27 Month Update

The biggest milestone reached in the past month is the advent of imaginary play.  The other day as she played with beach toys (buckets, rake, sifters) she told Abby that she was “cooking blueberries with fire.”  This has also translated in her artistic endeavors.  At school, she drew a picture with a bunch of squiggly lines with different colors.  She then told her teacher that she made a “rainbow.”  When she finger painted, she made numerous teddy bear paintings.  

 Eliza’s speech development continues to impress us.  Rarely does a day pass without Eliza saying something that causes Abby or me to pause and be impressed that she knows how to correctly use that word (the word “too,” for example).  It follows that her vocabulary is expansive; there is no way Abby and I could list all the words she knows. 

With her improved speech and memory, Eliza loves to sing.  Her favorites are “Twinkle, Twinkle”, “ABCD Song”, “Wheels on the Bus” (she goes through the whole set: wheels, mommies, daddies, babies), “Cinderelly”, and "Old McDonald."

 We have started to teach Eliza about Jesus and each Sunday she spends a little more than an hour at “Wiggle Worship” while Mommy and Daddy attend the church service.  Every night before bed we pray together as a family.  Typically, we say a simple prayer with Eliza repeating the prayer a few words at the time.  She seems to enjoy it as every time she repeats the prayer she has a huge smile.  When you ask her how to start the prayer, she knows "Dear God," and the she will say “Jesus!” She also knows to finish it with “amen.” 

 Also within the past few weeks, Abby and I realized that we excessively ask Eliza is she okay.  Whenever one of us coughs, says “ow,” or makes any sort of loud noise, Eliza asks if we are okay.  It’s obviously adorable.  We also should stop asking her questions that we know she knows the correct answers.  She now asks me what something is in her book and if I don’t respond quickly enough, she proudly supplies the answer. 

Gymnastics and dance have started once again.  She absolutely loves being in them.  After every class, the first thing she says is, “I have fun,” which just melts your heart.  I’m sure a post will be forthcoming.