Saturday, July 12, 2014

July 2014-- Anna at 2 Years

Things Anna is doing:
-Singing the "ABC song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" all the way through, fairly accurately.
-Also attempting to sing "Ring Around the Rosie", "Old McDonald's Farm", and "Jesus Loves Me".
-She will play Ring Around the Rosie with other kids, and really get to giggling.
-When I asked Anna what she would like to eat for her birthday dinner, she suggested Macaroni and Cheese, and cupcake... so we made sure she got both. :)
-Anna is really into dollhouses and all of the furniture and dolls that go with them-- this was a new finding, after visiting family in MN.
-She is showing more of her sense of humor-- in a play voice she will ask me for things that she know she isn't supposed to have.  For example, in the morning she'll look at me with a certain little grin, and say "some veggie cheese?" (knowing that I don't let her have veggie cheese for breakfast).
-Anna can talk in complete sentences... sometimes 6-7 words at a time (not completely grammatically correct, but more than you expect).
-Hitting herself in the head when she is frustrated, saying "bump head"... we're not quite sure what to do about this.
-Waiting for Ryan to walk in the door after work, requesting to "see chickens" and "go swing hi".
-If you ask her when her birthday is, she'll say July 7 (or something that sounds like it).
-Every time someone would sing "happy birthday" to her, she would request "again!".
-She can say her full name "Anna Grace Reddick".
-She often will refer to herself as "Anna Grace"... not just "Anna".
-Anna is getting better at constructing longer sentences... For example we were out-side, and un-prompted she observes, "Neighbor John is pushin' a lawn mower".
-When we are at the grocery store, and I start putting things on the conveyer belt (to pay), and consistently starts saying "Share!  Share!  Share!" (She always thinks I am giving away her food, instead of buying it).
-Anna is starting to play pretend more...  She'll create a little story or conversation with or between the toys she is playing with.