It has been a long time since I have done a monthly update for Hadley and soon I will be talking about her 2... yes TWO year old post!
At 23 months she is:
Diapers: Size 5 and PANTIES! We have ventured into potty training territory and let me tell you I don't like it. I was not ready to make that commitment but Hadley really really wants to use the potty. We were actually much further along but then she started to revert back a little when she was sick. She is a smart cookie.. I will be holding Crosby or feeding him and she will run up to me and say "potty" "PPPPOOOTTTTTTYYYYY" because she knows I will get up and take her to the potty; therefore she gets my undivided attention. I will be happy when we are out of this middle area of diapers and potty.
Eating: She is a very good eater as long as she is not at home :-) She wants to snack all the time and I want her to have full meals and 1-2 snacks a day.. she is headstrong and will just not eat. The second she starts throwing or dropping food or looking for the dogs to feed I take it away and then she cries and says "Soway" (sorry) and acts like she will behave... WRONG! If I give her the food back she does the same exact thing.
She also started spitting, yep you read that right - spitting. It is so gross. Where is she learning these bad habits?! Neither one of us spit our food :-) They don't call it terrible twos for nothing!
Sleeping: I was naive to think that once she started sleeping through the night she would pretty much always sleep through the night except when she was sick or had a nightmare... again I was wrong. She has been more consistent with her sleep patterns lately, but between her and Crosby we were feeling like zombies there for awhile.
Clothes: Some 2T (in nicer brand clothes) but mostly 3T in the cheaper stuff. She has weighed the same for awhile now (26lbs) but she is getting taller and taller. Lately, my mom (CC) has been making Hadley the cutest clothes. Hadley will now make request for bows and pick out her own bow. The funny thing is she usually picks a bow that semi matches.
What is new lately: The older she gets the months don't bring on significant changes or as big of milestones, but one thing that stands out is she will say/repeat any and everything now. This has been going on for a little bit. About a month or two ago Matt said "Oh hell no" and then she piped up with a "hellno"... SOOO we definitely watch everything that comes out of our mouth's :-)
She will also help clean up (I use the term loosely) her toys and laundry when asked. You have to help her, but she will do it. We also make her pick up all the food she drops on the ground instead of just letting the dogs clean up. We were hoping it would encourage her to not throw or drop her food, but so far it is not working. We are going to keep trying though.. something has got to stick, right?!
Overall, she is doing well. She generally looks like one big bruise from her running into walls, face planting and climbing (or more like falling off things). I was starting to think she may be a difficult child.. and she may be, but from conversations with other toddler parents it is just part of it. We were feeling like we are constantly putting her in timeout and its all negative all the time - however, if we look at the big picture we're not. She does generally go to timeout at least once during the evening. She does hit her brother. Even if it is right after she gives him tisses (kisses - k's are t's to her right now). She can be so sweet at times!
During one of the many chaotic mornings around here I had to set Crosby in the bouncer while I was running around getting everything ready to get out the door. He was screaming/crying and Hadley was playing with her kitchen. I was in the kitchen when his cries became muffled - I ran around the corner and Hadley had a cup covering his nose and mouth and she was looking at me all proud like I made the crying stop! OH MY! Never a dull moment around here :-)
Yesterday, was a tough day for us. It was Father's Day and Matt had a sinus headache and was exhausted. All I wanted was a day for him to relax - but it was far from that! Our house was/is a disaster and all we wanted to do was pick it up and do laundry. Seemed easy enough - maybe a hour or two to accomplish.. wrong. For instance, taking the sheets off the bed turned into Hadley and I playing under the covers and on the pillows, etc. Although it doesn't accomplish the task at hand - it is fun to have that playtime with her!
We have been better about just enjoying our time with the kids, and not worrying about chores. Looking around our house we had been doing a really good job with our new motto. As we tried to pick up and clean Hadley was body slamming her Elmo chair, running and falling into the dirty clothes (all 10 piles :-/) and putting them on her head and running around - into walls, doors, dogs - whatever. To say the least - our house was just as, if not, more dirty than before the day started. I stayed up a little later to power clean and get a couple of loads of laundry done just for my own sanity. Cleaning with a toddler and baby who only wants to be held doesn't get you far. All I wanted was someone to come hold him and entertain her for an hour so I could accomplish one thing!! Any takers for next weekend?!
