Dear Harper,
We are creeping closer and closer to 2 years old now, which
is so hard to believe! You are 20 months now!!
We don’t go to the doctor again until 2
years old, so I have no idea what your weight and height are. I do know that
you are a tall girl, so you must get that from your Dad! You have really been
talking and babbling more and more over the past couple of months. You say Ma
Ma, Da Da, Gee Gee, Gi Gi, Di Di, Thank You Thank You, No No and a variety of
other sounds/words. You understand commands and can identify animals, fruit, vegetables,
other foods, shapes, etc. Your favorite thing to do is to play outside, which I think
is great! We don’t want you to be a kid that always wants to watch TV or just play inside. You throw a fit when we bring you in from outside! The
weather is getting nicer and nicer, so we hope to have lots more outside fun. You
still love to read your books, so you have a ton by now!
Since the last update, we found out
that you are going to have a sibling. We are so excited to
add another baby to our family and hope and pray that you love each other and
that you both have a wonderful relationship. I know you will be a great big
sister!
You are still on the same schedule-
waking up around 8:00 am, napping from 12:00-2:30 or 3:00 pm and going to bed
at 8:00 pm. You are still a picky eater, but we aim for 3 meals a day, and you
LOVE to snack! Your favorite foods are still the same- yogurt, applesauce,
chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, mini oreos and pizza!
You
are wearing 18 month, 24 month and 2T clothing. Thankfully, you have always
been pretty on target for clothes sizing. You are wearing size 5 and 6 shoes, and you got lots of new pairs of
sandals for the summer!
The
pediatrician said that we should probably wait to start potty training until
after your sibling gets here, so we are still contemplating whether or
not to try that out or not. You are wearing size 4 diapers, and we just bought
some size 5 to try out.
You have always been a very healthy
baby, although you have had a consistent cold/allergies for about a month or
two now- runny nose, sneezing, coughing, etc. You get cranky here and there,
but for the most part it’s just a nuisance for you. I think you have about 12
teeth now, so we don’t have to worry about giving you most foods. You can chew
almost everything at this point.
I think we have started the terrible
two tantrums a little early because you sure know how to have one! They happen
mostly when we make you come in from outside, but you also throw some tantrums
when you just don’t get to do what you want. Hopefully that gets better soon,
although I doubt it will! You still continue to gain more and more
independence, and we try to let you do whatever you can by yourself. Your
favorite thing is to pick out your own food/snacks. You have started doing this little fake
laugh that is adorable. Overall, you are still very pleasant and get more and
more fun to play with!
You still love playing with our phones
and know how to operate them better than us by now. Your hair is getting longer
and longer, so it’s fun to fix it in ponytails and pigtails. We haven’t had to
get a haircut yet; we’re just letting it grow for now!
We
can’t wait to see what the next few months will bring since each and every one
is new and different. You are so smart and are learning so much. Like they say,
you are definitely a little sponge absorbing everyone and everything around
you. We love you more than anything in the whole world, and thank God for
bringing you into our lives!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
