Amelia's first {self-imposed} time out

Amelia was being a little bratty last night, and I asked her if she wanted a time out. She said "yes" so I told her to go take a time out. She toddled her cute little body over to the first step and sat down with a huff. I had to get a picture of it. Don't worry, I know she's a little young for time outs, but I think this was a nice first introduction to it.


Not much going on here. Mira and I went to see "Hotel for Dogs" yesterday as a part of "Mommy and Mira" day. It was a cute movie. Mira ate an entire small popcorn by herself! I was hoping she didn't wind up with a stomachache. Then we baked muffins in the afternoon, followed by cupcakes today for the daycare party on Wednesday.

Amelia has been growing verbally quicker than ever! She speaks in full sentences quite a lot and has a very large vocabulary. She just turned 21 months, so we think her verbal skills are ahead. I'm thinking potty training will begin in about a month and we'll see how it goes. Then . . . we get rid of the pacifer. Dum dum dum! We are slowly trying to whittle it down to just nap time (and as I write this, she is on my lap with a pacifer in her mouth!) That might be a tougher process. I'm just waiting for her to be old enough so we can explain it to her and she can actually understand.

Mira really loves music lately. We have quite a few CDs in our family room and Mira goes through them and picks a favorite to play (over and over and over!). Her current favorite is the Broadway Cast of The Lion King. She listens to it and sings at the top of her lungs while twirling in a circle. She can do this for over an hour. I get tired just watching her!

A sweet pre-Valentine's Day photo of the girls today. They play so well together (usually!). Here is a happier moment between the two of them: