She is just doing all kinds of fun things now. Her language has exploded in the past few weeks and she has started saying lots of new words. Here are the ones I can think of in addition to mama & dada: up, ball, balloon, book, apple, out, shoes, cheese, hot, bird, bubba, pa (Grandpa), papa (pawpaw). She tries to say lots of things but doesn't have the full word yet so most of her "words" sound more like sounds. Up and apple are very distinct. She repeats lots of things we say and if she hears us say something she knows how to say, she will repeat it over and over. She tries to say "pretty" and "precious" and "please" too. :)
She is also noticing objects and calling them by name without me pointing them out or naming them. While in the checkout line at the grocery store, she will point to where they keep the free balloons and said "boon" (even if there aren't any left, she still knows where they are supposed to be!). And she will point to a balloon in the book and call it by name. She will look out the window and try to say "bird" and calls out "buh buh" when she sees a ball. When she sees a dog, she says "ffff" trying to say "woof woof".
She has the best head nod to answer "yes". If she eats something and likes it, she nods her head up and down before you even ask her if its good! If she's tired and you ask if she's ready to go night night, she nods her head so big. And does the same thing when I ask her if she loves mommy, and if she's pretty. :) She also shakes her head no appropriately too.
She loves to listen to music and dance. She just squats and bobs her head. It makes me laugh every time!
Balls and books are her favorite things to play with!
She can point to or show you several body parts when you ask where they are...hair, nose, teeth, eyes...
She stands up in the bath and will use her wash cloth to try to wash herself (she just rubs the cloth down her chest and belly over and over). She picked that one up on her own! And she does the same thing if you tell her to wash her hair. Its so cute!
She also loves to put things in and out of containers and carry them around. She will load up a basket and then make a straining sound to pick it up like its hard work. I think its so funny!
She is very affectionate and gives the sweetest kisses. And a variety of kisses. Sweet ones right on the lips! Aggressive ones that look more like an attack to my face. And soft cheek to cheek ones. We are giving Eskimo kisses now too. She just started blowing kisses yesterday and gives the sweetest "wink" with both eyes. She can bat those eyes, make that sweet little sound with her voice and be so charming! A heart breaker one day I tell ya!
She gives kisses without even asking too. Those are the best! Tonight as I was reading her a story and holding her sweet little hand, she just turned her head, took out her paci, and reached up to give me one big fat kiss on the cheek! Made my heart double in size!!!
She is super social and LOVES to be around other kids! No matter where we are, if she sees another kid, she gets SO excited and if you let her down, she will run over and try to hug them. I have to pull her away all the time and she gets so upset! She is also now waving and smiling at random people when we are out.
She is still super active. Loves to run all over the place and is climbing more too. She knows how to go up but then she gets stuck and starts calling for us to help her down. But she is getting braver all the time so I'm sure this stage won't last long. When we go outside she likes to run up and down the driveway over and over again carrying her balls.
She is terrified of anything with a loud motor like a lawn mower, 4-wheeler, tractor...poor thing just screams!
She is very independent! She thinks its fun to walk and hold my hand some times but most of the time, she likes to let go and do it by herself! A lot of it is her age and development, but I hope she will keep that independence as it will be a very beneficial quality one day!
She has a strong will about her too and definitely throws her share of tantrums. I'm still trying to learn how to handle the discipline at this age.
She is sleeping through the night, with the brace on even! And if by some chance she does wake up and cry out, it doesn't take her but a second to roll over and put herself back to sleep. She is even falling asleep on her own for naps as well. This is the time I've been looking forward to for the past 15 months. I think we all worried she would still need to be rocked to sleep at age 5 and sleeping in our bed until she went off to college, but now its a non-issue! Brings mommy so much more peace and freedom!!
She is a super good eater and has a very hearty appetite! When it is meal time she does not like to wait for her enzymes! It can be quite tense trying to get her enzymes together while she is having a fit to eat!
I could go on and on...its just so much fun to watch her everyday. And this is such a great age watching her grow into this little "big girl"! (I know I say that all the time, but I'm a first time mom, so every stage is new and exciting, right!?) Kelsie has such personality and I am so proud to be her mommy. She makes me laugh and smile all the time, except when she's throwing a tantrum, but I still can't enough of her!
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