AGW updates

Here's what you should know about AGW: She absolutely adores Eba (Emma), our little black dog. Everything that comes out of her mouth is Eba this and Eba that. She blames things on Eba, gets mad at Eba, chases Eba with her baby stroller, and could care less about saying hi to Mom or Dad in the morning until after she waves hello to Eba. AGW is not handling cold weather very well. Actually, she doesn't care a thing about it being cold, she just hates being inside. She runs to the door yelling "un dere?" and won't listen to my excuses for staying in. There have been several days that I've bundled her up and pulled her wagon up and down the block in this near freezing weather. I'm going to have to toughen up before we move north. I guess I'm the one not handling cold weather very well.

For the longest time, AGW could only shake her head "no". Even if she meant yes, you couldn't get the appropriate head nod to go along with the answer. In the last few days she discovered "uh huh" and a whole new version of the head nod. It's more like a total body nod. Her nod is more like several bows, jumping up and down, and head-banging all in one. It's a total body "uh huh!" Maybe one day she'll grasp that motor development skill, but for now, I love the total body enthusiasm!

I do believe we are entering the terrible twos. I do not believe I'm handling them appropriately.What do you do? She repeatedly defies me and I can see in her face that she is pushing me and feels no guilt, but then again, does she actually understand the situation? Who knows. I'm reading the books and studying the quackery. All I can do now is pray. Maybe the terrible twos aren't about the toddler at all. Maybe they are  another hands-on teaching method of God. Curriculum: unconditional love, patience, and how to not take it out on your spouse, dog, ect. Thank God there is a break before the teenage years, right? Right???