Milestones

We are not huge on worrying if Madi is making milestones. We feel that she will eventually do everything she is supposed to do, and pressure won't push it along. We like to go with the flow and let her lead because then we can actually enjoy her and enjoy the small moments.

However, here is a list of some things she is doing right now, at 31 months...

1. brushes teeth
2. washes face and hands (rolling up sleeves first)
3. dries hands
4. hops
5. gallops
6. dances
7. runs
8. climbs stairs, alternating feet
9. names all colors
10. counts past 10
11. sings ABC's
12. can pedal a tricycle and move a bit forward and backward on it
13. can help dress and undress
14. can take on and off shoea and socks
15. can velcro her own shoes
16. can "flip" on her jacket
17. helps zip coat once it is started
18. builds with small, medium and large legos
19. can cut playdough with plastic knife
20. draws circles
21. names what she is drawing (sometimes)
22. follows a 2 or 3 part command
23. recognizes things outside of our house that we have in our house
24. names multiple friends and teachers, even when they are out of sight
25. sings songs at home that she learned at school (remembers tune and words well enough that we can understand what she is singing)
26. knows red light means stop and green means go
27. knows the direction we have to walk from school to get to our bus
28. holds pens/crayon/marker between thumb and index finger
29. can make very small and large strokes on paper
30. names family members who live in Minnesota when she sees them in pictures
31. "No, I don't like it"

More later,

The Abelsons