Moving on to the “Drama Filled Three’s”
Teresa:
Well, we made it through the two’s as Delaney turned three at the beginning of January and I have to say it wasn’t all that terrible! Unfortunately, I think we’re heading right in to the very drama filled threes. I hardly ever heard the word “no” out of her mouth and often used her willingness to complete tasks against my six year old son who often says no when I ask him to do things like pick up his room or take the trash out. Lately things haven’t been so easy with Laney and I think I may have discovered the reason. I learned from my daycare provider, who is also a great friend that Laney’s been showing up to daycare every morning with Hershey’s Kisses. It seems my husband has taken to bribing her to get her to cooperate in the mornings…thanks daddy!! Oh well, what can I say, she’s her mother’s daughter and inherited my chocolate addiction gene!
As for Laney’s favorite toy, it’s all about fairies, ponies, and princesses right now. She got a fairy dress up trunk for Christmas and dresses up almost every night to flit around the house. She’s even come up with this cute little wiggly dance that is now tagged “The Fairy Dance” that she does in or out of costume and on command. She and Brenden started doing their own little skits the other night after watching a couple youngsters doing skits on America’s Funniest Home Videos and it was so cute. Laney would put on different costumes and Brenden would sit on the couch narrating a story as Laney acted it out. It never fails to amaze me how fast both kids learn and grow.
It also looks like, with the change in age, Laney’s pretty close to outgrowing her afternoon nap, which I am going to miss dearly. She is good at quiet time though, so she’s taken to lying in bed with her favorite book or singing to herself. I can always tell she’s waking up in a good mood when I hear her singing, “I love you, you love me” (otherwise known as the Barney song) at the top of her lungs to let me know she’s up. I’m very sad she’s grown up so quickly, but so looking forward to new things like ballet and pre-school. Thank you to all of you who have followed Laney and I through our journey together through the terrific twos!
