Lainey and Her Name

I feel like we've been working on writing Lainey's name for a long time now. Each time I'd suggest it, she'd write the "L" and the "A" and then announce that she "can't do it." So, I stopped there - I've never pushed the issue. Well, on Sunday, during Sunday School, I used little dots to make the letters of her name and she connected the dots. Tonight, I tried the same thing and after she did that in her brown crayon, I had her try to write her name independently with a blue crayon. And she did it! She gets stuck on the letter "N" because she almost always makes it into the letter "M" but shortly after she wrote this, she practiced writing the letter "N" over and over again. I think she wanted to get it right. Anyway, I'm proud of her for actually trying to write her entire name on her own. She may be my I-don't-want-to-do-it-unless-I-do-it-right child. And you might think that she gets that trait from me, but in actuality, I think she might get it from her dad. And maybe her aunt Allyson, too. :)

Top: Assisted

Bottom: Independent

Big girl. And, in other big-girl news, this one gave up her binky last Monday, October 10th. It was hard and if she's really tired, she'll still ask me for it, but overall she's doing well without it. It was time. :)

 And, not to be outdone by his sister, Walker proved that he could write his name, too. And say "cheese" at the same time. :) What a stinker. Shortly after this, he proceeded to eat a brown crayon and the tip of a purple marker. Haha!