*How much she loves to climb at this age. She suddenly seems so brave and capable when we visit the park.
*Her love of baby dolls. She is constantly pushing a stroller, finding a bottle, wrapping a baby in a dish towel, singing to the baby, or telling me the baby is sad/hungry/wants to play.
*That she loves snuggling up and being read to. She’s old enough to attend to books more often and have distinct preferences. At this age she really loves Julia Donaldson books, the Story Orchestra books that play music, Jill McDonald’s Hello World series with books about camping, the body, etc. She also loves some of the Lovevery books that have real photos of kids like You Can Do It Sullivan and The Sleepover.
*How snuggly and sweet she is at this age. She likes to say “I love you SO much” over and over and loves being held. She also gives us lots of hugs with back pats and jumping high fives.
*Hard things about this age: so much discomfort with teething and clinginess. She’s also starting to have some outbursts when she is frustrated and will lie on the ground and cry, which is normal, but never fun.
*That she’s hit the do-it-yourself phase. She is much happier and feels so proud when she puts on her clothes, participates in a step of making something, or helps me carry something.
*Seeing how much she is able to hang in there and play with her older sister. It’s fun to see her initiate games with her sister or start to understand the rules of the games they play.
*How chatty she is at this age. She can tell us so much about what she wants, what she remembers, and what she’s thinking. It’s very fun to hear her reminisce about places we have gone and feels like such a different way of interacting with her than when she was younger and had fewer words.
If you have kids in your life, whether your own, nieces or nephews, or friend’s children, do you ever note what they are like at a certain age? What’s something you want to remember about this age?
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