I want to make sure C is staying on track developmentally. So I'm using What to Expect the Toddler Years
as my point of reference. This should help me identify, when there are specific skills that need to be worked on. I'm also horrible at keeping a hand written baby book; therefore, I'll also add an Other Things section to keep track of random things that I want to remember.
as my point of reference. This should help me identify, when there are specific skills that need to be worked on. I'm also horrible at keeping a hand written baby book; therefore, I'll also add an Other Things section to keep track of random things that I want to remember. I'm color coding this. Green is great at it. Orange is sort of/she can but needs to perfect it. Red is no way.
Items to work on from last month:
- Walk up steps – No, she climbs them.
- Remove an article of clothing – She’s getting pretty close. She likes to unzip her pajamas.
- Throw a ball – I’m not sure. She normally likes to hand it back, but she can catch.
Should be able to:
- Use 3 words – X – She uses hundreds of words
- Point to a desired object – X
Will probably be able to:
- Run – X
- Use a spoon/fork, but not exclusively – X – In fact, if you give her one, she’d rather use it herself than have you try to feed her.
- Point to 1 body part when asked – X – She can point to most of her body parts.
May possibly be able to:
- Kick a ball forward – We haven’t tried, but probably not.
- Follow a 2 step command without gestures - X
May even be able to:
- Identify 1 picture by naming – X – She can do this for the majority of the words that she knows
- Use 50+ singe words – X
Singing at the breakfast table
Other Things…
- All of her 1 year old molars are in. Now she’s working on all 4 eye teeth; the bottom ones have a head start.
- She still loves to read; although she has taken quite the interest in ‘school.’ Right now she is learning her colors using beads and an egg carton painted the same colors as the beads for matching. She love to repeat this activity.
- She is expanding on counting! She normally stops somewhere in the teens.
- She learned her ABCs. See the video above. She has also been watching the letter factory and is picking up on some of the sounds.
- She loves to sings and knows some of the words to many songs. Her new favorite is Up from the Grave He Arose.
- She tends to over use the word ‘No.’ No this, no that, no no no, etc.
- She has a memory link a steel trap. She is deathly afraid of the greeter at Sams Club and starts screaming when I even try to sit her in the cart before we are in the store. Also, she is deathly afraid of the doctor’s office and screams any time she’s not being held. She’s doing a little better with the stranger danger. She, however, does not react well to people who try to be overly friendly to her. Someone trying to touch her, and Lord forbid hold her, sends her over the edge quickly. She definitely likes her personal space.
- The child still needs naps, and she needs them early. A downward spiral quickly ensues if she’s up past nap time. She’s normally in bed by 11:30 everyday and has even been extending her normal 2 hour nap to 3 –4 hours on some days of the week.
to talk about Easter. L LOVES them.
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We love these puzzles! 
– She will be finishing this book. She started it as a 2 year-old, but wasn’t really ready until recently. Completed! 
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for her to wrap up the current year. There isn’t a massive amount of practice with these books, which I really think she needs to drive home this skill. She is perfectly capable of identify the letters when she sees them, but I’m not so sure of her ability to recall and reproduce without a sample. 
more as well. A blank piece of paper and a pencil seem very threatening to her at this point.
any time this year, but I have it on hand for when she does.
is another continuation from her 2 year-old curriculum. She’s not overly fond of coloring; I think because her hand is not strong. This is hard work for her. Completed! 
to work on these.