Sarah is 20 months old today! She matured a lot int he last month. I remember in particular noting that when I was first pregnant with Sarah and Anna was 17-18 months old that I was really nauseous and I spent a lot of time lying on the couch while Anna played by herself or I read a book to her while she stood or sat nearby. No way was Sarah doing that even one month ago! But as the month has gone on, I have noticed that she can get entranced by the dollhouse (most often) or another toy or "game" for up to twenty minutes at a time. So, now I can lie on the couch and feel nauseous again. Pretty convenient timing! I will say that she still finds trouble pretty easily and has had several near-misses lately. Hopefully she'll start learning more about cause and effect and general saftey soon!
Sarah likes to pretend she is a bunny or a frog and hop around the house. After several weeks of really trying she is now finally getting up off the ground occasionally! She also likes to pretend she's "scared" of the boys upstairs when we hear them running and jumping in their apartment. (What kinds of games are they playing anyway? We can't figure it out! And do they think we're out?)
I've noticed an unwelcome trend the past few days as well. When I put Sarah down for her nap she is shrieking and singing instead of falling asleep right away. I really hope this isn't the beginning of the End of the Nap. Anna did this for at least six months before she gave up her nap but I'm hoping (probably against hope, I know!) that this is just a fluke.
Sarah continues to try to climb into her crib occasionally but has not yet attempted the other direction (that I know of). Right now I'm planning to stick with the same plan we had with Anna in getting rid of the pacifier right around her second birthday and then moving into the toddler bed shortly after that. We are also planning to move Anna & Sarah into the same room at some point but we're not sure just yet about the timing of that.
