26 months old

Hannah is now 26 months old and has become Miss Independent.

*She now insists on getting herself dressed. We've figured out that we have to let her try to do it on her own, and wait until she asks for help before we try to give her a hand. Otherwise, she gets very upset. She actually is pretty good at dressing herself once we get her started.

*She LOVES to play outside (sou-side, as she says). She's really gotten the hang of driving the four wheeler on her own Uncle Todd and Aunt Courtney got her last year for her birthday. She's also now tall enough to start peddling her tricycle by herself. The difficult part is getting her to come inside without throwing a major fit.

*She continues to be a big helper. She's very good at helping me unload the dishwasher. She pulls the dishes out and even stacks some of the plates and bowls. She's getting tall enough where she can start unloading the top rack as well. This has actually been really nice for me, as I don't have to bend over to unload it myself, which is more difficult these days.

*She asks to color almost daily. We're going to need more supplies pretty soon. She loves stickers and stamps, too.

*She's starting repeating "I love you" to us!

*She still likes to go on stroller rides, which we've been doing almost nightly. However, once we get her out of the stroller, she does NOT want to get back in. "Hannah walk" is what she usually declares.

*She's continues to get more interested in the potty. Lately, she's been telling us when she's poopy (only after the fact), and then proceeds to pull down her pants and walk to the bathroom to sit on her potty. Sometimes, she even insists that we take off her diaper, which we do after we change her. She still isn't actually doing anything when she sits down, but she seems to be catching onto the idea. Honestly, I'm really hoping to hold off on potty training until at the least the fall, but I guess if she initiates it, we'll just follow her lead and see what happens.

*She's now officially done with daycare! We've loved Miss Brenna, and I'm sure Hannah will miss her, but between our decision for me to stay at home and Brenna's new adventure in returning to school, last week ended up being the last week for daycare. My work has been pretty well wrapped up for about a week, and what odds and ends I may need to do can be worked on from home during naps and at night. We're soooo excited!!!