Busy, Busy Girl

I have been a very busy little girl. I recently turned 14 months old. I'm officially walking now. I've been taking steps here and there since I was about 12 months old and getting a little better and a little better all the time but in the last couple weeks I've pretty much perfected it and in the last few days I'm now walking more than I'm crawling.

I still have just the eight teeth - four on top, four on bottom. Still don't have too much hair but it's growing.

I like...not I LOVE to talk. I talk, talk, talk ALL. THE. TIME!! Some are actual words and a lot is just jabber chatter but I have a lot of fluctuation and emotion behind what I'm saying. To me - I'm really saying a lot, even though Mom and Dad can't understand all of it - yet.

I love to look at "pictees" (pictures) and point and ask, "oooz at?" (who's that)

On my most favorite things to do is to take a bath. I get so excited and repeat, "Baf, baf, baf, baf" over and over and over until I'm in.

I do have a long list of words though:
Dog, Blythe, eat, eyes, woof, up, please, bye-bye, nana, cheese, cracker, snow, tree, Santa, baby, pinky, hop, Minnie, yes, no, go ride, pictee (picture), who's this, book, monkey, bath, blue, green, pants, toothpaste, diaper, shoes, socks, hi

I've been working on my animals sounds. The ones I have down are;
Snake - hiss, Cow - Moo, Sheep - Baaa, Dog/Puppy - Woof, Tiger - Raaar, Monkey - ooo  ooo

I also know Santa says "Ho-Ho"

If we're out shopping I say "hi" to nearly everyone I see. They don't always hear me but sometimes they do and they respond back with a "hi" and a smile.

I know where eyes, nose, feet, belly and hair are. I do better at point out others eyes and nose than my own. I always just point to my chin for everything but on someone else's face I can differentiate.

I'm a very good sleeper at night and most days am a good napper. I go to bed for the night around 7:30 - 8:00 and get up 12 - 13 hours later.

Most days I take two naps that are 1 1/2 - 2 hours each. Occasionally I boycott one of them but like I said, most days I get both in.

I still need to have my pinky (taggie blanket) to suck my thumb. I won't suck my thumb without it and I won't calm myself without sucking my thumb - so therefore I need both my pinky and my thumb to fall asleep.

Something else that makes me so happy that Mom and Dad thinks is so weird is how much I like to hang upside down. Daddy will hold me by my legs upside down and I just love it. I will hang there happy as a clam, looking around. If he tips me up I push to go back down. If I'm fussy this makes me settle down.

 I think I'm big stuff when I'm up on the couch. It makes me so happy.

That's about all I've been up to. I love to laugh, snuggle, give kisses and play with mommy, daddy and Cohen. I'm growing fast and turning into a big girl.

Thanksgiving Time

I haven't even updated about Thanksgiving! Wow! We spent a few days back with family over Thanksgiving. We spent time with Granny, Grandpa Cota, Great Grandpa and Grandma Jones, Grandpa and Grandma Dahlstrom and both sides of their family, Ranzenbergers and Reisers.

We spent a night at Ranzenbergs and I got to play with Ryland. We had a great Thanksgiving.

Cohen and I with Great Grandpa and Grandma Jones

Some of the Grandkids and Great grandkids with Gram D.
Back: Brent, Flynn, Jasmyn, Cody, Trey, Lamista, Mercadees, Serenity, Gram, Reese, Daddy, Me, Cohen
Center: Bruce, Josh, Brian
Front: Shahn, Trevor, Dustin