Gemma at 2.5 years old

I always look back at the kid's age posts. So much changes from two to three so I include a 2.5 year old update. 

Here are some fun things about Gemma at 2.5 years old:

- Gemma loves our neighbor and her gardens. We have a sweet neighbor with three boys. The younger two boys often play with our kids outside. Gemma will go over to Miss D'Ann's home nearly every day and ring the doorbell. Miss D'Ann comes to the door and Gemma asks for a flower. The two of them walk to the backyard and find flowers. Miss D'Ann remarried this past weekend and specifically saved her wedding bouquet for Gemma. Gemma's smile was priceless.

- She is constantly talking. Gemma will request one thing and before you can even respond, she will have added five more things to her request. Her vocabulary, speech intelligibility, articulation, etc. is definitely developing. While this leads to very opinionated conversations, I always love when a kid can talk.

- Still loves her crib. At this age, Tanner was climbing out of the crib. Gemma is very content in her bed and hasn't attempted to climb out at all. We will probably move her to bunk beds early next year to free up the crib for Lydia.

 
- Favorite primary song is "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"

- Favorite book is probably The Gruffalo. She loves reading books so her favorite changes rapidly.

- Favorite color is purple.

Here is her typical schedule.

8-9am Wake up. I don't know when she actually wakes up. She is often very quiet in the morning and almost always awake when I come in around 8:30/9ish. But she is happy to play in her crib.
9-12 Play time around the house.
12-1 Lunch and then show time with Tanner. She likes to eat a little bit of lots of things. So she'll have a little bit of yogurt, a few apple slices, half a piece of bread, etc. She is a little bird with food.
1:30-4 Naptime! A typical nap is about two hours for Gemma.
Evening: Family time. She enjoys spending time outside, visiting Miss D'Ann, building castles, reading, and playing with play-doh.
7:45 Bathtime and bed time. Gemma loves bubble baths so often has one at night.
8-8:30 In bed. Right before Lydia was born, Gemma was crying and screaming every night once we said goodnight. Thankfully, that ended around 2 and she hasn't done it since. She plays in her crib until she falls asleep.

Tanner was very physically active and Gemma is much more cognitively active. Her mind goes 100 directions all at once. She isn't one to run away in a parking lot but I do have to constantly keep up with where she ran with the markers. She seems a little more mischievous than I recall the others. But my memory has also faded. Gemma is a sweet girl who knows exactly when to be sweet and when to be mean.