Twenty-Two Months

Both of my girls are so verbal.  They talk WAY more than most kids their age and most of it is understandable.  They also say lots and lots of words correctly...including really big words.  Yes Abigail followed in Hannah's footsteps and says actually, she can pronounce it and use it the right way.  Because of that I treasure the few words they say incorrectly.  My favorites from Abigail are:  patakiller (caterpillar) and chicken (kitchen).

Abigail is doing much better on color recognition.  She loves to pick things up or point to them and tell me what color they are.  She is still trying to keep up with big sister.  We've enjoyed the cooler weather by spending time outside.  Lots of walks, playing with chalk, going to the park, and even a trip to the zoo.

This was Abigial's first time to play with chalk.  She watched Hannah for a minute and then said "color please." 

She had so much fun and as you can see was COVERED in chalk by the time she was finished!


We are so glad we bought a membership to the Dallas Zoo this year.  We've been 4 times now and hope to go once more in March before it's time to renew.  The girls love seeing all the animals.  We rode the monorail this time too which was fun.  The highlight of the trip was watching the elephant take a bath.  And we love the giraffes too!



Abigail was a butterfly for Halloween this year and she loved wearing her costume.  Now getting a photo in said costume was QUITE a challenge.  If you bring heroutside she immediately thinks we're going to take a walk and she cries, throws a fit, and refuses to stand still.  First try, this is all we got.

A week later, we did finally get a picture of her sitting on a tree stump.


Both girls enjoyed Trunk or Treat at church as well as walking around the block and trick-or-treating.  We only went to about 10 houses, but they had fun!  Nathan and I love to dress up as well and the girls got a big kick out of our costume.  HUGE thanks to Nathan's aunt who made the Waldo hat.  She loves to knit!

Eighteen Months

Abigail still talks ALL THE TIME, but I stopped writing down her words.  I couldn't keep up with all the new things she was saying.  My guess is that she has at least 60-70 words.  She says a few things that I can't understand, but most of her speech is very clear.

It's fun to watch Abigail really start to play with her toys.  She has watched Hannah so she knows all about baby dolls.  She will put the bottle near their mouth and say "baby drink."  She also gives them hugs and kisses.  So sweet!

Enjoying hot summer weather by playing in the water.  Hannah absolutely loved the sprinklers (as long as they weren't too high), but Abigail wasn't too sure.  She cried at first and then started laughing.  But her feet were planted in one spot and she didn't move.



We've gone swimming at Grammy's too, but I don't have any pictures yet.  Abigail really enjoys standing on the top step splashing and playing with toys.  Not too sure about the rest of the pool though.  I also decided to create a make shift water table with a plastic tub and cups to play with in the backyard.  We've only pulled it out twice, but the girls have enjoyed it.



Abigail has her 18 month check up on the 17th so I'll post her latest stats soon.  Until then here's my new favorite photo of my little bug.

Seventeen Months

Abigail talks ALL THE TIME!  She will consistently combine two words and sometimes three.  She is also trying to mimic more of what we say.  Here are the new words that I can remember she says: hot dog, flower, circle, hop, shirt, pants, diaper, hug, hair, lap, funny, bagel, buggy (bug), doggy, meow, tree, kix, chicken, neck, swing, sun, hat, hug, kiss, and I know there are more. 


As I've blogged about before, both girls LOVE Veggie Tales.  Abigail has fallen in love with the Cheeseburger Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9yvAx3uCQ).  She gets very excited when it comes on Pandora and she asks us to sing it all the time.  She is constantly saying "grr grr's please."  She requests this song before her naps now.  Silly girl!

She has also spent a lot of time looking at books in the last few weeks.  She's always enjoyed them, but she will look at them for at least 30 minutes now before moving on to something else.  She gets two off the shelf, brings them to look at next to me, and then puts them next to the book shelf and gets two more.  And she occasionally lets me read all the words to one book.  =)



Abigail loves to walk.  She can go all the way around the block, but gets distracted trying to pick up every leaf and stick!  =O Still trying to keep up with Hannah too.  She thinks she can do whatever big sister does!

Sixteen Months

My mom and I took the girls to the Dallas Arboretum at the beginning of April for picnic (more pics and stories in Hannah's post next week).  They had cute matching outfits and everything...it was lots of fun.  Abigail  LOVES to ride in the stroller.  Sometimes she sits up very straight and looks around and other times she sits like this.   
 

Abigail continues to say more and more words.  Here's some new things she can say:  ear, Bob (from Veggie Tales), bear, toe, Pooh, nummy (yummy), yucky, Mickey as in the mouse, two, okay, go, sock, chair, zipper, mic (music), book, nose, twee twee (bird), feet, and hippo.  She still babbles, but has become more intentional about her speech.  She will come up to me and babble the same "words" multiple times while I try and guess what she is saying.  Thankfully she doesn't get too frustrated. 

It always amazes me how much little ones understand, even if they can't communicate yet.  Abigail can bring the toy you ask for, or put something away...if she's in the right mood of course.  If she sees me pick up my purse she immediate starts saying "bye bye" and walking towards the back door.  She will also point to the stereo remote and say her word for music.  And she points to her hair and says bow if she wants me to get one for her. Hannah is a girly girl and loves clothes and bows.  Abigail has never really seemed to care, but she may surprise me.  =)

I think I've posted before about how Abigail insists on carrying a toy or object in each hand almost all the time. And she has a fascination with leaves.  My mom and I laugh because any picture taken outside she has a leaf (or two) in her hands.  Thankfully she's doesn't immediately put them in her mouth anymore.
 
 

Abigail loves Hannah, follows her around the house, wants whatever she's playing with, and wants to be just like her.  Hannah loves to jump across the room or spin and dance to music.  Abigail stands right up and says yump (jump) and bounces up and down.  She sticks her arms out and twists her body trying to spin.  See mom I can do it too!  Cutie pie!

Sweet girl FINALLY has more teeth.  Both front top teeth broke through this month.  They actually came in one right after the other not 2 months apart like the bottom ones.  Still too small to see in photos yet though.  Hopefully the rest of her teeth won't take as long as these first few did!

Fifteen Months

I wish I could understand everything Abigail says because she is ALWAYS talking.  These are the words I can recognize:  bib, milk, car, yump (jump), anna (Hannah), shoe, ahh rii (all right), dank oo (thank you).  She loves to say this when she brings things to you or if you give her something.  She also says "wock"  when she wants to rock in the rocking chair.  Hannah never requested this, but Abigail LOVED to rock as a baby so I'm not surprised.

 She is officially walking!!  She will crawl up or down a step, but then get right back up and walk.  She is getting faster and stumbles less. The biggest hindrance to her balance is that she tries to carry a toy in each hand while walking.  She did the same with crawling too, and managed to get very speedy.  She is so funny to watch. This picture was taken before Abigail took off walking, but it's still cute.  She LOVES this car...and by the way Hannah was afraid of it until she was two.

I posted a couple months ago about Abigail not wanting to share.  She has TOTALLY mastered saying please if she wants something.  Most of the time that's great.  However, she thinks it's a magic word and because she said it she should immediately get what she wants.  Sorry Abigail you can't play with the phone or the humidifier, etc, just because you said please.  =)  And we're still working on waiting her turn if Hannah is playing with something.

Abigail seems to have a love for books just like Hannah.  YEAH!!  She actually turns the pages and looks at the pictures now instead of just trying to eat the book.  =)  Still not interested in hearing the words read yet, but I know it will come.  And check out the adorable monkey hats my cousin got the girls for their birthdays!

 




Went to the doctor this morning so here's the latest stats:  20 lbs and 31 1/2 inches long. 

Long and lean as expected.  The doctor said she looks great! Abigail got 3 shots today, but calmed down fairly quickly.  Poor child still has only 2 teeth.  Her top gums are slightly swollen and she had a runny nose and cough for a week, but nothing broke through.

Fourteen Months

It is so much fun to watch Abigail learn and discover her world.  And her personality is definitely different than Hannah.  She is MUCH more determined and not nearly as cautious.  She has no problem taking off to the back of the house to play to the toilet, or pull her night light out of the wall, etc.  Hannah only ever wanted to play in the same room as us.  Abigail not so much!


Abigail is a firm believer in the "what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine." philosophy!  She always wants whatever Hannah is playing with and will scream, cry, and lay her head on the floor in a mini fit if she doesn't get it.  Hannah is SO sweet and passive she usually just gives Abigail whatever she wants.  We are working on making Abigail say please before Hannah gives her the toy.  The other day we were listening to music and Hannah was shaking a maraca to the beat, we have two maracas so I got one for Abigail too.  Abigail shook hers for a few minutes and then tried to take Hannah's. We told Hannah not to give it to her because she already had one.  Abigail got VERY mad and we just let her throw a fit.  After about 5 minutes Hannah decided she was done so she gave her maraca to Abigail.  The crying stopped, she shook the maraca, crawled across the room to get other one.  She shook both maracas and got a really big smile on her face.  I think we may be in trouble with this one.  =)

She can say  hi, baby, bow, yeah, ah duh (all done), doh (door), ba (ball), no no (and shake her head), ni ni (night night) and she tries to say peak-a-boo and sticker.  She makes a roaring sound at the lion from the play zoo.  Hannah laid on the floor (on her back) the other day and Abigail got all excited.  She said something that sounded like "tickle" and wiggled her fingers on her own tummy.  Then she crawled over to Hannah and tried to tickle her.  She still doesn't totally get tickling another person, but she tickles herself all the time.  Funny! 

Abigail can also point to her head, her ear, and her belly.  And she recently discovered her belly button.  =)  She can "help" brush her hair and turn off the light switch if you hold her up to it.  We've recently started brushing Abigail's teeth (and gums since she only has two teeth).  Every time we go in the bathroom Abigail says "eee'' and puts her finger in her mouth like she's brushing.


Both girls have always loved music and bounce and dance when they listen.  Hannah asked me the other day to sing the Hokey Pokey.  Abigail stopped what she was playing with, got up on her knees, stuck her arms out, and moved from side to side like she as trying to turn around.  She even clapped her hands when I sang "that's what it's all about."  So adorable!


Still not walking yet, but really wants to.  She will happily stand up and sit down all day long.  If she's really motivated she'll take one or two steps, but then she sits back down and crawls.  And she LOVES to hold your finger and walk around the room.  She's just not quite secure enough to let go and do it by herself.  Just in the last few days she has just started taking more steps.  Yeah!

Thirteen Months

Sweet Abigail is doing new things all the time, trying to imitate Hannah.  =)  If you give her a hair brush she will hold it up to her head and try to "help."  She also holds a pretend phone up to her head, near her ear
(and backwards).  If you say "hello,"  she will give you a big grin.

She's not walking yet, but I I'd call her a stander.  She pulls up and lets go, looks proud and then sits back down.  She usually pushes off of something or someone, but only with one hand.  Every once in a while she'll stand up without holding on to anything, but it's not her preferred method yet.  =)  She's tried a few new foods, but not many since she still only has one tooth.  We've had blueberries, sandwich (torn in very small pieces), Kix cereal, and peas that are not pureed.

 

Abigail is much more interested in talking than in signing.  She "talks" while she plays and looks at books.  Most of what she says is Abigail speak, but I will catch real words occasionally. She has started signing "milk" and will put her hands on her chest if you say "please."  Her new real words are kitty and bye bye (along with a wave).  She will also sometimes say "aaaa bi g" like she's trying to say her name.  She also knows that monkey says ah ah and cow says moo, but won't always perform if you hold one up.  =) Nathan has always given both girls bubble beards in the bathtub.  Hannah now tries to give herself or her toy beards after we finish washing her.  Abigail has now started patting her cheeks and saying "bu bu."  Super cute!

She still loves music and dances right along.  She LOVES patty cake and wants to play over and over and over.  She also likes 'If You're Happy and You Know It' and will clap, throw her hands in the air for hurray and put her hands on her face.  Really cute to watch!  And sweet Abigail ADORES her big sister.  She follows Hannah everywhere and wants to play with and do whatever Hannah does.  Love this sweet moment my mom caught!



We did finally get some sunny weather to do smash cake pictures with Abigail.  I really thought she would enjoy this because she LOVES to eat and wants to get into and touch everything.  My mom and I spent a LONG time setting up the background, got Abigail looking cute in a big bow and bloomers and set her down in front of the cake.  She eyed it suspiciously, crawled up, and grabbed a fist full of frosting.  She shook her hand and was very upset when the frosting wouldn't come off.  She tried to crawl towards me and then started crying.  I kept picking her up and putting her next to cake, but she would have nothing to do with it.  After about 15 minutes of mostly crying we gave up, threw her in the bathtub and gave her a big hug.  Got some cute pictures, though not at all what I was expecting.  And happy to report that she still plays happily and isn't afraid of my mom, the camera, or food.  Don't think we traumatized her. =0

 

Twelve Months

Where oh where did the time go?  My sweet baby girl is one!  She is still my long and lean girl.   She is 17 lbs 4 oz and 30 1/2 inches long.  At Hannah's appointment last month, my doctor said I could let Abigail have a little bit of whole milk even though she wasn't quite one yet.  She likes it and is enjoying drinking more now that she is officially one.  Speaking of drinking, Abigail really likes her sippy cup.  She can hold it and put it in her mouth, but she needs help tipping back to actually get anything to drink.  She seemed to catch on faster than Hannah did though. 

Abigail FINALLY has a tooth.  It's on the bottom left side, but the other side is still swollen.  Hopefully it won't take as long to break through as the first one did.  Now that Abigail is doing better at chewing food (teeth help), I've let her try a few more things off my plate.  She's tried chicken, turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, bbq pork, cornbread, and ice cream.

 Abigail is pulling up on anything and everything.  She will also cruise, although we don't have much furniture that allows for that.  And if you hold her hands she will take several steps across the room.  Thankfully she is still happy to crawl on her own to get around.  I predict she will be walking earlier than Hannah who waited until 18 months.


Our house is never quiet unless the girls are sleeping.  Hannah is constantly talking either to us or her toys.  Abigail babbles all the time too.  Her newest word is "uh oh" and she loves to drop things so she can say it.  The other day Abigail was playing and babbling to herself.  I heard mostly her own language and then "qua qua."  Abigail must have been talking about the duck Hannah was playing with.  =) Abigail understands a lot too.  If she's feeling cooperative she will go get a toy you ask her for.  She loves sing with me and play Pat-a-Cake.  She will clap her hands and try to roll them, all with a big smile on her face.

This final monkey photo was QUITE the challenge.  We've had lots of cold, cloudy weather so the light was not ideal for taking pictures.  And then Abigail did not want to sit still and give us any sweet smiles.  We tried 2 different times and took TONS of shots.  My mom decided to make a composite of several shots so you can see her personality.  These make me laugh!!


Last weekend was busy so we will celebrate Abigail's (and my) birthday this Saturday.  Just a small family affair.  We are planning to do a smash cake soon as well.  We never did one with Hannah because she only touched things with one finger and didn't want to be dirty.  Abigail is in to everything so hopefully we'll get some cute photos.  Stay tuned!

Eleven Months

This post is a little late because we didn't have time to take our monkey photo last week.

 Abigail started pulling up to a standing position a few weeks ago.  She is very excited that she can reach more things.  She also loves to get one small toy in each hand and carry them all over the house.  She even pulls up with things in her hands.  And she gets MAD when you take them away.  Silly girl!  She is not trying to walk yet, but I predict it won't be long. 

I am still trying to teach Abigail sign language, but she seems more interested in talking.  She says "mo-wah" when eating and signing "more."  She can say dada, mama, ba (ball), and gwa gwa (duck).  She still signs "all done" and sometimes say ah da.  She also just started signing "water."  It's so fun to watch her begin to communicate.  =)
 

Poor baby STILL doesn't have any teeth.  It seems like her gums have been swollen forever.  You can definitely feel a bump on her bottom gums, but nothings has poked through yet.  Abigail also has a runny nose and cough with I think are teething related.  She doesn't always feel her best, but she usually tries to be happy.  And she LOVES bath time!

Twenty Five Months

Hard to believe another month has gone by. December went very quickly with the holidays and preparing for a new baby. Hannah continues to amaze us with her language development. She strings more and more words together everyday. She is constantly repeating everything we say and having conversations with herself. She will ask herself a question and then answer it too. Funny girl!

She can identify 3 letters: A, H, and X. We are still working on counting, she likes to skip 4 and 8. If you hold up your fingers she can tell you numbers 1 - 4. She can also identify 1 and 2 written down. Such a smart girl!

She seems to be adjusting well to being a big sister. She gives sweet gentle hugs and kissed to Abigail and talks about her constantly. She wants to tell her hi and show Abigail her toys and clothes. If Abigail cries she says "Baby Abigail crying, she's sad." We haven't heard "all done baby Abigail" yet, but I'm sure we will at some point. =) Here's some sweet photos of the two girls together.

Twenty Two Months

My sweet girl is getting so big! Our scale says about 26 pounds. She's starting to loose that baby look. She is still growing her mullet (as Nathan says) with most of her hair in the back. However, it's FINALLY long enough to pull into very tiny pigtails. =) Grammy cut just a few bangs that were getting in her eyes. Thankfully the pigtails have helped with the messy bad hair days. She does come by this honestly...my sister and I didn't have much hair until we were 3.



Hannah continues to talk more and more every day. We laugh at her constant running commentary. We are also extra careful about what we say around her, because she will often repeat whatever we say. =) She still loves to sing, dance and read books. She has also discovered coloring. In fact we have to hide the crayons and only get them out when we are ready to color.

The weather has FINALLY cooled off so we've enjoyed time outdoors. We've gone to the park a few times, but Hannah fascination with climbing up and down the stairs has limited our visits. That's ALL she wants to do and Mommy has a hard time following her by herself right now. =) We have enjoyed taking a walk around the block every night after dinner. Of course it takes a good 30 minutes because we have to stop and look at every leaf, acorn, newspaper, etc.



Our big outing this month was a visit to the Dallas Zoo (pictures coming soon). We rode the DART train and saw a few animals before heading home for a nap. Grammy and Aunt Kara got to join us too! Hannah had fun and she can tell you that she saw a baby giraffe, an elephant drinking water, and pet a goat. We look forward to many more visits in the future.

Twenty One Months

Oh how time flies! I can't believe another month has gone by! Now if only we could get some cooler temperatures! =) We did have a few nice days last week and we took advantage of them by going to the park.

Hannah's language has exploded this last month. She has said at least 50 new words. She will consistently put 2 or 3 words together to tell or ask you something. "Miss Observant" doesn't miss a thing...she will point out every hat, star, monkey, baby, etc. anywhere we go. =) She knows 3 shapes: heart, star, and circle. We are trying to work on numbers and colors, but are not quite there yet. She sort of knows red, blue, one, two, and three. It is so fun watching her figure things out.

Our church offers a mommy and me music class every semester and we finally signed up. We had our first class this morning. Hannah was a little shy, but did do a few motions to the songs and enjoyed shaking her bell. It's a 10 week class so I expect her to warm up as the class continues. So blessed that we can do things like this!!


I finally ordered furniture for Hannah's new room this week. Yeah me! Can't wait to get it all put together. I promise to post pictures of the completed room soon.

Twenty Months

Hannah is talking more and more every day. We still teach her the occasional sign, but we are mostly focusing on words now. We will ask her to say certain words and she just looks at us. Then we play and she randomly say things I had know idea she knew. Little turkey! Here's the new things she has said this month: Hannah, hop, hug, hat wow, ad, bow, knee, ear, eye, head, help, hair, arm, off, on, ebow (elbow), ing ing (chimes), ulla (umbrella), emo (Elmo), nom nom (Cookie Monster), ta (tag), ho (hole), ip (lip).


We have been praying with Hannah before meals for months now. She has started putting her hands under her chin when we say it's time to pray. If we ask her who to pray for she will usually include family: momma, dadda, Hannah, baby, etc, and sometimes things like stars, sun, and kitty. It is SO sweet!

Hannah has 3 molars and is working on the 4th. That will bring her tooth total up to 12. This last molar is being really stubborn. Her gum is all red and swollen and she's had a runny nose and slight fever. Poor thing! Overall she is a really happy girl and loves to play, sing, and read. Such a sweetheart!!

Nineteen Months

Can't believe another month has gone by! Hannah continues to learn new things. Her new words: hi, bye bye, up, harp, bue (blue), nu (sun), ca co (rooster), qua qua (duck), da chi (chicken), moo (cow). She likes to help brush her teeth and hair, she will hold her bib under her chin, help rub your legs when putting on sunscreen, and many other things. She is even getting pretty good at putting her toys back in her basket when we're done playing. =)

We've started trying to prepare Hannah for the baby. She will point to my tummy and sign "baby" and give my tummy kisses. So sweet! She will also do the same thing to Nathan as well so she doesn't quite get it. =) We bought her a book called I'm a Big Sister. She will sign that babies cry because they need their diaper changed. She LOVES books and can tell or sign one thing from almost every book. She amazes me! Nathan and I both love to read so we are very glad that Hannah also seems to enjoy books.

It's been SUPER hot here so we've spent lots of time in Grammy's pool. Hannah seems to really enjoy swimming. She will splash and play with her toys on the step and float in her "boat." We're trying to teach her to kick her legs too. We've dunked her twice and she has cried both times. Thankfully she calms down quickly, so we'll keep working on it.

Eighteen Months

We officially have a walker! She finally gained the confidence about 3 weeks ago to walk unassisted for more than a few steps. She likes to be close to mommy and daddy though so she won't go into another room unless we follow her. She will follow us where ever we go. =)


Hannah is saying lots of new words: ha ha (donkey), haow (hello), grr (bear), yeah, Bob (the tomato from Veggie Tales) and she tried to say "up" today. She will also make a "k k k" sound for my sister Kara, and "t t t" for Tommy (Nathan's mom's husband). Hannah has even learned a few new signs: walrus, keys, yes, blanket, swimming, help, window, and medicine. She tries to help brush her hair and her teeth. She knows what Kleenex is and will help blow her nose.

Hannah asks to listen to music all day long. She can do motions to "Wheels on the Bus, Happy and you Know it, Itsy Bitsy Spider, This Little Light of Mine, Shake your Sillies Out, and a few others I can't remember. She also knows that a piano can play music and likes to play at Grammy's house.

We went to the doctor this morning and they were very pleased with how she is doing. She is 22 pounds 10 oz (20th percentile) and 32 inches (60th percentile). She jumped up on the weight chart which made everyone happy. She got 2 shots, but calmed down very quickly. Hannah has 8 teeth now and is working on a molar.

It's been super HOT here lately. Thankfully Grammy and G-Pa have a pool and the water is warm enough to swim. Hannah cried a little the first time we went swimming this year, but not for long. We taught her the sign for swimming and she can tell you what it is and that she swims with duck and fish. We've gotten in the pool two other times and she's had lots of fun splashing and playing with her toys. =)

That's all I can think of right now. One more cute photo before I go. =)

Seventeen Months

Hannah is still not officially walking, but she is very close. She loves to walk back and forth from my lap to Nathan's lap. She can take 10 or 12 steps in a row. =) She just doesn't realize she can walk anywhere she wants yet. She is saying a few new words: ba ba (sheep), hoo hoo (owl), and eow (cat). To continue with the animal sound theme the snake says "sss" and if you ask about a lizard she will stick her tongue in and out of her mouth. Too cute! She continues to learn new signs as well: work, apple, cow, banana, pillow, tree, yogurt, Grammy, G-Pa, hippo, ball, bee, bunny, and phone. We just love our sweet little girl! She is SUCH a good baby and so happy. We could not be more blessed!!

Here's a few of my favorite photos:

Easter and Standing

We had a great Easter even though Hannah didn't participate in any egg hunts. We did give her a few plastic eggs to play with and she enjoys pulling them apart. Easter church service was wonderful and then we enjoyed dinner with my family. My mom used to make a lot of my clothes as a child. When Hannah was born she decided to smock her an Easter dress every year. At least until Hannah refuses to wear them. =) Thanks mom!

Hannah finally said mama and dada this week! She would babble those sounds, but didn't make the connection to Nathan and I until recently. Just love hearing her say them...too sweet. She also started standing (for a few seconds) without holding on. Then last night she got herself to a standing position without pulling up on anything. Go Hannah!

Stay tuned for another update in a few weeks.

Fifteen Months

This post is a few days late, but Hannah had her check up this morning so I decided to wait. The doctor was pleased with her weight gain, although she's still on the small side. Also got 3 shots today. Poor baby! =(

Weight: 19 pounds 12 ounces (5th percentile)
Height: 30 inches (50th percentile)

Hannah is finally cruising around the furniture and will take steps if you hold her hands. We have one of those cars that converts into a walker, but she isn't interested in doing anything but play with the toys on the front.

She crawls all over the house and loves to play "find mommy or daddy." She brings her toys to us and LOVES to give them hugs. =) A 5th tooth finally popped through and I think she's working on another one.

Still not really saying more words thought, but the doctor says it's still early. She'll tell you a monkey says "ah ah" and the doggy says "oof." She continues to learn more signs every week and will continue pointing at something until you tell her what it is. Here's the new signs she's learned since last month: book, pretty, toothbrush, duck, swing, music, giraffe, bread, penguin, dog, mommy, baby, chair, whale, diaper, car, tray, pancake, flower, and sandwich. During meal times she will put two signs together and ask for "more please", or "please milk."

Since the weather is beginning to warm up we've had a few fun outings. We went to the Dallas Arboretum with Grammy. We drove to Arkansas for the weekend to visit Nathan's family, and we went to the park with Grammy and Aunt Kara to see ducks.