Thursday, February 24, 2011

Terrible Twos at 15 months?

She isn't quite there yet, but boy do we have a boundary pusher. Telling her not to do something is like an invitation for her to figure out a way to do just that, without getting caught. *Face palm*

Now that she is walking and climbing, we have been diligent teaching her how to get down from things and how to navigate stairs. She does pretty well, even "repelling" off our bed, which is too high for her to slide off of easily, using the bed sheets.

She says Momma and Daddy regularly, but even funnier, most of the time she just says Mom. I don't know why that makes me laugh. I guess she seems too young or small to have already gone from Momma to Mom. She also says duck, quack, and yes with clarity. She has other "words" that I understand, like kiki for monkey, but as Aaron says, I have my baby gibberish ears on.

She is still under 18 pounds, but we are getting there. We have her 15 month check up next week and I am hopeful that the doctor will agree that it is time to change her over to whole milk. We have already started giving it to her at times and she seems to like it and tolerate it well.

Now I must run along to stop Charlotte from swan diving off the couch....



Sunday, February 6, 2011

One Year

A year ago today marks one of the happiest days of my entire life. On February 6, 2010, we were finally able to bring our sweet little girl home from the hospital. It seems so long ago and just like yesterday, all at the same time. Time flies and stands still? Curious.

We are very proud of her and are loving watching her grow and develop. Walking, talking, and yes, sassing. She definitely keeps us on our toes.