Dear Kyla,
I can't believe you are two and a half years old. You are becoming more and more like a little girl and less like a toddler. It melts my heart when I see you give Kaiden a hug (without being prompted to) or when you hug me and say "Mama, you're my beeeest friend." I treasure these moments.
SLEEP
You sure do like your sleep! You go to bed at 8:30 after you watch a show with Daddy. You two have your bedtime routine down to a T and you rarely stray far from it. In fact, when Mommy tries to put you to bed, you often tell me what I'm doing wrong. (book, pray, then a song.) You sleep in til about 8:30-9 in the morning and you take a good nap around 2:00 pm.
FOOD
You are a pretty good eater most of the time. You enjoy most breakfast items, oatmeal and Minions cereal being your favs. You are addicted to milky but apple juice is pretty high up on the list, too. For lunch, we usually have peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, or a quesadilla. You love goldfish crackers and cheese sticks for snacks. Dinner is whatever we have as a family. You love picking out a treat after you have done something praise-worthy. Marshmallows and candy are your favorite treats.
SKILLS
Mommy tried to potty train you for a couple days right when you turned 2, but she gave up too easily for fear that you were not catching on very quickly. In November, we tried again and this time it stuck. It took about 3 days of constant accidents until you realized that you were being rewarded with a sticker chart for every pee you got in the potty. That was a great motivation for you. It took about three weeks until you finally pooped in the potty. Now that you are 2.5, you are pretty much a pro at going potty. Mommy could not be more proud of you every time you run to the potty without me having to even ask "do you need to go potty?? I think you need to go...Kyla, please just go use the potty..." You still wear a diaper to sleep in.
Verbally, you surpass most other two and a half year olds. We often refer to you as "Chatty Kathy" because you ALWAYS have something to say. You are really into making up stories right now. Most of them are about the activities of your day. You can count to ten, sometimes twenty. You know all your letters. You love to sing your own made up songs. You love to chase Cookie around and play with his toy. You are used to the idea of having a brother by now, but now that he can reach your toys, it's a whole new ballgame. You aren't a fan of sharing your toys. In fact, you throw a fit when Kaiden even shows interest in your old baby toys. Mommy can be standing in the other room and hear Kaiden cry out and I know exactly what's happening. You took a toy away from Kaiden. Your excuse usually starts with, "I was just TRYING to..." But boy do you love your brother. If he is crying, you always tell me about it. You love to run into his room when he wakes up from a nap and peer into his bed and start talking his ear off. I love it when I'm nursing him and you gently rub his head and say, "awww, he's so cuuuute."
You haven't offered to help change his diapers yet though.
FAVORITE THINGS
TV Shows - PJ Masks, Bubble Guppies, Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, Peppa Pig, Team Umizoomi, Doc McStuffins
Toys - princess castle, doctor kit, little people bus, blocks
Clothes - Pajamas. Every morning when we take your diaper off, you request that you keep your PJs on.
Color - depends on what object you are looking at when being asked
Friends - Sadie, Lily, Ellie, Noah, cousins Emma and Kaylynn
Place - the park or church
Book - Dr. Seuss, Peppa Pig books
