Last week, Jessica turned 20 months old. I thought about discontinuing these monthly posts, but I like having a spot to keep track of the new words she says. Although, at some point I’ll stop. Maybe when she turns two, because at 25 months, I’ll have two to keep up with.
My Cutie Pie, 5/17/11
What Jessica is Up To
As mentioned previously, Jessica loves diapering her stuffed animals. If she has a hold of a wipe, she will even wipe them. If she has a hold of a wipe during a diaper change, she will often wipe herself and she will wipe herself if you give her toilet paper when she sits on her little potty. Unfortunately, she has yet to actually go in the little potty. I’m not sure when I will become serious about potty training. Maybe August? I don’t know. I’d like her to be potty trained before JAM4 arrives, but she hasn’t shown much interest and I don’t want to force her.
Jessica will take stuffed animals or her baby doll to the kitchen for snack time and pretend to feed them before she puts the food in her mouth. Watching her imaginative play is so fun.
Diapering Her Gorilla, 5/18/11
One morning, I found her pajama shirt pulled over her head. It hasn’t happened again, but she can be very helpful in getting dressed and undressed.
New PJ Style, 5/26/11
Since moving, Jessica has discovered empty cabinets and loves to go inside them and close the door. I’ll say “Where’s Jessica?” and she’ll peek her head out and giggle. I have saved one kitchen cabinet especially for Jessica so she can continue her play. Obviously, this means she is not afraid of the dark.
Playing in a Kitchen Cupboard, 5/26/11
Jessica found the wading pool at my Mom’s house so much fun, we got one for her at our house. We’ve used it a number of times now and she loves it. I’ve even signed her up for a free trial Aqua-Tots swim lesson next week. It is a parent/child lesson with a maximum of 4 students. I’m excited about this. I had looked into lessons at the YMCA, but their time for classes hasn’t worked for us. I’m hoping Jessica enjoys the lesson and we’ll get started on lessons for her to learn to swim.
In the Pool, 6/8/11
Splish Splash, 6/8/11
Jessica can be such a silly girl. I love how she makes me laugh and smile.
Sporting Sunglasses, 6/9/11
What Jessica is Saying
Single Words: cheese, juice, up, out, mama, da, poopy, ball, wow, whoa, whee, uh-oh, hello, hi, bye, bye-bye, book, more, fish, George, birds, mouse, chips, blackberries, flower, bubbles, balloons, da-ddy, see, milk, shoes (which she uses for socks too), door, Elmo, sit, grapes, sit, cookie (for cookies and Cookie Monster), baby and I’m sure there’s a few more I’m forgetting
Phrases: oh no
Animal Noises: gobble-gobble, meow, cock-a-doodle-do, caw, moo, quack
Jessica, Happy 20 months ! We love you ! You are getting to be quite the talker and such a character. What an imagination. I know you keep your Mama busy. It is such fun to watch her diaper her stuffed animals. We enjoy checking your blog to see what you have been up to. You will be a big help when the new baby arrives.
Mom