22 Months

This post is incredibly late, but I couldn't let Shelby's 22nd month of life get away without a post..even though we are a mere 10 days away from reaching the 23 month mark. Oh well, better late than never..right?! Okay, here we go!

Happy 22 Months, Sweet Shelby!

Shelby showing off her "cheesy" smile ;)

Mommy, are we done now!?

Here is what Miss Shelby is up to these days...

--loves to sit in her glider and "read" books by herself
--you officially know all of your letters and the majority of your letter sounds. Now whenever you see a letter, you automatically say its name and start telling us the sound. It's so cute to see and hear! You love learning!
--you are counting beyond ten now! You still often skip number 7 (not sure what you have against it!), but you can usually get up to 14 now with some encouragement. For the longest time, we think you just thought 10 was the end of the number line. ;)  You would just look at us like we were crazy when we kept counting!
--we started reading you some potty books {Mommy's TA from her teaching days in VA gave them to you as a baby shower gift before you were born} to you this month, and you have subsequently been very interested in the potty and like to accompany Mommy on all bathroom trips. ;)  Perhaps potty training won't be too far off if you continue to show interest!
--you love to watch people write the ABC's or spell words..with crayons, sidewalk chalk, in the sand, etc. It is so much fun for you! Your favorite words to spell are: Mommy, Daddy, Shelby, cat, dog, & fish.
--You still whine when things aren't going your way, and there are days that are filled with a LOT of whine. But thankfully, you still haven't shown any interest in throwing tantrums. Mommy & Daddy are really hoping it stays that way....but I have a feeling your time with tantrums will come! But for now, we will enjoy our tantrum-free days & try to remember that whining isn't really all that bad.
--you still love to play outside as much as possible!
--you are talking up a storm these days and repeating a lot of what we say! One of the funnier things you said this month occurred as I was ending a phone call with Daddy. I said "Bye, babe" as I was hanging up, and then you immediately yelled to Daddy: "Bye, babe!" It was too funny! Some of your other favorite phrases are: "Mommy/Daddy back!" (you say this anytime someone enters a room), "Dada work? Dada home?" (every morning when I go in to get you out of your crib, this is the first thing you say to me--you want to know where Dada is!), "thank you Mommy/Dada" (we are working on your manners this month), "What's up cup?" (apparently I say "What's up buttercup?" to Shelby a fair amount, so she has started saying it too ;), and "here we are!" (Shelby would say this every time we went back inside our condo in FL after swimming or playing at the beach).
--you love to pretend to go "night-night."

With each passing month, you are getting more & more fun! We are loving this almost-two-year-old age! There are many hard days where we are counting down the minutes until bedtime, but it never fails that once you are in bed Daddy & I can't help but recount all of the cute things you did or said that day. We love you, Shelby-girl!