Carrie-22 months

Sleeping: 

We finally took the dooty (pacifier) away and she had about 3 periods of sleep where she would cry for about an hour while falling asleep for her "dooty." She even told me, when I asked "why no nap?" And she said "my dooty broken." Ha! Yup. We cut the tip off. Sucka! 

She normally goes to bed by 7:30pm ish and sleeps until 7:30am or later. I have to start being vigilant about waking her up earlier because she seems to be fighting the afternoon nap!! I read, in my blog, that apparently Charlie did this as well and we had to adjust the night sleeping to a little less in order for  him to continue napping. I suspect we need to do the same again. 

Eating

Quite a good eater. Not too picky. Not nearly as picky as Charlie was. No texture issues. Never chokes on anything. Her favorite is definitely yogurt though.

Development

Many more words and sentences have been added to include: I want that, I did it, Mommy sit, mommy hat, Charlie shoe, etc....

She follows directions well and knows all that we speak of. She adores watching her brother and being with him. She has tried to ride his balance Bike. Carrie can hold it well, but goes very very slowly. She has a firm opinion of who she wants to be with when we are all home. She adores daddy and showers him with attention with he is home. If she doesn't get her way or has a tantrum, the only way to calm her is to put her in her crib and leave the room and come back later. She does not want to be held or comforted, etc...when she is pissed, she is pissed. But, luckily, she has a very easy going happy personality. 

Carrie goes to the seventeenth radish on Thursdays from 9-11am. She seems to have no anxiety about leaving me and has a blast while she is there. She picks up on things so quickly. 

Carrie loves coloring with markers, crayons, etc...she holds her utensils well and feeds herself better than Charlie most days. 

We adore having a little girl around the house. Although she is also laid back and "easy" like Charlie, she has a very different learning style than him. It will be interesting too see where life leads them in the future.