14 Months!

I can't believe our baby girl is 14 months old. I know every parent says this, but where does the time go? We are truly cherishing every moment with her. Every age is so perfect. Sometimes I say, "I can't wait until..." for things like her having enough hair for a bow to stay put in or maybe a few times for walking or for her being able to tell me what she wants. Then again, I may eat my words on a few of those. But honestly, it's so much fun!

I haven't done an update recently on what she does/likes/etc. So here goes:

Words:
Mama, Dada, Rie Rie (WeeWee), Bye bye, dog (yells it!), cat, fish, tree, ball, what's that, no, yeah, uh oh (for everything, including things she throws on the ground herself!), and pure and simple jibber jabber all the time!

She waves, will sometimes blow kisses, and points like there's no tomorrow! Loves to clap her hands. Her basic signs continue to be: more, please (her own version), no (shakes her head), hot (finger in mouth and blows out a little), food, and drink. I just ordered Baby Signing Time (from half.com) at my friend Kelly's recommendation and can't wait for it to get here!

(check out that red, curly hair!)

Knows that the dog says "woof woof" (if you say woof woof, she screams dog!)

Favorite songs: Where is Thumbkin?, Bumping Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon, Aikendrum (Raffi), Going to the Zoo, Itsy Bitsy Spider, If You're Happy and You Know It, anything (everything) from Praise Baby. If you ask her what song she wants to sing, she'll shake her head no until you say the one she wants and then signs please!

Walking?
Nope, not yet! She's taking several steps more frequently moving from one thing to the other. But why walk when you can crawl so fast!?!

Teeth: 4 bottom front, 4 top front, bottom left molar, and possibly the top left molar is finally breaking through.

Sleeps on her tummy with her legs and arms tucked up underneath her with her little bottom in the air and head in the corner of her crib from about 7:30pm-5/5:30am. (whoohoo!)

Things she does:

• Gives sweet (slobbery) kisses but just to Mommy and Daddy!
• Reads books (the same books over and over and if you don't pick the book she wants, she shakes her head no and kicks her legs!)
• Helps me load/unload the dishwasher and dryer
• Dumps toys out from/puts toys back in boxes or her wagon
• Snaps her large blocks together (and takes them apart)
• Climbs up her slide going the wrong direction to stand on the top and attempt to swing her leg over the side (dare devil!). She'll also sit down, turn around and either go down the slide head first on her tummy or throw her legs over the edge of the shelf and get down!
  
• Climbs up steps, anywhere and everywhere (scary!)
  
• Drags her lady bug (that her Daddy calls a beetle) all over the house
  
• "Loves on" things (post to come)
• Look at herself (and dances) in the mirror
  
• Brushes her own teeth (after we brush them 1st of course!)
  
• Eats, eats, eats anything and everything (except cottage cheese)
• Grabs hold of my pants (or legs), pulls up, and begs to be held!

Things she likes:

• Socks!
• Bath time!
• Raffi!!! (post to come)
• Sand and beach
  
• Grass
  
• Zoo and the park
  
• Balls and blocks
• Baby doll and new purse from Nana
  
• Buttons that do something (tv on/off or front of the computer that light up)

Here are a few words that we think describe our baby girl: happy, joyful, sweet, gentle, active, mover, climber, daring, creative, silly, dramatic, serious, intense, demanding, communicative, talker, musical, curly headed, growing, teething, cuddler, loving, and the biggest blessing that we could have ever imagined!