Audrey celebrated her half-birthday last Saturday. Okay, so we didn't really "celebrate" it, but we acknowledged it and she's pretty proud to tell people she's 2 1/2 now. Audrey is an amazing bundle of joy in our family. She has quite the little personality and can turn it off and on as quick as a switch. I think the thing we get the biggest kick out of with her is her facial expressions. When she's talking or playing or whatever she just gets the most hilarious little expressions on her face. We love it!Audrey definitely has her own opinion of certain matters. The other morning she threw quite the fit on the floor for at least 10 minutes because she wanted to put a yellow bow in her hair and she was wearing purple. I guess I should have just given in, but she's not the only one who can act like a 2 year-old. Audrey loves any type of chocolate candy. If she asks and I don't let her have any, oh dear... There are several other moments that come to mind. Let's just say the faucet can be turned on and off pretty quickly with this one.
She can also be very sweet and concerned about her sister. The other day Andy and I had driven separate cars to church due to a meeting I had before church. I got home before Andy and the girls. When they came in the door, I jumped out and surprised them. Scared Rachel to death, so because she was crying, Audrey was very upset as well. Another example, we've been dropping Rachel off at bible school this past week. We left her in the room and started walking down the hall. Very quickly Audrey informed me she needed to go back and give her sister a hug and a kiss. Very sweet!
Audrey has been potty trained (daytime only) for a couple of a months. She has done fabulously! We've even had two successful road trips without accidents. We have also reached another milestone as we were able to spend 4 days traveling in the car without any major meltdowns. That's huge for Audrey. She's never been a fan of the car or her car seat.
She still has absolutely no interest in TV or movies, which is fine. The only time I really wish she would be more interested is on road trips. She loves to just play, play, play. She has quite the imagination. So far this summer, Rachel and her have gotten along very well. Some mornings they'll be playing so good that I don't want to interrupt them to run an errand or go to the gym. Audrey's definitely going to miss her sister once she heads off to kindergarten. Audrey is loving the pool this summer. She has absolutely no fear! I wish they had reasonable priced swim lessons for 2 year-olds, because I think she'd go for it. But we'll just work with her ourselves for now and enroll her in lessons next summer.
Audrey LOVES babies. She can't enough of them. She is constantly pointing babies out to me wherever we go. She has a certain baby (who's not really a baby anymore) who's her favorite at church. His name's Weston and who knows, maybe some day she'll just marry someone younger than her! We've also had several babysitting swaps with a neighborhood boy named Wade, who's her age. Audrey really likes playing with Wade. I think we're going to do a permanent set of play dates this Fall for the 2 of them. And of course, Audrey is not aware that she is 2 1/2 years younger than her sister. She believes that all of her sisters' friends should want to be her friend as well.
One more thing...Audrey is quite the talker. Sometimes the words she uses and her comprehension floors us. The other day she actually asked me if I was frustrated. I was; she was using the word correctly. She has definitely kept up with her sister in that regard. She also wants to be able to read like her sister. She does pretend to read quite a bit. Okay, this is really the last thing. A kiss can make everything better for Audrey. Any bump, bruise, or hurt she gets, just needs a quick kiss and she's over it. I only wish that could work for all the bigger bumps, bruises, and hurts she'll have in the future.
This is probably a sufficient mid-year report. I'm not big on scrapbooking or baby books, so this is it. We are so grateful for our Audrey. She bring us smiles, loves, laughs, and tender moments.
She still has absolutely no interest in TV or movies, which is fine. The only time I really wish she would be more interested is on road trips. She loves to just play, play, play. She has quite the imagination. So far this summer, Rachel and her have gotten along very well. Some mornings they'll be playing so good that I don't want to interrupt them to run an errand or go to the gym. Audrey's definitely going to miss her sister once she heads off to kindergarten. Audrey is loving the pool this summer. She has absolutely no fear! I wish they had reasonable priced swim lessons for 2 year-olds, because I think she'd go for it. But we'll just work with her ourselves for now and enroll her in lessons next summer.
Audrey LOVES babies. She can't enough of them. She is constantly pointing babies out to me wherever we go. She has a certain baby (who's not really a baby anymore) who's her favorite at church. His name's Weston and who knows, maybe some day she'll just marry someone younger than her! We've also had several babysitting swaps with a neighborhood boy named Wade, who's her age. Audrey really likes playing with Wade. I think we're going to do a permanent set of play dates this Fall for the 2 of them. And of course, Audrey is not aware that she is 2 1/2 years younger than her sister. She believes that all of her sisters' friends should want to be her friend as well.
One more thing...Audrey is quite the talker. Sometimes the words she uses and her comprehension floors us. The other day she actually asked me if I was frustrated. I was; she was using the word correctly. She has definitely kept up with her sister in that regard. She also wants to be able to read like her sister. She does pretend to read quite a bit. Okay, this is really the last thing. A kiss can make everything better for Audrey. Any bump, bruise, or hurt she gets, just needs a quick kiss and she's over it. I only wish that could work for all the bigger bumps, bruises, and hurts she'll have in the future.
This is probably a sufficient mid-year report. I'm not big on scrapbooking or baby books, so this is it. We are so grateful for our Audrey. She bring us smiles, loves, laughs, and tender moments.
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We love Audrey!!! Love to hear what she's learning and experiencing!
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