I'm a bad blogger, I admit. Toward the end of last year, we had too much going on. I was working insane hours and Brian was finishing his first semester in law school.
Right now, though, I'm taking a little break from work and Brian is cruising along with school. I thought I'd catch you guys up on the goings on.
Eliza is so verbal. I was so worried about her being physically behind when she was younger. It never occurred to me that she was just going to be less physical and more verbal like her parents. She loves to sing and tell knock knock jokes. Her fun party trick is singing the commercial jingles she picks up from TV. Sometimes I think people are taken aback by how well she communicates. A couple of months ago, she started requesting specific things by putting "I need" in front of it, and it's just adorable. She's like a tiny little adult.
She's so good with shapes and colors. Books, puzzles and Sesame Street have been great with teaching her advanced shapes. We went to a friend's house and drew some shapes on a piece of paper and she correctly identified a pentagon, octagon, etc. Our friend was terribly impressed and I was so proud.
When you can get her to focus long enough, she can count by tens. Usually, though, she'll say 30, 40, 50, 60, ONE HUNDRED!
The next thing we have to tackle is potty training. I have to admit, I'm not all that interested in starting too early. I don't think it's worth putting us both through complete misery when she's isn't showing signs of readiness. She won't even be 2 and a half until March, so we may revisit the issue then.
What a smart girl!! How old is she now? Beautiful too! Miss ya Janie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marissa. Eliza will be be two and a half at the end of February. She's a week younger than Caylor.
ReplyDeleteWe're always shocked by how smart she is, but I shouldn't be. Her Dad amazes me by how smart HE is on a daily basis. She's a chip off the ol' block.