Friday, October 14, 2011

Milestones!

Kendal turns 23 months old tomorrow. She is just a month away from turning two years old. For me this is a big milestone, she will no longer be my baby girl, but my big girl.
Kendal has been showing a lot of interest in being potty trained lately. So Casey and i decided to bring on another milestone by potty training Kendal. We are on day four of potty training. Kendal has picked up on things really well. However we still have a couple accidents a day. Kendal enjoys being a big girl, and saying "bye bye diaper". We've still got some road ahead of us on this potty training ride; but i'm hopeful things will continue to do well, and my little one will be all set come her second birthday.
Some things Kendal has been up to lately -
Kendal loves to paint and play with play dough. If she spies her play dough or paints she begs Casey and i until we pull it out. (I would pull it out more willingly if my entire house wasn't carpet; i don't love cleaning smashed play dough out of the carpet)
Kendal is still obsessed with books. She has her handful of favorites that she pulls out almost daily for Casey or i to read to her. Her top picks right now are How i became a Pirate, Pirates don't change Diapers, Mickey Mouse nursery rhymes, and the potty books we currently have on loan from the library.
Kendal is improving and expanding her language every day. She has started to pick up on songs. When we sing to her she'll talk randomly through parts and then say words that are emphasized or at the end of a sentence.
With all of the new babies in the Darrington family. Kendal has become quite baby happy. She loves her baby dolls, finding babies in books, and on TV, and anywhere we go. She likes to give her dolls and her stuffed animal friends hugs all the time and talk to them. Sometimes if she's not super tired when i put her down for a nap or if we don't get her right away in the morning we can hear her in her room chatting away to her animals and dolls.
Kendal is our little Sweet Pea. She brightens our day and makes life so enjoyable. I can't wait for her birthday and the upcoming holidays! Kendal has blossomed into an energetic, loving, sweet, and funny cutie. It'll be sad to be done with her baby years, but i'm definitely looking forward to more milestones in her future.

Painting,Play dough nails, and rainbow rice fun:



More recent pictures:



No Diaper mom!




3 comments:

Janalee said...

She is so big! I can't believe she will be 2 next month! She is such a cUtie!

Darrington Family said...

Way to go Kendal! She's such a big girl!

Kim & Campbell said...

We are so proud of your sweet little lady!!! She is growing up so fast and she is just too loveable!!! Kisses!!!