Carson - 21 Months

Our little one is just 3 months shy of her 2nd birthday and boy has she grown up this last month. She is speaking in full blown sentences and just today, she said "mommy, sit, potty" and then sat on the potty and peed. Ahhh! It is going by way too fast.

• Carson loves to put on yotion (lotion) after her bath. And she has to do it herself, not mommy.
• She is very independent. She is constantly saying "no mommy". This is usually in response to me trying to hold her hand walking down the steps or buckling her into her seat, etc.
• I asked her if I could hold her hand the other day and she said "no way". I asked her if she wanted to take a nap. "No way."
• This month she climbed the rock climbing wall on our playset. This is no small feat for such a little girl. She is determined to do anything her brother can do.
• She has started referring to things as hers, "my swing", "my water", "Reed's chair", "mommy's bed", etc.
• She has this cute little dance that she does where she moves her arms and hips back and forth when she is excited. She usually makes the cutest little face when she does, puckering her lips. Such a cutie!
• "Are you doggie?" She went around the house saying this looking for a stuffed doggie.
• She has also started asking why when I tell her to do something. Carson, let's go upstairs for a nap, "why?"
• We occasionally get a milkshake from Chick fil A. Now, Carson calls any kind of drink from CFA a "shake shake". She is never disappointed that it isn't a milkshake.
• Due to some bad direction from her brother, she now says things like "poopy head", "shutup", and "stupid". I can't get over how quick she has picked these things up and uses them correctly. Ugh. I hope I can get rid of this. No fun.
• She loves to pretend to be a baby and say "goo goo gah gah".
• She has recently started saying "I want _____", but it comes out as "Elmo _____". For example, "I want gummies" sounds more like "Elmo gummies". It took me a bit to figure out what she meant.
• "Datch you" = I got you.
• While we were away on vacation, she learned to say her whole name. See the video below.
• Every day since we got home from vacation, she says "mere, Mommy, mere" (Come here, Mommy.) when she wakes up in the morning. So sweet!
• She uses "mine" WAY too often. Anything Reed has, "mine". Dear.
• She has started counting one, two, three, four, six. : )
• For the most part, Carson is a great listener. She will usually do things that I ask her to do and stops doing things I ask her to stop doing. There are times, however, where she runs as fast as she can the other way.
• "Doing, Mommy?" She wants to know what we are up to, lol!
• She is such a sweet little girl. She usually says "hello" to everyone we going into the gym or the preschool or even in a store.
• She continues to love "Wheels on the Bus".
• "Mornin".

"Carson Blaire Jarrett"

There is something precious to me about a little girl brushing the hair from her face. I am not going to tell you how giddy I was the first time Carson did this. I am crazy, I know.