Addie learns so many new things each and every day that it is overwhelming to even begin to list all she is capable of doing now. It is astonishing how much she is able to take in, and I only wish I had half of that ability! She learns so many language skills all the time! She is able to communicate pretty much anything to us and if she can not say it, her pointer finger seems to work well. She will repeat anything you ask her, and has come up with her own words for many of the things she communicates to us. She can recognize pretty much all of our close family members including some of my aunts and uncles! She can identify and say the names of all of her uncles, her aunt, and even some of her great aunt and uncles!!
She loves to role play. Really loves being mommy! She got two babies for Christmas and we have taking care of them ever since! She does all the things a mommy would do. Santa also brought her a 'Potsy' for Christmas and she loves to pretend she is cooking and then feeds me! She got so many for Christmas that it is truly overwhelming! She drags out so many toys during the day to play with that the house has toys all over when the day is done! And BOOKS, she loves books! We read to her all day long! Usually we will be playing with toys and all of the sudden she yells "book!" and she will go and get one off the shelf for us to read. Sometimes we read and other times Addie like to read to us.
Addie LOVES helping mommy around the house, too! I praise and encourage her, even when she really is just in my way. She loves that she is able to help out mommy. The problem is that I find things in VERY random places! Like a sock in the dishwasher after we were done folding clothes and went on to doing the dishes! The match to that sock was found in the measuring cup drawer! I find things like the remote, my cell phone, my shoes, and other random things that she had picked up and relocated in her toy box as well! She just loves to pick up things!
Eating is a difficult thing in our house, when it come to veggies anyway. Neither Daddy nor Addie like to eat their vegetables and it drives this Momma nuts! So, I try to hide them in food as much as possible, or puree them if necessary. Addie will eat them if they are mixed with things, so it has seemed to work. She will eat ANY type of fruit, just loves it, so no problem there! She really eats what you put on her plate otherwise. She eats on her own, but there are still some foods that she needs assistance with. She does very well with her fork and spoon and aiming the food to her mouth. Most of the time I am reminding her to chew her food! When I do remind her, she over-exaggerates the chewing motion to me like she is saying, “Like this, MOM?!!”
Oh, the temper tantrums have begun. I thought that it was supposed to be the terrible twos, but it has seemed to start early in this house. She stomps her feet, throws herself on the floor, and screams when she does not get her way. Our reaction is just to walk away and ignore, which seems to end the tantrum quickly. She has also began to convince another person into getting what she wants if the first person does not give in to her! What a stinker!
We are still sitting on the potty a few times per day. Tonight she wanted to sit on the big potty, so I put her seat on there and she did very well. We are just taking things slow, and will back off if she seems uninterested. As of now, she likes sitting on the potty!
Today we took our first trip out into the snow! It was warm enough here to stay out for a little while and Addison absolutely LOVED IT!! She had so much fun, and Uncle Max even came over to enjoy the fun while he is on Christmas break! She walked really well in her boots and liked chasing Emma around the yard. Here are some pictures from today…
Addie even rode with Daddy in the skid loader!!
Uncle Max sledding down the hill!!
Mommy pulling the two up and down the driveway. It was a great workout, to say the least!
Uncle Max thought he should have a turn at pulling Addie around!
We had a blast!!
I think Emma enjoyed our company too, since she doesn't see much of Addie and I in the winter time! We tend to hibernate when it is cold out!
Well, we hope that everyone has a safe and very happy new year! We have Addison's 15 month appointment on Friday...the last day of the year. WOW! How did 2010 pass by so quickly?!!
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