February 4, 2017
Scarlett is 21 months old!
Hard to believe that in just 3 more months she will be two years oldš«
At 21 months, Scarlett…
Loves:
- Her stuffed animals! Bear is no longer the only favorite. Her entourage now consists of (but is not limited to) Bear, Meow, Bab, Mama Bunny, Baby Bunny, and Dada Bunny.
- Choo choo rides through the house in the laundry basket with every stuffed animal she owns
- Dancing–she even has a few signature moves, the chicken wing and happy hands
- Books
- Her Scarlett puzzle
- Being bounced on the bed to the tune of No More Monkeys
- Looking at pictures/videos of herself
- Mealtimes
- Music! Current favorite songs: Wooly Bully, Barbara Ann, Hello Dolly, Tutti Frutti, Sugarpie Honeybunch, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Wheels on the Bus, Ba Ba Black Sheep, ABCs
- Swinging
- Being bounced
Dislikes:
- Getting her diaper changed
- When you tell her no
- Being without at least one stuffed animal at all times
What’s New:
- Verbalizes her wants/needs and thoughts a lot more, i.e. when thirsty, needs diaper changed, hungry, notices when mama/dada doesn’t agree with something she did and will say “Mama/Dada sad”
- Recaps events after they happen or in anticipation of something she’s about to do. For example when going to or leaving the park will say what she will do/see or what she did/saw while there “Swings, seesaw, babies, geese” etc.
- Says “thank you” almost every time you give her something and “welcome” when you tell her thank you–still working on saying “please” consistently:)
- Throws more mini tantrums, most often when told no to something. Will often cry for the other parent when one has told her no in hopes of getting her way:)
- Vocabulary continues to increase almost daily it seems, as well as pronunciation of words
- Tries really hard to string more and more words together into sentences–has said up to 5 word sentences
- Picks up on more of the lyrics when singing along with songs
- Wants to try doing more things herself, such as buckling her high chair, putting the cap back on things, climbing on and off things, attempting to put on clothing or shoes
- Will say things on command more willingly
Memories from Scarlett’s 21st month:
Scarlett’s month started out wonderfully with a trip to AZ! (Pictures in previous post)
Rocking, rocking!
Getting bundled up in her bear suit.
Helping mama make “muffies”
Happiest when surrounded by her friendsĀ 
Choo choo ride! This occurs multiple times each day.
What do you mean I just ate? If you’re eating something, you better believe that I’m eating it, too!
Celebrating Poppi’s 64th birthday at Peel.
Followed by birthday cake!
She prefers to back into the lego towers in order to knock them down.
Bunny throneĀ 
Trying to grab the 3-D images
Play date at Willoughby on a 60 degree Saturday in January.
Silly Dadaš
Bunny in a basket
Working on pre-somersaultsĀ 
Playing at grandma and poppi’s
Transporting her friends around the house from spot to spot, another daily occurrence.Ā 
More interested in the stuffed animals at Barnes and Noble than the books.
Eating all of dada’s pickles (and later waking up early from her nap asking for water:)
Testing out the new food she got for her kitchen.
Helping grandma make cookies.
Putting all of grandma’s jewelry on.
Finally a nice day for the park!
Lunch at Katie Bee’s
Getting cozy and reading a book with dada.
Covering Buddy up for night night.
Coloring time after storytime.
Who said trains were just for boys?
Reading to her animals in the baby bed.
Row, row, row your boat!
Dancing with grandmaĀ 
If there are stuffed animals, I will find them.
Grocery shopping with Bear.
Just a few of my closest friends:)
“Funny” as Scarlett will say when laughing.
Angry bunny
This yogurt is too good to waste a drop!
Reading with Dada
Making sure Bear and Meow eat their dinnerĀ 
Baby in a blanket
We love our Bunny!!!
