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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Emeline's Quirks, Sillies and Milestones - 16 Months

...Words of the month - 'oh-no', 'oh-dear', 'oh-boy', 'oh-wow' and 'whoa'.  These words make you sound like you have a very cautious personality, but let me tell you - you are a live-life-to-the-fullest kinda gal.  And I love it!  You also say, banana - 'nana' and Poppa.  Sometimes Poppa comes out with a sweet little Italian accent.  Pretty darn cute...
...Loves to fill and empty baskets, bowls etc...
...Follows simple instructions when told to put something away.  In both our music class and toddler sensory class, you have the freedom to grab and put back objects throughout class and you do it every time.  Proud Momma...
...Actually, you follow most instructions.  The words you understand at this point amazes me.  I'll ask you to do something not so simple or to put something back where you found it and you do!
...You like to help Mommy clean and even put your sippy cups on a coaster.  Learning from Mommy and Daddy I see!...
...Still loving animal noises.  We've added meowing like a cat to the list of animal noises you can mimic...
...You love to kick a ball around the house.  We keep it out at all times, but in the evenings you kick it around the kitchen when we are cooking dinner...
...I'm amazed at how well you follow commands and answer me back when I ask you a question with a yes or a no.  You have an opinion already and we let you know that your voice matters too...
...You like to scribble now with pens and crayons at restaurants.  Time to get you a coloring book for home now!...
...You are very independent and like to attempt to wash your own hands, face, brush your own teeth, feed yourself with utensils, etc...
...You can stack blocks and really love to stack anything at all that can be stacked (even shoes!)...
...You pretend to talk on the phone all. the. time.  It's pretty precious too.  We pretend call Daddy all day long...
...You really love your baby that you got this month.  I know one day you will make a very sweet and loving big sister by the way you carry and kiss your baby....
...Speaking of kissing - you kiss your toys, baby, Oskar and George and any stuffed animal on command, but you only kiss Mommy and Daddy when you want to! Stinker...
...Your favorite food right now are bananas.  You kind of have an addiction...
...You are quite the shopper already and get the biggest kick out of handing my credit card to the cashier and taking it back from them to place back into my wallet.  I'm teaching you the important stuff.  Ha...
...As you have become a full blown toddler, more 'ouchies' come with the territory.  You love when we kiss them so much that we even kiss imaginary 'ouchies'...


























Thursday, September 12, 2013

Emeline's Quirks, Sillies and Milestones - 15 Months

...Your talking has really taken off this month...
...Word of the month - 'uh-oh'.  You say it ALL the time and even know when to use it appropriately.  A funny example - you and I were taking a bath and I let you play in the empty bath while I got dressed real quick.  When I went to get you, you said 'uh-oh'.  Emeline Elise, you pooped in my bath tub!...
...This month we had several rough nights and I think it was two things - teething and you were about to hit a huge speech milestone...
...This month you learned to say - 'wow', 'yes', 'yeah', 'cheese', 'George', 'airplane', 'hey baby', 'pig' and you have been using 'bubba', 'bye-bye', and 'baby' more...
...We practice animal noises all the time.  You have mastered the monkey, lion, and chicken.  Your version of a dancing monkey is my favorite...
...We have also been practicing counting a lot, and you try your hardest to count on your hands with me, but so far you have only done 1 and 2.  Keep it up baby.  You'll get  it soon....
...You have 12 teeth now.  That means you got 3 in this last month alone!  You've been a trouper for the most part.  Sure we've had some rough nights on occasion, but most days your spirited and happy disposition remains...
...You had your 15 month check-up this month and you continue to be a super healthy and happy toddler.  You are a strong one too!  No tears at all after your shots.  Height - 30.5" (50%) Weight - 21 lbs 9 oz (55%)...