22 Month Milestone Update

-Can wash and dry hands, and brush teeth with help
-May know when she needs to urinate
-Will pretend feed a doll
-Can take off own clothes with help
-Learns words at a rate of 10 or more a day
-Can walk up stairs
-Searches for hidden objects
-Names all body parts
-Enjoys helping around the house
-Can set simple goals (e.g. decisions to put a toy in a certain place)
-Can kick a ball
-Can throw a ball overhand
-Can name cat or dog when you show a picture
-Can make short sentences (Me go)
-Can kick a ball forward
-Follows two-step requests
-Understands opposites
-Might be ready for a big bed (already in one)
-Can name a simple picture in a book
-Can use 50 single words
-Can sing simple tunes
-Can make two- or three-word sentences
-Takes more of an interest in playing with other kids
-Talks about self (likes, dislikes)
-Asks "Why?" (god help us she already asks why about 2 million times a day)
-Half of speech is understandable
-Starts talking about self
-Begins to understand abstract concepts like sooner and later
-Becomes attuned to gender differences
-Learns to jump
-Can put on clothing
-Is using the toilet on a semi-regular basis. Dry diapers at night and uses the bathroom every morning :D


Leah continues to make us rather proud. She is learning a lot, very quickly. Couldn't ask for more.