Aurora - Twenty Eight Months

You are starting to talk in real sentences! The first one I heard was after I asked you if you took a shower and you replied "yes, my Dada was in the shower too." Well alright ;) You have also started referring to yourself as "me" instead of just as Aurora.

You are totally diaper free! We have completely stopped using them at naps or night and it is going really well. We have been taking you to the potty before bed and then before we go to bed and that has been keeping you dry until the morning. Yay for no more diapers!

You and I have started taking walks around the apartment complex. I think it is really important to get both of us out walking more and not just having you ride in the stroller. These "Rora walks" are about a half mile and take probably a half hour to complete but you seem to really like them.

You are trying to walk up steps rather than putting one foot up and meeting it with the other.

You are still not napping. I had hoped that my taking all the toys out of your room you would sleep, but it didn't work. You only nap maybe 1-2 times a week and were getting pretty bored in there so we started giving you books to read which has definitely helped keep you occupied for "quiet time"

These days you are loving your marble run, beginner wooden pattern blocks, counting bears and of course your books. You are also starting to do some pretend play by putting your old cloth diaper covers on your stuffed animals and then taking them into the bedroom and putting them down for a nap. It's super cute to watch.

You adore an audience. We went to the hospital to see Tasha, Uncle Roger and Rod and you had everyone in a circle around you doing exactly what you wanted. I think I was crying from laughing so hard.

We went to Costa Rica with Nanny, Grumpa, Uncle Allent, Lala & Mason this month. You loved swimming in the pool and were getting very bold by putting your face all the way in the water. I love that you aren't scared of the water, but you clearly don't have any idea how dangerous it can be which makes me a little scared. Your Nanny brought you Sweetie which is a dancing mouse that sings "How sweet it is to be loved by you" and I think we heard the two of you belting it out about a million times that week :)

You enjoyed seeing the crabs, monkeys and cuatis while we were there. You loved telling and retelling the story about how a monkey came down to our pool and tried to take your shoes while you were with Grumpa but Grumpa scared him off and you said "No no no monkeys! That's mine!"