21 Months

November 21, 2011

"WYTE"...
Thats the color you have down.
What color are your teeth?
What color is daddy's car?
What color is your chair?

Shew, a proud sigh of relief you have learned a color!...Then I asked you...What color is the frog, because I wanted to start on a new color..."WYTE" you say. Oh dear - I don't think its that you don't understand color, I think its that you don't understand the word color. No worries, in time, you will know color very well.

There has been no further progress on your desire to use the potty - several times you have told me you have a "kucka" and I race to get you on the potty - and there is nothing there - I think you like how I madly grab you rip your clothes off and haste and sit n the floor smiling - you must think Im a lunatic! again...in time you will get it. No rush :-)

You have such an amazing memory. Two months ago we went to the wild animal park and after I had changed your diaper, I needed to potty, so had you stand in the stall with me, explicitly explaining to you not to touch anything and to stay very clear of the gaping hole in the floor that was missing its grate. Well today we went to the wild animal park and I needed to change your diaper in the same trailer restroom...when I was done changing you and washing my hands, I noticed you had walk aay, I went to look at what you were looking at...you were looking at the hole in the floor that had since been repaired with a grate. There have been several instances where you have done that. A good memory is a wonderful gift to have!

As Christmas nears there are allot more creatures and items around to learn about. Although you are not a big fan of Santa - you know exactly who he is, but I think your favorite Christmas creature of all is the reindeer - you tell me "dee mama, dee"

Every morning when you wake up, before we even change your diaper, your first request is "more meelk" and pah-pah. I lift you out of your crib with your rats nest dreadlocked hair and we cozy on the floor and do a puzzle together. I explain the same thing every morning to you - that if you find the chicken head then we need to find his feet and put them together. Or if you see a house with a gate - then lets find another piece with a picture of a gate and join those together. It was a daunting 335 piece puzzle at first - now you're almost doing it on your own. No jokes! The part amazes me is not only do you understand a combination of three pieces, how they turn to fit each other but also to clip in each side. That was your biggest struggle is understand that the pieces joins on several sides and now you have it!

Your favorite book is still the same favorite since you were 17 months. Jack and the bean stalk. Nan brought it for you, she got it at Woolies in South africa. You know the book so well - you read it to me! You start by telling me there is a bug on the cover and "more bug" on the spine (thats the brand of books "Ladybird Books") then you go on to tell me "yack"(Jack)..."man" (giant)..."kicken" (golden goose)..."dadda" (cos the giant has boots like daddy)..."tee" (the giant has 3 yellow teeth"..."mama" (jack climbs down the tree and gives his mom the golden goose and gives his mom a hug)

I can't wait for Christmas. Our tree is up - and although we already have three casualties in the ornament department - you're having a fun time. I have never been so excited about Christmas before. You give Joy and happiness a whole new meaning!

Current list of words:
Ant, bair (bear), bubble, bulla-uf (butterfly)bet (bed), bebee (berry), bee, but (belt), birt (bird), boot, bug, baby, bag, ball, bear, bed, bike, cookie, car, chair, cheers, dee-dee (Diaper), dee (deer), eee (ear), eh-ee (ele for elephant), guck (duck), kucka-poopoop, keys, keers (cheers), kees (cheese), kicken (chicken), man, meelk (milk), min-ma (minnie mouse), mer-mee (mermaid), nor (no), nana, pum-mum (pumpkin), puh-puh (puzzle) raffe (girafe), truck, tea, wo-win (owen), wog (frog), white, wallamalla (watermelon), Wut-wa (apple) yeah,