sat quietly during the sermon, thanks to lots of snacks. :-) My favorite part of Christmas Eve was at our house when you sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. I even got it on video. :-) We tried our best to emphasize the true meaning of Christmas. Seeing the look on your face when you came down and saw all the presents on Christmas morning was priceless! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, our tree was overflowing! Your favorite presents were the Bitty Baby crib, the mobi-go game system, and the Playmobile schoolhouse. But truly I think you were just overwhelmed with all the people and presents.
One of your newest fears is "the man". Every night after we put you to bed, you scream until we come back in and then you smirk and say, "the man" as you point to your curtain rod. We've started praying with you for Jesus to help you to not be afraid. You also have a new fear of getting "stuck" in a shirt. You only want mommy to dress and undress you because of this, but thankfully you are getting pretty good at doing it yourself, which helps ease your fear. You can nearly undress yourself completely unassisted - socks, shoes, diaper, pants, and shirts.
Your favorite game right now is hide-and-seek. You love playing with daddy, but you don't quite get the rules and concept of the game. You are always the "seeker", even when you are supposed to be hiding. :-) You are still in love with all your baby dolls. You love to push them around in the stroller, "feed" them in Emma's highchair and change their diapers. Such a good mommy!
Thanks to preschool, you can now put your jacket on all by yourself. They taught you a cute rhyme to remember how to do it - "Tag at toes, arms in holes, flip it up and over your nose." You are just getting so big!
You continue to amaze me with how great you are with Emma. I overheard you talking to Emma just yesterday when she was fussing during lunchtime. You said, "What's the matter sweet girl? It's okay. One day you will be big like me, Emmie." So cute! You just love Emma. You love to make her laugh and smile. You are even doing better with sharing with her, but this is definitely still that hardest part of being a big sister. Sharing is hardest if Emma is playing with something pink. You always take away all the pink toys because that is your favorite color.
Your favorite foods this month were yogurt in a tube ("Panera yogurt") but only the pink ones, grilled chicken, bread, plain pasta, frozen peas, broccoli (cooked or raw), oatmeal ("oakie milk"), mommy's baked chicken nuggets, shredded cheese, strawberry poky sticks, bean & cheese quesadilla, and candy canes. Every day you want the same "snackie" after nap time - Welch's fruit snacks and a Clif Bar (chewy granola bars). You are definitely a creature of habit....typical 2 year old! Foods that you didn't like this month were (yes, shockingly there are a few things you won't eat) - blueberries, tomatoes, sauce, grapes, anything green (except you do like broccoli and peas), or skin on apples or potatoes.
Other 34 Months Stats:
-You wear 3T and 4T clothes (size 4-6 leotard and size small tights)
-You wear size 8.5 shoes (size 9 ballet shoes)
-You wear size 6 diapers
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