I can hardly believe my baby girl is almost 2 years old! She's looking so grown up to me these days.
Her language comprehension and vocabulary has exploded over the last several months. I'm amazed every day by the things she picks up on and can say! Lucy understands 99% of what we say. We were amazed at how quickly she learned names at our family reunion. When we ask her to say a new word, sometimes she'll shake her head and say "no." Then at what seems like a random time in the next day or two she'll start saying it. Like with every other milestone, she won't say a word until she's 100% confident she's saying it right!
I love seeing her be surprised and amazed by things. Most adults would probably notice the pretty flower tiles on the treads to our stairs the first couple times and then forget about them. After a week Lucy is still delighted by them and likes to point them out! Another anecdote--our oven is a convection oven, and yesterday I turned it on. There is a graphic of a spinning fan on the control panel. She was AMAZED by this and kept pointing at it and saying "Woah! Cool! Woah!"
Lucy is also starting to take an interest in fashion. Sometimes that means taking her new Birdie purse to bed with her (thanks Vivie!) and sometimes that means wearing squeaky shoes to the beach. She also REALLY loves her "Ga Jammies" but thankfully she does let us put other pajamas on her since we only have one pair of those!
She has also taken a pretty big interest in babies lately, which clearly is a good thing! She'll point out a baby when we see one, and she talks about our friend's babies when we're at home. She LOVES to read the "Big Sister" book I bought her and she frequently points to "Baby Sissy" in my belly and gives her kisses. Of course we are encouraging this as much as possible :)
Reading is probably her favorite pastime, and no bed or naptime routine is complete without reading several books. The Big Sister book is a favorite but she also really likes Goodnight Moon, Elmo Loves You, and a book about Time (specifically where I add in a part around dinner time that we call "Daddy Time"). She also loves taking a bath and being tickled.
In Houston she LOVED to go see her friends and would get very excited when I would tell her we were going to play with them. Of course she also talks about their dogs about as much as the people :) Here in Saudi she has already taken a liking to "Baby Luke".
Lucy, you bring us so much joy and we are so thankful to have you as our daughter. I can't wait to see you interact with your baby sister and I know you two are going to have a lot of fun together. We love you so much and wish you could stay little forever, but it's also so fun to see you grow and learn and become your own person.
Her language comprehension and vocabulary has exploded over the last several months. I'm amazed every day by the things she picks up on and can say! Lucy understands 99% of what we say. We were amazed at how quickly she learned names at our family reunion. When we ask her to say a new word, sometimes she'll shake her head and say "no." Then at what seems like a random time in the next day or two she'll start saying it. Like with every other milestone, she won't say a word until she's 100% confident she's saying it right!
Words she is still using her own made-up sounds for: Aiya (both I Love You and Amen), Ga (Dog), Wa-Wa (Thank you--although she did start saying "thank you" last week, she still sometimes says Wa-Wa), Sayas (sunglasses).
Here is a list of her most-used words and phrases:
Here is a list of her most-used words and phrases:
Daddy Wap (Daddy Lap): she uses this liberally to sit in Daddy's lap and he almost always obliges :)
Daddy Work--In the mornings when I get her up she asks "Daddy Work?" She also confirms several times throughout the day that he is indeed still at work.
Daddy Work--In the mornings when I get her up she asks "Daddy Work?" She also confirms several times throughout the day that he is indeed still at work.
Lid, Fork, Spoon--A little hard to tell the difference between fork (Cork) and spoon (foon)
Mommy Bed
Pool with Daddy
Mommy Bed
Pool with Daddy
Hare-son, Emma, JJ, Ett, Ca-yee, Roy, Calra--Houston friends Harrison, Emma, JJ, Evan, Caroline, Roy, and Clara. She talks about you guys all the time!
Popco/Babka, Jess, Nate, Eevie, Pixi--Travis' family must have made an impression on her. After only a few days she's still talking about them frequently! Especially Pixley. Eevie is Eva. Babka and Popco sound alike so I'm not sure if she's figured out those are different words yet.
Buddy, Sammie, Josey, Eedie, Wiley--Even though she likes talking about people I think reminiscing about dogs she knows is her favorite.
Buddy, Sammie, Josey, Eedie, Wiley--Even though she likes talking about people I think reminiscing about dogs she knows is her favorite.
Sugabug--The Scuttlebug, A toy a friend let us borrow here
Toy
Door, Window--we are a little obsessed with windows this week. She has been pointing them out to us in the car, at the store, etc :)
Milk, Juice, Water--She can say 'More Milk Please'. She also specifically asks for "Elmo milk" when she wants to use her Elmo cup.
Strawber, Nana, Apple, Egg
Mamma Cook--She asked me to cook one morning when apparently cereal wasn't to her liking. Now she likes to say it when I'm in the kitchen and she also likes to 'help cook'
Go Mommy Go--When she wants me to go somewhere with her
Strawber, Nana, Apple, Egg
Mamma Cook--She asked me to cook one morning when apparently cereal wasn't to her liking. Now she likes to say it when I'm in the kitchen and she also likes to 'help cook'
Go Mommy Go--When she wants me to go somewhere with her
Aiya--Used for both "Amen" and "I Love You"
Help, Thank You, Please
Help, Thank You, Please
New Home
Flower, Sticker, Color--Things she likes to do
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10--I've heard her say all of these numbers before, and if we ask her to count she will start rattling off numbers! Usually 5, 2 and 5. I'm amazed at how quickly she understood what a number was and that we use them to count! There is tile with flowers in one of the bathrooms and she likes to count them.
Birdie, Cat, Ga, Fish
Elmo, Abby, Zoe, Gugie (cookie monster)--her favorite Sesame Street characters. Despite trying really hard to not let her be a tv junkie all day, she is obsessed with watching "Elmo Abby"
Hi and Bye--She frequently tells people "Hi" and "Bye" throughout the day. We'll be eating lunch and she'll say "Hi Sammie! Bye Roy!"
Flower, Sticker, Color--Things she likes to do
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10--I've heard her say all of these numbers before, and if we ask her to count she will start rattling off numbers! Usually 5, 2 and 5. I'm amazed at how quickly she understood what a number was and that we use them to count! There is tile with flowers in one of the bathrooms and she likes to count them.
Birdie, Cat, Ga, Fish
Elmo, Abby, Zoe, Gugie (cookie monster)--her favorite Sesame Street characters. Despite trying really hard to not let her be a tv junkie all day, she is obsessed with watching "Elmo Abby"
Hi and Bye--She frequently tells people "Hi" and "Bye" throughout the day. We'll be eating lunch and she'll say "Hi Sammie! Bye Roy!"
She has adapted really well to our "New Home". About a month before we moved she would say "Home" as we would start driving into our neighborhood in Houston. I was pretty impressed she could recognize when we were close to home from sitting backwards in the back seat. However I was nervous that moving was going to be confusing for her, so a few weeks before we moved I started telling her "This is our home right now, but soon we are going to a new home". Within a few days, she's already saying "New Home" as we drive up to the compound, or as we walk around and approach the villa!
I love seeing her be surprised and amazed by things. Most adults would probably notice the pretty flower tiles on the treads to our stairs the first couple times and then forget about them. After a week Lucy is still delighted by them and likes to point them out! Another anecdote--our oven is a convection oven, and yesterday I turned it on. There is a graphic of a spinning fan on the control panel. She was AMAZED by this and kept pointing at it and saying "Woah! Cool! Woah!"
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| Grandpa Trussell gave her the coolest toy ever for the plane ride |
Lucy is also starting to take an interest in fashion. Sometimes that means taking her new Birdie purse to bed with her (thanks Vivie!) and sometimes that means wearing squeaky shoes to the beach. She also REALLY loves her "Ga Jammies" but thankfully she does let us put other pajamas on her since we only have one pair of those!
She has also taken a pretty big interest in babies lately, which clearly is a good thing! She'll point out a baby when we see one, and she talks about our friend's babies when we're at home. She LOVES to read the "Big Sister" book I bought her and she frequently points to "Baby Sissy" in my belly and gives her kisses. Of course we are encouraging this as much as possible :)
Reading is probably her favorite pastime, and no bed or naptime routine is complete without reading several books. The Big Sister book is a favorite but she also really likes Goodnight Moon, Elmo Loves You, and a book about Time (specifically where I add in a part around dinner time that we call "Daddy Time"). She also loves taking a bath and being tickled.
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| Lucy talks about our Houston family every day! You guys are all so special to us! |
Lucy, you bring us so much joy and we are so thankful to have you as our daughter. I can't wait to see you interact with your baby sister and I know you two are going to have a lot of fun together. We love you so much and wish you could stay little forever, but it's also so fun to see you grow and learn and become your own person.
Not sure my first post went through.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this special post. Babka