Toddling Thru: 23 Months

This month we have again seen the explosion of vocabulary and Eloise's ability to communicate.  Not only is she learning new words, she is speaking in sentences.  Her imagination is off the charts as she will play by herself and carry on dialogue with herself and toys for quite some time.  When I was playing Hide & Seek earlier this month, I said, "Where are you Eloise?" and she responded, "I right here, Mommy."  Remember how Eloise's favorite game to play was "What's that?"  We have moved on to the "Why?" game.  Please God - take us back to "what's that?"  Some where along the way, she has also learned, "I can't" and regularly says it while whining when we tell her to do something.  She has learned the word "dirty" and "hot" asks if things are dirty or hot now all the time...all the time. 

Eloise's understanding of sharing is coming along.  When she is eating or drinking, she asks us, "Want some?"  It is seriously cute.  The other day she looked at Brad and said "Want some?" but it was almost as if she was asking him if he wanted to fight or wrestle.  I guess it was like her own version of, "Come at me, bro!"  You had to be there but it was hilarious.

Eloise developed an interest in our watches and would regularly request to wear them.  Mommy loves her Michael Kors a little too much to let Eloise play with it  We ended up getting her a pink butterfly watch to remedy the situation.  Now when she request, "my watch," we happily put on her pink watch.  Don't dare put it on the wrong arm or there will be hell to pay.  PS - the "right" arm changes hourly.

Along with her conversational skills, Eloise's "reading" skills are constantly improving.

Eloise is trying to master the skill of jumping - on the couch, on our bed, on her bed, in the kitchen, and pretty much anywhere she can.  She says, "I jump!" bends her knees and stands up quickly.  She hasn't quite got off the ground yet but she is so close.  Bouncey houses are here arch enemy right now. 

Photo Highlights from this month

When you're sick with Hand Foot & Mouth Disease, sometimes munchkins are the only thing that helps.  After battling through a horrible case of HFM for a week, Eloise is all better and back to her crazy little self. 

Selfies of the Month