27 Months

Today Sabine turned 27 months old. I missed a few monthly updates there, but I want to get back on track, because I think it's interesting to go back and see all the changes from month to month. Sabine is officially wearing size 24 months and/or 2T now. She fits 18-24 month clothes perfectly, but there are only so many of that in-between size. We are retiring most of the 18 month stuff, especially pants, since they don't quite hit her ankles anymore!

Sabine is talking a lot and starting to make up her own songs. The very first one (that we ever heard anyway) went:

Going to buy a ticket!

For the merry-go-round!

At the zoo!

Ride the cheetah!

I assume rhyme-scheme comes later.

Sabine has also figured out the one-to-one correlation with numbers. She can now accurately count for you (most of the time), and shows off with things like counting fingers (hers or yours), blueberries on her dinner tray, and blocks on the floor. Before, when you'd ask, "how many x,y,z are there?" she'd just count to ten, understanding that counting meant numbers, but the correlation of one number per object is new.

Her two-year molars are starting to come in, so there's been more chewing during the day and waking up in the night recently, but overall sleep is still going o.k.

Day care has been the new big addition, and Sabine has been asking to go back to the farm daily. We promise we're going again soon. We still do a little dance class on the weekends with her, too, and she still loves it. She practices her step-and-curtsey all week long. We tried gymnastics last fall, and while it was a fun experience, it did not elicit nearly the excitement that dance and the farm have, so we're not going to do gymnastics again for a while.

Sabine likes to walk on her heels, that's a new trick, along with spinning on her knees. She loves to run up and down the hallway in our house and have daddy chase her, especially if he chants "arms! arms! arms!" (I believe that came from one desperate attempt to get a coat on her, recently.)

She plays more with her friends now, trying to engage them, even though there are still often tears and "I WANT THAT TOY"'s when we're at play groups. Sharing is a tricky one to learn.

Overall, this is a really fun age. We haven't hit the terrible twos yet, although we know they're coming, so we're trying to enjoy this phase as much as possible. Sabine's very empathetic, she loves to talk, and she takes herself seriously. It's a really fun age, we're able to communicate so much more, and enjoy life and new adventures together. It's fun to hear her ask questions, and even talk in her sleep. It's fascinating to get glimpses of what's going on in her mind. She's very creative, and likes to "pretend" to do things when she's not allowed to actually do them. (Like shave or cook.) The weather's been really agreeable recently, too, so we're all benefitting from more vitamin D than we're used to getting in January, too.

27 Months = Awesome

(Showing off a semi-fake smile and busted lip. Toddlers keep life exciting!)