Olivia is now 27 months. I have noticed in the last few months that Olivia's imaginative play is really starting to come on. She loves making pretend drinks and snacks for all the family, normally accompanied by the words 'want coffee tea Mummy?'
She has also started to look after her toys like they were babies. At the moment every time Olivia needs a nappy change, Iggle Piggle also has to have a nappy change. She puts him down on the table and I have to pass her a series of imaginary nappy changing items. It is like she is the surgeon and I am the scrub nurse - 'wipes...cream...nappy'. Once Iggle Piggle has had his nappy changed he has a bottle of imaginary milk and then settles down with his imaginary dummy. Olivia likes to put him in Grace's car seat and rock him to sleep.
Olivia is also getting very good at recognising colours and shapes. Mum and I read her books or play games which involve her recognising colours and shapes throughout the day to reinforce what she has learned.
She is also getting very good at remembering the words to songs. She sings Twinkle Twinkle very well, although she thinks it is hilarous to sing it to Gracie along the lines of 'Twinkle Twinkle little baby'. She also does a fine line in half remembering the words to songs and making up the bits she doesn't know - we call it the jazz remix!
She has also started to look after her toys like they were babies. At the moment every time Olivia needs a nappy change, Iggle Piggle also has to have a nappy change. She puts him down on the table and I have to pass her a series of imaginary nappy changing items. It is like she is the surgeon and I am the scrub nurse - 'wipes...cream...nappy'. Once Iggle Piggle has had his nappy changed he has a bottle of imaginary milk and then settles down with his imaginary dummy. Olivia likes to put him in Grace's car seat and rock him to sleep.
Olivia is also getting very good at recognising colours and shapes. Mum and I read her books or play games which involve her recognising colours and shapes throughout the day to reinforce what she has learned.
She is also getting very good at remembering the words to songs. She sings Twinkle Twinkle very well, although she thinks it is hilarous to sing it to Gracie along the lines of 'Twinkle Twinkle little baby'. She also does a fine line in half remembering the words to songs and making up the bits she doesn't know - we call it the jazz remix!
My daughter does a lot of the same things! If I say her diaper is stinky, ten minutes later it was her baby who's stinky and she needs to change her! And then she'll go on to make me breakfast in her kitchen! It just gets more and more exciting!
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