Charlotte's Development

Charlotte, you're about two and a half years old now (next month) and I feel like you're in the middle of some huge developments. You are the question-asker..."Why, why not, where, what is it?". Here is an actual conversation we had this week:

Charlotte- Where we going?
Mom- Chick-Fil-A
C- Why?
M- We're going to celebrate Madison's birthday.
C- At Chick-to-Play?
M- Not Chick-to-Play, it's called Chick-Fil-A.
C- Why not?
M- That's just what it's called, sweetie.
C- Why? Mommy, why? Moooomy, why not? Why not, Mom? Why it called that? Mama, why? Why not? Why not Mom? Mooom, why? Is it Mama?
M-What is what?
C- What is this called, on my finger?
M- Did it come from your nose?
C- Yes it did!
M- It's probably a booger.
C- A booger? Why?

While this is a tad exhausting, there's not a part of me that would discourage you to continue this curiosity. It's absolutely spot on developmentally and pretty darn cute.

You're also really into pretending! You will say that you're doing something that you're not actually doing, but you've set yourself up to look like you're doing it. Here's a video that will show you what I mean.

Here is a picture of your castle that you love to set up and play with. The lions are unrelated to the set but you decided that they would be pets for the king and queen.

You also love to pretend to exercise. You go to the gym with me a few days a week so you get to see me workout and you mimic the movements.

Here is your squat.

Here is your lunge.

Another fun development recently is your interest with doing your hair. You let me practice braiding your hair twice today. You liked to feel it and was excited to show your daddy "my braid and my other braid".

You sometimes get frustrated when you don't get what you want. You might growl, pout, or speak rudely, but we work through the emotion pretty quickly. You seem to enjoy taking a minute to yourself in timeout to calm down. I've been prompting you to remember a bible verse "Be kind and loving to eachother" Ephesians 4:32 and we pray. Today, you got mad while trying to pick up too many things at once. You threw them down and sat on the floor. I said that wasn't nice and that we don't treat our things that way when we're frustrated. You said, "I pray mommy." You closed your eyes, folded your hands, and looked at me. You repeated me..."Dear Jesus, please help me to be kind, Amen".

Your dad and I are in awe of what you are able to comprehend, say, and do. I'm having to really work hard to keep up with you and I'm loving every minute of it.