Rebekah Joy - 33 Months

Rebekah Joy – 2 Years 9 Months

Sleeping – Nighttime sleep was interrupted this month due to our travel across 10 states, sleeping in the same bed as her sister, and in 8 different locations.  She did pretty well and there were nights of uninterrupted sleep but there were plenty of wake ups as well, usually when she and Faith were sharing a bed.  I’ve decided Rebekah sleeps in one position and gets pushed around by Faith, very much like me and their dad J  Naps have been going well, especially considering many of them happened in the car!  “I’m so so tired” has been a frequently heard phrase.  Actually, “I’m so so _____” has been her new phrase.  She is quite passionate!   Since she started sleeping with a warm blanket (that gets rotated) she has been sleeping under it but this month she has started requesting it be “just like Faithie’s” who has her warm blanket folded up and placed next to her. 

Eating – Rebekah actually tried radishes with my dad during vacation.  I was impressed that she tried them because they have been demonized by her big sister (who did not try them again!).   She has stopped using a bib of her own accord. 

Skills – She has begun “reading” to her animals in earnest.  Rebekah developed a new love for coloring after visiting with their best friends, the Langehaug children in Colorado.  She has an incredible memory.  Loves singing and is always exuberant about it.  She has started counting and being excited about that!  She has been putting her own crocks on all summer and has started doing her “running shoes” as well which have a strap.  She gets them on the correct foot over 50 % of the time!  She still loves green; that is certainly her favorite color!

Play – We brought home a stuffed kangaroo from Australia for Rebekah last year and it was the choice for her during our car trip and vacation.  Kanga has been her constant companion this month.   After the first trip to the Cedar City Aquatic Center where Rebekah was very timid and did not want to go near the water that would fall on her face, the second trip she found a great deal of courage and loved every minute of that play area.  Still not a fan of the big bucket of water but that is okay!  She has excelled at blowing raspberries at Grace to entertain her in the car.  Here is a picture of Rebekah with her Kanga...