The Beck Family: March 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Spring at the Zoo

Last Saturday was a beautiful day and we woke up and knew exactly where we would spend it - The Birmingham Zoo! We have a membership, which really means it's okay if we go and only stay for an hour because Sipsey has become unmanageable and has pitched a fit lying down on the concrete because of who knows why! Not that that's ever happened but we always have the option of acting like that and leaving in a hurry and not worrying about losing the cost of admission. We like to get to the Zoo right when it opens at 9 am to avoid the crowds. We leave right before lunch and the lines to get in are unbelievable! Our favorite attractions are the native Alabama animals, the train, and the lions and tigers. I think later in the summer the splash area and the bubbles will be added to our faves. We are so thankful to have such a wonderful resource 10 minutes from our house!

These beautiful roosters are part of the Alabama animals.

Sipsey loved saying COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!!!!

Ben, the nature aficionado, noticed this nest of swan eggs right in the corner of their pond.

Mama swan got a little nervous when the crazy photographer lady got a little too close.

We saw Sipsey's friend AJ and walked through the cat exhibit with her. They were so happy to see each other!

About to ride on the train. CHOO CHOO!

Monday, March 8, 2010

26 months

I told myself I would stop counting Sipsey's age by months after the age of 2, but it really does matter if you are two and 2 months or 2 months shy of turning 3! If people ask, I simply say two, but for blogging purposes, I'll stick with months for awhile.

A few things about Sipsey at 26 months:

She can sing songs (and very well I might add) like Twinkle twinkle, B-I-B-L-E, ABCs, Old McDonald, Barney theme song (I Love You!), Rock-a-bye Baby, You Are My Sunshine, and Rock-a my soul.
She can count to 10 and will stop, but can go to 15 if prompted.
She can recognize many letters of the alphabet. Her daycare has really taught her a lot in the past few months.
She still LOVES babies and spends most of her playtime dressing and undressing them and diapering them. She must wear "dubs" (gloves) while changing diapers, just like her teachers at school. When I pick her up in the afternoon and there are baby dolls lying face down all over the room with blankets on them, I know Sipsey has been playing babies.
She sleeps from 7:30 until 7:30 and plays and sings in her crib until we get her up in the morning. After lunch she takes about a 2 hour nap.
She still loves to be rocked before bed and requests Rock-a-bye baby "just ONE time." Once we start to rock her, we go through ALL the songs listed above. When we're all done and she can't think of anymore songs, she says, "OK go to bed!"
Potty training! At home, I would say she is 78% trained. She goes #2 in the potty pretty much all the time at home. I think #1 doesn't bother her as much if she goes in her diaper. At school, I hear she tries to go #2 in the potty, but by the time she lets a teacher know and they stop what they are doing to take her down the hall to the bathroom, it doesn't always happen in the potty. But she always lets them know! Otherwise she uses the potty at least 2-3 times each day at school.
Her terrible two's aren't that terrible yet. She gets frustrated when trying to do something herself ("I DO IT!!!!") but she knows to ask for help instead of getting angry. She's a very smart girl with a sweet heart. She's growing up too fast!