Rebekah continues to sleep really well at night. She usually wakes up about 7:15 or 7:30 (occasionally she'll wake up crying around 6 but always goes back to sleep) but I let her have some time by herself and her blankey and she doesn't complain. Naps are still starting around 1:30 although if we are home I have started putting her down closer to 1 or 1:15 and she seems happy with that as well.
Eating:
Her appetite has definitely slowed down of late. She still eats whatever fruit and/or vegetable is on the plate before touching any meat and continues to live for her carbs. Although she knows she is required to take one bite of everything on her plate, she will still put up a fight with regards to meat every once in a while. She always loses though, I figured it would stop by now :)
Play:
Rebekah loves shape puzzles, both flat and 3D. She is just excited when she sees them and eager to put them together. A couple of her favorites are her picnic basket and this pull apart shape sorter although that one requires adult help once all the shapes are back in the ball. I came into her room after solo play and found this shape puzzle put perfectly back together! I was so proud of her. She is doing better about having glue on her fingers during craft time which is a pretty big step! Her love of reading continues and it just warms my heart to see her reading to her dolls and stuffed animals. She loves stuffed animals in a way that her sister still just doesn't. Rebekah loves to hug them, kiss them, have them kiss each other, it really is adorable. She still loves these blocks I got her about a year ago. She enjoys stacking them as much as knocking them over. She is in love with her swimsuits and the kiddie pool we bought for the back yard, although the sprinklers in her face are NOT cool. I am excited to take her to the pool on base and let her try out her new floaty for the summer! Solo play and sister play continue to go well. She enjoys the riding toys we have in the front yard.
Skills:
Rebekah has had a language explosion this month. She certainly says well over 20 words so I checked off that goal for the year! I think I counted about 10 just a short 2 or 3 minute period the other day. She has learned the word "mine" but usually uses it when talking about a craft she sees on the fridge although it has manifested itself into playtime as well but we are working on that. Honestly sometimes it is hers but sometimes she is asking whether something is hers or her sisters, I think she is a genius :) She is learning her colors and knows blue really well. Orange and green are also recognizable ones for her as well. Potty training continues to go well and she is staying dry most days now (toward the end of the month). She has learned to tell us when she needs to go and she is also alerting the nursery workers at church, which is awesome! She does not like to go in public but she will if she has to. I have stopped taking her at the commissary or anywhere we are going where we'll only be out for an hour or so and she does great!
Our Schedule:
0800 - Wake, ready for the day, breakfast
0900 - Outside time (walk, yard, park, etc.)
1030 - Pre-school
1130 - Sister playtime
1200 - Lunch, chore, reading
1330 - Nap
1600 - Mama time!
1630 - Snack, help with dinner, free play
1715 - Solo play
1800 - Dinner, family time, bath, Bible story, bedtime o/a 2001
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