Samantha

Here's what Samantha is like at 2 yrs 4 months

• She has a lot of energy and is usually very happy.
• She loves people and wants to play with her friends all the time. If I ask her in the morning what would be fun she'll tell me "I know, playing with my friends will be really fun for me."
• She talks ALL the time & is becoming much easier for everyone to understand.
• She can count to 10
• She knows most of her colors, although she won't tell you the right ones if she's asked. I think it might be because she feels like there's pressure on her? Who knows, but she does know them. (I watch her color by herself and she'll say "green, green, green" while she's coloring with green)
• She LOVES Paul still, but is having moments where she'll want me all to herself. She'll tell me "Mommy, I need 'lone' time with you." Luckily she will still never hit him and even when she's not happy that he's around she'll still share and be kind.
• She seems to have really good social skills. She shares without being told 50% of the time & when reminded she'll share without fighting about 75% of the time.
• She never hits & is able to say "I don't like that" if she's getting bugged (especially by Adam)
• The last month or two she has started really loving books & will ask me to read to her all the time. She really likes to read the same 1-2 books over and over. Then she'll move to a new book.
• She likes to act just like Adam & me, copying what we say & our mannerisms. (Notice the picture of her & Adam).
• She is really kind hearted & will walk up to me and tell me "Mommy, I love you really much." She also gets very upset if someone else is sad and wants to help them.
• She still can't (or won't) say decent prayers without help. She'll open her prayer and then immediately close it without saying anything in between. She will do a good job if she's being helped.
• She occasionally gets scared at night but will tell me that Jesus will help her.
• She doesn't throw tantrums very often but is a champion whiner. Any time she doesn't get what she wants she whines about it (not fun).
• She is learning what a nice voice and a mean/rude/whiny voice sound like. She'll tell me all the time that I'm being rude (whenever I use a stern voice with her or if I tell her no)
• She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES candy & asks for it from the second she's done with her breakfast until she's in bed & we've left her.
• She goes to bed at 7 but won't go to sleep until 8:30 or so. She stays in her bed and sings/reads/talks to herself.
• She is such a good kid who is really good at listening & doing what I've asked.
• She loves to help