Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Faith 2 Years Old








I can't believe Faith is two, yet when I see how advanced she is in so many ways, it seems like she is beyond two.

She understands concepts that a lot of three year-old kids don't grasp. She understands the basic concept of time and uses words like I used to do ______, or I will do _______ later, or maybe next time we go/do/I have ______. She understands and uses pronouns correctly. She is already started to dress herself and put her own shoes and socks on. She can count to 10 without much assistance, holds her pencil correctly (with both her right and left hand), and can use scissors. She knows a few colors - her favorite color is pink.

She is starting to be a little picky about what she eats. She now doesn't eat every veggie I put in front of her. She also took bites of black bean soup, which she loved last year, only to spit them out and refused to swallow.

Faith had a wonderful birthday at My Gym. It was so stress free for us. All I had to do was bake cupcakes, buy paper products, and get stuff for the guests' party favors. All the kids and adults really enjoyed themselves.

On Sep. 27th her second lower 2-year old molar starting coming through.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Bryce 4 Years 3 Months




It dawned on me a couple of weeks ago that I haven't seen Bryce suck his thumb in a very long time. I'm not exactly sure when he gave it up, but it appears that he isn't even sucking it when he goes to sleep. I'm glad I never stressed over him sucking his thumb, knowing that he'd give it up when he was ready.

He has finally settled into going to school. He doesn't throw fits about getting ready to leave for school, is happy when I drop him off, and comes home excited about his day. He is even participating in the art projects.

His behavior has also greatly improved. I think so much of his behavior has to do with stress for him and he gets very stressed over change and new situations. Now that life has settled into a comfortable routine he is doing much better.

he is really starting to sound out words and spell simple words like dog, pop, cat, bat, etc. Academically he will definitely be ready for Kindergarten.