22 Months Old

22 months on January 22! Only two more months until we have a two year old on our hands! Here's what's going on lately:

• I think Shelby is getting her two year molars. There is no other explanation for her short bout of fussiness and low grade fever when we went back to school and work after the holidays. She won't let me feel around in her mouth, but she wasn't herself around then and it's the only thing I can think of. She was also chewing on her hand a lot and her appetite hasn't been that great.
• She was sick this past Thursday and Friday - her first real illness since this fall. We have been lucky - she hasn't been nearly as sick as she was last winter. She just had a cough and cold and seems to be feeling better already. Crossing our fingers for the rest of the winter!
• Her favorite Christmas toy is a cheap doll stroller - of course! She pushes it to the door and says "Walk?" and then we go outside and take the baby for a walk. It's very cute to see her marching down the sidewalk! However, turning around and walking home is always an issue. She doesn't really understand that going on a walk also includes walking home and will often resist turning around! The other day, we walked pretty far and on the way back she got tired and asked me to carry her, so I had to awkwardly lug a baby, a baby doll and a doll stroller all the way home! I must've looked funny to anyone who drove by!
• It's been so wet and rainy this winter and we have to get creative for things to do. Today, we took the doll stroller to the mall and let her roam around and walk the baby inside. She thought it was so much fun!
• We had a friend over recently for a play date and Shelby did "Ring Around the Roses" for the first time. She thought it was so funny! I have forgotten about all of these kid's songs and really need to buy some on iTunes to jog my memory because she really likes them. She also likes "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and the "ABC" song. She can even sing a couple of letters!
• She is really great at stacking things and it's neat to see her carefully put blocks on top of each other ... rather than knock them down like she used to do!
• She loves it when we give her a piece of paper and ask her to put in in the trash. Her comprehension of commands and directions is getting really impressive. Of course, that doesn't stop her from "not understanding" us when we want her to do something that she doesn't want to do!
• She's just really fun and cuddly right now!