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.