Self - Love/Hate

As the girls enter their 2's they are increasingly becoming more independent (or so they think) they want to do things them self. It is very cute to see them try to buckle their highchair belt themselves and they get very upset if you try to intervene or provide assistance. Most of the time this is very cute although time consuming but as a mother when I see them struggle with it and start to get frustrated I want to jump in to help. Doing so just makes them more upset. Also when we are trying to get out the door and they want to put their shoes on by themselves. this will take much longer but I know if I help a full out, on the floor, fit is going to follow. the word they use to let you know that they want to do it them self is simply 'self'.

We have also learned that when we say "do you want this" for a number of items it can be interpreted as the name of that item is 'this'. Later in the day when they are calling for 'this' there is no way to tell what 'this' it is. Lesson learned use names of items i.e. "do you want this, the magna-doodle, or this, the crayon to color with?

Come on!

Now that the girls are starting to speak more and putting words together, we are starting to notice things that we say more. An example of this is Sophia has started saying 'Daddy, come on!' and now i have taken notice of when i say that phrase and realized it is pretty often. From 'Girls, come on lets brush our teeth' to 'Jeremy, serously, come on, did you really just do that?'

I have also realized that when I tell the girls we will do something after nap time such as go to the park the moment they wake up the first think they say to me when I walk in the room is 'Mommy, Park' I guess I have to make sure I am up for the park when I say we will do these things.