Zoe, Here are some things that you do now:
-Feed yourself. (almost every time unless it's tricky to stay on the spoon/fork)
-Sing and Dance that no one's business! You LOVE to dance around and make up songs.
-TALK. My mom told me that you would be like me, and boy are you! You can pretty much carry on good conversations and you have recently put together really long sentences. We are pretty proud of you. :)
-You love to climb and jump over things... you are pretty balanced and coordinated finally. No more trips and falls so often!
-You are pretty independent and know what you want. ( This causes you to battle with mommy and daddy frequently!)
-You know what foods you love, but still are hesitant to try many new things without us bribing you into it! ( You still love your staple foods: black beans, green beans, cheese, milk, yogurt, spaghetti, mac and cheese, olives, peppers, and sweets! You have a sweet tooth for sure... and you still love fruit, all kinds!)
-You have peed and pooped on the potty once.... but unless it's your idea to sit there, it hasn't been consistent. I plan to work with you when I have a couple days straight to be home. ( We are hoping over spring break and for sure summer!)
-You love playing with friends, but do not like to share your toys from your house. I am guessing you know they are "yours" and become territorial!
-You can undress yourself, and sometimes put things back on. You can put diapers on/off mostly, and can put most all of your shoes on yourself. Socks just aggravate you though!
-Your favorite things to say: "whoopy days", "Silly people", "See ya later", "C'mere Mommy/Daddy", "Watch tv's in mommy and daddys' room", "Milk please", "Help please", "Thank you you're welome" , and a few other funny Zoe words.
-You still call yourself "Oey" even though you can say Zoe just fine.
-You can count to 20, and always skip the number 4. (You are more solid on counting to 10, but randomly counted to 20 a couple of times... I think it was from a show you watched.)
-You know your ABCs song, and some identification of letters. Mainly when we play with them in the bathtub.
-You can spell your name: Z-O-E spells "Oey Oey" you say! ;)
- You are still a little spit fire, and will break out into a fit on occasion. When you don't get something you want, you turn around and take yourself to your room to pout. This makes time outs pretty easy for us! You have had a couple of spankings on your booty when you throw a huge fit on the floor. Then we talk to you and make you attempt to understand. Sometimes to say sorry on your own, and it's super cute. (We are smarter than you think though! lol.)
Zoe Kate,
As you get close to being a big two year old, I just begin to cherish you more! I remember two years ago so vividly. I remember every detail of your crazy entrance into this world, and the fears I had of being a mom! And for the first time, I realize that there are new fears arising as you get older. We want to raise you right, teach you discipline and manners, teach you about Jesus, and so much more! You are already showing me qualities of a good/independent leader! You are strong willed, and will set your mind to something until you make it work. You are very loving and charismatic! I am learning more recently that you are very tender hearted... you watch things that have others crying or something lost from it's mommy and you sob! It makes me very proud of knowing your heart a little more. I can't express enough how I love you ; how your daddy and I love you. We sit in bed often and talk about how to raise you, and how we want to work together to figure out how in the heck we should deal with certain things! I already worry and dwell on silly stuff, but at the end of every day.... we pray together with you, and tell you how much you are loved. Zoe, there isn't a day that goes by that we don't tell you that we love you. I am very thankful for you and the joy you have brought to us! You will always be out lil punkin! I love you Oey~ Mommy
And.... your next post will be your Birthday Post! You are totally a Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse clubhouse girl, so we chose to have a Sesame Street birthday party! We can't wait!
You love blocks!
You were not very happy about mommy forcing you into that mean car seat!
Mommy's sweet girl!
