Sabrina in 2009

2009 marked the year where Sabrina transitioned from being a toddler to being a kid.  She went through so many milestones this year and I can’t help but get emotional when I look back on all the changes.

Her social skills have improved dramatically in one year’s time. She still cannot be considered sociable now but those of us who have witnessed the changes know that she has changed dramatically. She started communicating with other people and is less agitated when faced with strangers.

Her communication skills are above average…but only when she’s talking to us. She still clams up when with strangers but WILL NOT SHUT UP when with me. She has started asking questions and absolutely hates it when I tell her I don’t know something. Her sentences have become more complex and she now likes associating new information with things she already knows….for example she told me that my bookmark looks like a lollipop or that a certain hat looks like a donut.

She has grown closer to my mom for some reason or another. She keeps wanting to go to my mom’s house and keeps talking about her grandma.  She is also idolizing my little sister (who’s turning 11!!!!), she would follow my sister around and copy whatever it is she’s doing.

She is now 3 ft 4 inches tall and has become a bit slimmer after she stopped drinking milk from the bottle.

She’s completely weaned from her bottle which lead to her being completely diaper free for the past 2 months…even at night!!  We put diapers on her when we go out but she refuses to use it and so we end up having to run to the nearest restroom so she can pee there. I decided that we’ve wasted enough diapers so last week I stopped using diapers even when we go out and I just say a little prayer that I might not be showered with pee that day.

She’s such  a good girl! She doesn’t throw tantrums, she obeys, she is not materialistic…I’m really so happy! I only hope we find out how she turned out that way so we can replicate it once baby number 2 comes…