Here's an update from August, Willow's 27th month:
August was full of some pretty big "first"s:
- First earthquake: There was a 5.3 earthquake about 50 miles from where we live that definitely made you feel like you were riding waves! Willow was at school napping and, according to her teachers, all of the kids woke up feeling the trembling!
- First hurricane: Willow enjoyed looking out the window throughout the day with gusts of wind and heavy rain. She even weathered 4 1/2 days without power remarkably well.
- First "big girl" bed: We transitioned Willow to her "big girl" bed a couple weeks ago. She's done a GREAT job of staying in her bed. She's only gotten out once on her own and that was 20 seconds after I left the room her first night in the bed. She's still getting used to feeling completely comfortable in her bed and falling asleep quickly like she had been in her crib. A small sign that she's getting more comfortable is that in the last week she's been singing again when she wakes up (which was replaced by crying out for us during the first week in her bed).
Willow keeps us smiling on a regular basis. She's full-on playing with Alli now - chasing her around the house (Alli likes this!) and throwing her bell-ball for her. I love hearing her laugh and seeing her expressions when Alli pounces her ball. Chris told me these two stories from this week... Willow and Chris came downstairs after her nap and Chris asked her what she'd like for snack. Her response: "Willow eat.....I want....Willow eat...something red!" Another day, while playing outside Willow had created this "computer" out of blocks:
She set it on the chair next to Chris, poked it a few times, and said, "I check my email." She then proceeded to pretend to watch Elmo videos on YouTube ("See another Elmo.").
