- waking up at sunrise asking for food
- wanting to hold the watering hose EVERYTIME we water the flowers
- asking for a pickle with every meal (but you still don't get one!)
- asking for a vitamin every day (but you still don't get a vitamin everyday!)
- nursing for what seems like hours and hours, then just when I think you are asleep and I pull away from you, you wake up and ask for a banana. AUgh!
- taking little bites of play-dough when you think I don't see you
- one of your favorite toys is the stick that is used to lock the sliding door. You lose that stick all the time, thus we spend way too much time looking for it.
- eating the strawberries from our garden when they are still green
- at play group you choose to go down the slide over and over rather then join the singing. After the singing is over and it is time to go home, you feel sad about missing the singing and we leave with you screaming and crying.- eating all the raspberries from the basket before we make it home from the market
Even though we are having more and more days filled with "no's" and the sound of your feet running away from me; I still love you. You are a very creative, bright toddler. Each day we spend together is filled with joy and exploration. I can see a strong connection in the way your mind is developing both reason and communication skills to the little struggles we have throughout the day. You are testing out both your new skills and the strength of the relationship you have with Dada and I. We are firm with our expectations, yet we are listening to your ideas too.