I am so proud of her attitude about being a sister so far. She is sweeter to Ava than I believe she is to anyone else. She loves to sing her "Hush Little Baby," play patty cake with her, and is sure to tell us when we need to take care of her. Sometimes, if she hears Ava and we are not acting immediately, you'll hear, "I'm coming Ava!" and she'll run off to give her the pacifier or the toy she dropped. Now don't get me wrong, we still need to work on not stealing baby sister's toys!
I was astonished to recently discover that she already knows the difference between right and left. I mean, good grief, I still have to think about it sometimes! As we are driving lately, she tells us which way we are turning!
She is also doing a great job of spelling her full name now - first, middle and last.
I have never really thought much about how well she colored or what was considered a normal expectation for this age. But over the past few weeks, we've really seen a transformation in how she colors. She used to color one color over an entire page, with not much regard for the lines. Then all of a sudden, she is very deliberate about coloring within the lines. There's never really been any pressure from us, as we tell her all of her work looks great! I have no idea what prompted it! Here is an example of her recent work.
These could all be things that should have been mastered before now, but I find joy in these precious accomplishments whenever it is they come!
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We have noticed a dramatic (seems like overnight) improvement in Maddie's coloring, as well. She colors better than some of her older cousins. Isn't it so neat how it just seemed to happen overnight! I wonder how much they work on that at school?
That is some good coloring - Garrett still isn't that good, though he is getting better.
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