21 October 2013

Growing girl.

Well.

This cutie is 17.5 months old and almost ready to start the last half of her 2nd year. Time goes by so fast, but I've already mentioned that 20 billion times.

We do all we can to keep her busy these days. Although she is still shy when she's around new people (or people she hasn't seen for awhile) she's a little maniac at home. Running around and getting into everything. But in a good way. She is constantly learning and making momma and dad so proud.

I swear Dan and I look at each other every single day and just laugh at how clever she is.

Seriously.

We are ridiculously proud parents.

We've been facing teething the past month (6 of them...at once!!!), getting used to our new school/baby sitter schedule, nap time changes and getting a cold here or there....it's been a tricky time. But I think we have finally gotten our schedule set and Amelia is settling in better. Plus, most of those 6 teeth have made their permanent residence. Phew!

Despite everything that's been going on, here are the new tricks and shining Amelia moments:

Talking, talking and talking. Last week we counted around 20 solid words she consistently says. I'm pretty sure that she's said at least 10 more just this weekend. She says a ton of new words and copies us, bu might not say them again on her own. I feel like she understands nearly everything I say. I can ask her to do almost any random task and she can figure it out. It's pretty awesome. Especially when she picks up my fruit snack wrappers and puts them in the trash for me. :)
She loves her blankey and sometimes calls it her "-key" or "nuh-nigh."
Books are still fun to flip through, especially board books.
She likes to help out with chores, like laundry and sweeping.
Playing in the cupboards during dinner prep is a must.
She really likes to blow her nose and use a tissue. Weird. She likes to clean with tissues or rags too.
Playing with other kids is really awesome. Especially when they have dance parties, balls, sidewalk chalk or push her around in her toy car.
She can throw and kick a ball.
Drinking out of sippy cups is pretty cool, but a real cup is even cooler. Throw in a straw and she's occupied for a solid 5 minutes.
She's a little bit pickey with foods these days. She used to love string cheese, now it's hit or miss. Anything red is still fair game though...strawberries or tomatoes are always eaten first.
Amelia is bossy. She tells Lily, our dog, to "get" and "stop" and "bad." But she always loves Lily and gives her lots of kisses and pets.
She can selectively choose to give us headbutts or kisses. Momma like kisses, Dad likes headbutts.
She likes to get in mom and dads bed and snuggle under the covers with lots of giggles.
Mullet-baby. She has a bit more hair, but a definite patch in the back. Poor kid.
Favorite thing to do: go on long walks in the stroller with dad. She says "go, go go!"
Kissing moms pregnant belly and pointing out her own belly button.
Sitting on the potty. We have a soft kid seat for her. She loves it and is very fascinated by the bathroom. I think she knows what is supposed to happen...but doesn't quite get how to make herself go on the toilet. For now, there is no rush, we are just trying to make it fun and not scary.
She knows where her ears and her eyes are. Toes too.