Little Princess

These are some fun pictures of Courtney I had on my camera.

Courtney is 27 months old, 36' tall and 27 lbs. This past month she started talking in two and three word sentences. This may not seem too exciting for you but to us it's a great blessing and a huge relief. It's amazing to finally be able to communicate with Court and not have to guess what she is saying or what she wants. Already our house is quieter as we have less crying and screaming.

Example of a typical day for us (1 month ago): Courtney asks me for something, I can't understand her, Court gets frustrated and starts crying which then turns into screaming, I get frustrated because I can't figure out what she wants so I'm unable to calm her down, then Jake walks in the room, he does something or says something that puts me over the edge, I let out my frustration on him and then Scott comes home to a crazy wife and two very frustrated kids. Do you get the picture? LOL!!!!

These are a few of my favorite sentences Courtney says.

" I cold Mom."

" Help me Mommy."

"I done."

"I don't know."

"I good."

"I want bubba."

"Courtney, Doctor, No."

"Daddy here?"

"Momma go bye bye."

"I want pebbles." (fruity pebbles)

and my favorite, "I love you".

I'm also grateful and blessed to have Jake as my interpreter. There are still times that I have no idea what Court is saying and Jake can usually tell me. The other day he said, "Mom, why am I the only one who understands what Coco is saying"? I explained to him that this was one of his talents and that he is serving his Mom and Dad everyday by helping us understand his sister. And I must say, it's a talent that I'm very glad he has. Thank you Jake, we love you so much !!!

Here is a favorite quote of mine....
A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to. - Robert Blaurt

I love this quote, it reminds me that I need to really listen to my children. It's so true when they say everyone just wants to be heard, I'm learning this also applies to two year olds and six year olds.