Aubrey is almost two years old and I don't know where the time has gone. She is such a cute little stinker and I have to document what she's about before she grows any bigger and I forget. It's so true that you remember everything about your first child and struggle to pay attention enough to remember what the second one does, what their personality is, etc. While Aubrey and Ellie are somewhat similar, they definitely have their differences. Ellie was walking and talking at 12 months. Aubrey JUST started walking; but has taken off and is just now increasing her vocabulary. Her favorite things to say are:
- Sees-uh (sister)
- Thank ooh - she knows exactly when to say it, too!
- Why - this means I want to watch Super Why!
- Baby
- Dogdog - her favorite thing - as in we can't lose it ever or we'll be in big trouble
- Mama & Dada
- Snow - she wrinkles her nose and says this very nasal-y. Not sure where this came from!
- Cerul - cereal
Aubrey loves to play pretend with her animals and baby dolls. This is way earlier than Ellie enjoyed this type of play. She pretends that she's feeding them and makes a clicking sound with her tongue and teeth as if she were eating. Yesterday, Dogdog was attempting to eat upside down! She also does this when she gives her baby dolls a bottle to drink. We go through the motions of burping and rocking too. She just loves it! She'll take them for walks around the house in the baby strollers with sees-uh by her side.
Aubrey is quite the little dancer too! While Ellie is now enrolled in dance lessons, her boogie-ing genes kicked in a little later. Aubrey dances to just about anything - you just have to get her started. Her favorite things to sing are 'La Lu La' - she just sings this when she's happy. She also tries to sing Jesus Loves Me with us at bedtime now.
She loves playing with her sissy and Ellie loves Aubrey so much too. They really play well together most of the time: coloring, playing kitchen, dolls, playing in their room, etc. Ellie loves teaching Aubrey new things and really is a helper (and sometimes a little mother). They especially love being in a room together now, which is so sweet and bound to deepen their relationship.
Gotta have an Ellie picture. I'll come back with another post about her later - she's amazing!
