BabyCenter updates

I found BabyCenter weekly development updates to be fun and useful while pregnant. And I continue to enjoy the updates now that T is a toddler. I'm not the type to read about and compare T to a standardized chart of development, but it's neat to hear about general things that are to be expected, and learn why she is doing certain things. This week she entered her 19th month. And BabyCenter's blurb is spot on.

New this month: Running out of control This month you're likely to see your toddler continuing to test her locomotion skills. She delights at walking backward, sideways, up and down stairs. And she also wants to run, or at least try to. Her galloping will probably be more enthusiastic than graceful, but that's normal.

She's pretty good at all that. She loves running away from us. Loves to "jump" although she barely gets air and it looks like she's just taking a giant step; we clap with joy and she does it over and over with a huge grin. In terms of skills, she has mastered pulling up her little chair to whatever table or counter to reach up and grab. She can open drawers and take everything out in a matter of seconds. She's learning where things are, and will push her way through my legs when I open the fridge, and she will point at the specific cabinet that has her crackers. She's starting to "put things back" although that does not mean back where they originally were. I've lost a credit card and my bank card twice in a row (they are in the house somewhere...), and we've found Dav's keys in the strangest places. She moves her toys around, so like this morning, I walked into the bathroom and found a giant bunny sitting on the toilet. She keeps us busy, but it's all quite hilarious!