21 Months!

Caitlin turned 21 months on the 19th, and I wrote nothing. It's been quite a whirlwind, this moving, cleaning and unpacking! The landlord of our rental has basically taken possession of the place since we left, which has made cleaning it difficult. They keep going in, and I never know when someone will be there! Big No No, people. Haven't you read your own contract that you made us sign? They are not the brightest when it comes to being landlords! I will be glad when we do the walk through Saturday and to be done with that place, but that is another post! Back to Caitlin.....

So, she's 21 months. She's taller than most kids her age, and taller than most of the 2 year olds I meet. Here are a few highlights of Caitlin:

• She talks a lot! A crazy amount. Just like her brother (and mom, but that’s another post as well). Sometimes we wish she’d just hush!

• She is starting to talk well. Not only has her vocabulary exploded, but she talks in 4 word sentences regularly, and others can understand her. And she knows funny things. When I picked her up at the nursery at church, she pulled off my name tag and said “Mommy’s name.” How did she know that?

• She thinks she goes to preschool, too, and loves going with me to Brandon’s preschool

• She has begun to assert her will. For example, she is no longer content with sitting next to me on the couch. She will fight for one of the legs on my lap. This does not make Brandon happy, but he needs to deal.

• The terrible two’s have begun. Caitlin has started to throw temper tantrums. It was a bad day for her when she realized that we have hardwood floors at this house. She’s use to carpet! The tantrum turned into tears.

• Her favorite book? “A Potty for Me.” Maybe underpants will be in our near future!

• Her favorite video? “Toddler Tunes.” She asks to watch it all the time. She has never asked to watch any video before, and was never entertained by anything until Brandon received this DVD for his birthday.

• Wants to help me do everything! This is not necessarily fun when I’m trying to unpack and organize.

• Loves to watch the feral bunnies in our yard.

• She recently took up singing. We don’t understand the words, but occasionally I can pick out the tune.

• She is so much more aware of the fact that she is a girl like mommy than Brandon was aware of his boyness at the same age. Caitlin really wants to do all the same things I’m doing, which can include cleaning, combing hair, or even putting on lip gloss.

• Her favorite toys are trucks right now. And the stroller.

When she wakes up and I go into her room, the first word out of her mouth is "Daddy!" When Brian goes into her room, the first word out of her mouth is "Mommy!" Neither one of us can win!