All of the sudden, Sydney has grown up. She is no longer a baby. Although she is only 20 months old and very small, you would never guess it. She acts like a 2+ year old. She amazed Kevin and I everyday with what she is doing. The best word to describe Sydney is INDEPENDENT.
Sydney Alex Papp
20 Months
About 21 lbs.
Sydney is a mover. She is on the go constantly...not walking, but usually running. She is way more active than Hailey ever was. Not only is she always going, but she is always climbing. Her new favorite place to hang out is on the computer desk. She climbs right up and sits. Sydney is a real bugger to take to a restaurant. She refuses to sit in a highchair, but when she sits on her own she can't sit still or wants to be in someones lap. Sydney is walking the stairs in our house up and down (with the support of the rails). You have to really watch her though...she loves to jump off the stairs to Mommy or Daddy.
Our little climber.
All smiles on the rocking chair.
Stop...your drinking my milk.
Helping Hailey to rinse.
Coloring time!
Sleeping is still going well for Sydney. She has been sleeping in until 8 and most mornings I have to wake her so we can take Hailey to school. Napping is also going smoothly. She "usually" rests from 1-4. She has started trying to climb out of her crib and I have found her several times balancing on her tummy, ready to fall out. So, we have tried putting her in Hailey's bed and the little inflatable bed (but she just gets up). We are going to have to do something soon...it won't be long and she will be able to get out of the crib.
Playing with the choo, choo.
Wow...look at it go!
I bet you can't do this!
Sydney is blowing us away with her language development. She is talking in short phrases/sentences. She is also very easy to understand...not having to do a lot guessing what she is trying to say to us. She is starts conversations, pretend plays, asks questions, and really remembers and uses new words.
Here are some of her most frequent phrases: These are all I can think of off the top of my head...so many more.
- I do it, I hold, I got it. (all day long, 100 times a day)
- I help do it. (also 100 times a day)
- More again (for anything she wants to do again)
- I do it myself
- I go too. I coming too.
- Where Daddy go.
- What Hailey doing,
- Turn my stars on.
- I want a song.
- Dinner ready.
- Baby go ni, night.
- I buckle myself.
- I play game. (on my phone).
- Me color too!
- There Jenny car. Go to Jenny house.
- Milo barking, Avery crying.
- Airplane in sky...Daddy.
- I go shopping with Mommy.
- I talking to Nana (pretending on her phone)
- Shoes on, outside.
I just think this is a funny picture.
The girls on the slip n' slide...they both love it.
If your at the pool, this is where Sydney will be.
What Sydney is up to these days:
- Riding her bike to the mailbox (or pushing her bike). Carrying the key with her.
- Playing with Hailey. They are finally playing pretty well together and Hailey looks forward to Sydney getting up from her nap to play. They love to cook in their pretend Kitchen.
- Going to the pool. Sydney loves the water. She is a fish. She throws herself around, in and out of the water (going under most of the time). Sydney is in love with the slide at the pool. She climbs right up...passes all the other kids and squeaks right in (cutting in front of everyone). I have tried to stop this and have her wait her turn, but she doesn't get it.
- Drawing with chalk. She loves to walk around and draw lines on the sidewalk. She also likes to have her hands and feet traced. There is an outline of her body at the entrance to our house that has been there for weeks and doesn't seem to wash away...she loves it.
- Putting the dishes away with Hailey. She hands each piece of silverware to Hailey and then Hailey puts it in the drawer. They love doing this together and Hailey loves it because it makes her chore go faster.
- Coloring. If Hailey is coloring, so is Sydney.
- Cleaning up. She sings the little clean up song we made up. It's funny, there are a lot of times she insists on cleaning up before we leave the room. She gets made if things aren't put away.
- Singing. Her favorite right now is Rain Rain Go Away. She sings it randomly throughout the day. She also sings Blow the Balloon. If you ask her what color of balloon she has, she will say rainbow (that's what color Hailey always says).
- Running around naked. If you take her diaper off she will run away from you....laughing the whole way. She thinks it's such a game.
- Shoes off. She is awesome at coming inside, sitting by the door and taking her shoes off.
- Brushing her teeth is a nightmare. She WILL NOT let us anywhere near her when she has her brush. Lets home she's doing a good job herself. Sydney has 16 teeth right now and her last set of molars are coming in.
- Misses Hailey. From the time we drop Hailey off at school until we pick her up, she asks for Hailey. She will say, "Where Hailey at," and then answer her own question, "At school." She also says, "Lets get Hailey."
- Won't sit in a shopping cart. I am almost at the point where I can't go anywhere with Sydney. She won't sit in the cart. She asks to walk or push the cart. I buckle her in (the tightest I can) and she can get out. It is pretty frustrating.
- The bathroom. She asks to go to the potty 20 times a day. She'll say, "I poop...quick." Then when she gets there she usually goes. She loves to sit on the toilet and say "plunk" when she hears the splash in the potty.
Chalk time!
Her favorite outdoor play toy!
So chill.....
Ahhh....aren't they sweet.
Our big, little girl. You are so grown up, so sweet and such a stinker. We love you!
