Campbell is getting so big! She is now climbing into her crib (not out yet - praise the Lord!), LOVES to paint with her watercolors, loves swimming in her kiddy pool, loves playing with other kids, has started using her imagination -this morning she was a hungry dinosaur. She's starting to be afraid of things like snakes (she thinks she sees them everywhere ). I have NO idea where this came from. And at sunday school this week Jeff and I taught the 2 & 3 year old children's church and we talked about Noah's ark and how God helps you do good things even when they're hard. We had the kids tell us what animals went on the boat and then we said what sounds they made. One animal was a lion. All the kids roared really loud which scared Campbell a lot (she was in my arms shaking and crying) and now she's afraid of lions. This morning she said a lion was eating her arm. (what in the world?) So, needless to say, this is new territory for us.
And for your entertainment here is what Campbell said to me on Sunday morning:
Me to Jeff from the kitchen, " hey, do you want coffee?"
Campbell, from her seat at the table where she is eating breakfast, " no thank you, Mama. Have my juice." :)
Campbell is truly exerting her independence right now and we're having more time outs because of it. The newest thing we've started using time out for is the phrase, "leave me alone!" Yep. At age 2. 13 is going to be rough if we're starting this at 2. Actually, the little girl (who's 8) I'm babysitting over the summer has said that to Campbell a few times and Cams picked it right up. So now, because she keeps yelling "leave me alone!" in anger towards her Dad and myself, we've started time outs for it. We've had 2 today already.
Aside from time outs and the 2 year old tantrums, we LOVE life! Our days are filled with walking to campus to run around or going to the student center to ride the elevator. We go to a local play ground some times, paint, color, play with playdough, and generally play with toys. Campbell loves to read and now is starting to try and read to her stuffed animals a lot. She's speaking so well and can communicate almost 100% of the time now - she even tries different words to explain what she means if initially Jeff and I aren't getting it. So smart! It's just amazing to watch this little person grow up.
Well, I need to go do some cleaning while Cams is still napping. I'll post pictures of our time with the Kirksey's in a while. They're here for 10 days and we've got lots of plans so the blog may be a little empty for a few weeks.
Blessings to everyone!
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