"Bloom" instead of "Balloon"
"Do-Babies" instead of "Blueberries"
"A-P" instead of "Empty"
She can count to 14, sings along with most of the ABCs, knows all colors, is singing about half of the words in approximately 10 songs such as"Twinkle Twinkle" and "The Muffin Man." I work with her as much as I can on all of this stuff, so she really has fun with it.
She started a music class for toddlers at the local music store a few weeks ago. The teacher told me when I came in to be patient...that she may be shy for a few class periods and then, eventually start participating. About a minute later, she was fully participating in class. She loves it and she picked up on it right away. She understands that you need to watch the teacher for instructions. She loves walking/galloping/skipping in the circle to "Jimmy Crack Corn" and tapping on the floor tom drum that gets passed around the room so that each child can have a turn. It's a GREAT little "music and movement" program and I'm excited times ten to give her the opportunity to start fostering her love and talent for music at such an early age. She is around people who play music because of her daddy and I, but this gives her a chance to be with other kids her age. I just can't say enough about the program. I try and go over the songs with her at least three times a week at home listening along with the take-home CD.
I have also recently given her an old alarm clock so that she can play a little kids' songs CD all by herself without having to ask me to put it on for her. She loves her new-found freedom with this, but often gets mixed up with which buttons to push, so we have to help her. So cute. She's such a good little girl.
