Two Year Old Jane

Janie Junie, Jane Jane, Jane Jane Choo Choo Train, Janers….

This girl is something else!  She's affectionate, mischievous, strong-willed, curious, opinionated, cuddly, and gets into all sorts of trouble.  On a daily basis, she'll stealthily move from room to room doing things she knows she shouldn't be doing… getting granola from the pantry then opening it and spilling it all over the computer keyboard and desk, coloring on library books, taking off her diaper, filling her mouth with gulps of milk then spitting it out down the front of her shirt over and over again, scattering credit cards from wallets that she digs out of purses and drawers, eating old food left on the kitchen counter overnight, cutting clothes with scissors…

All in a day's work!  Jane sure does keep us all on our toes.  And we love her!

She is completely attached to her little elephant security blanket. She calls it "my ellie".  She loves her daddy and her Mom Mom and hates any loud noise.  Play time with Avery takes up a large part of her day, and the two of them walk around with baby dolls playing pretend, all the while Avery calls Jane "Honey" and suggests what they should do next.  Jane usually plays right along!

She still speaks lots of gibberish and is extremely expressive.  We almost always know exactly what she wants even when she only grunts and hums.

 But the English words are starting to flow, now, too.  Her most-used phrases are

"I don't know"
"My ellie?"
"No" (haha)

I love the way she says her sister's names:

Grace is "Dee", Leah is "YaYa", Avery is "Wee Wee", Evelyn/Evie is "Me Me".

Jane loves to wake up at 6:15 every morning, call for her Daddy, and request an oatmeal or yogurt (yaya) breakfast.  It's just the two of them down in the kitchen.  She sleeps with her Ellie, Bear Bear, Cupcake the dolly, a knit blanket, and Avery's baby quilt; all of which must come out of the crib with her when you come in to get her out.  And yes, we are avoiding the transition to a bed for the time being (see mischief-making paragraph above).

Most of all, I think we all love her little shy/sly grin.  If I ever catch it on camera I'll be one happy mama!