12 months old

Well considering this is ridiculously late and her development is skyrocketing I will only be able to tell you what she is able to do now, December 1st. A few weeks doesn't seem like a long time, but honestly she is growing and learning so fast I cannot remember what she was able to do a few weeks ago, compared to what she is doing now...so sorry! WALKING: She is walking EVERYWHERE! She is so much more stable now, too. She can squat, stomp her feet and turn and stay up. I love seeing her waddle everywhere. It is just too adorable!
TALKING: This is the area that has really taken off within the last few weeks! She is able to not only sign, but use actual language!

Signs she knows: bye bye, more, all done, milk, eat, help

Words she says on a consistant basis ( I say this because she tries to repeat what we say ALOT...its amazing...but that doesn't mean she knows the word)...so anway: Uh oh, Crashy (why Crashy and not Crash..not too sure), cracker, water, hi, daddy, up (which she whispers for some reason), thank you, ball and bubbles.

I love her adorabe voice!!! This has been SO much fun!
FRUSTRATIONS: Now with all this talking you would think the frustration would be way down, but just the opposite. Now that she has gotten the hang of communicating she wants to communicate more! She is getting stuck because she only knows some basic words, and tries to use those to say something else. For example she will sign for milk, when really she wants a turn to play with a toy but has no vocabulary for that yet. So Dan and I are trying to figure out the more complex ideas she wants to communicate and giving her the words to say with them...much easier said than done sometimes!!!
LIKES: Her most recent favorites are: Crash (this may be a long lasting favorite...who can blame her), meat..including bratwurst and sausages...LOL!!! Bubbles, singing, reading, dogs in general, putting things in buckets, dancing, listening to music, baths, playing outside, her special bunny, stuffed animals and walking/exploring!!!!
DISLIKES: New people or places...still VERY slow to warm up, being alone (just like her mother..hehe), being told no, eating baby food while we eat adult food in front of her and certain books and songs...If i start to sing a song or read a particular book she starts flailing her arms and makes it VERY clear she has no interest in that activity..haha!
OVERALL: She is such a joy! We love her quick mind and serious personality. We love that she has a big heart and loves animals and soft cuddley things. We are so proud of her development and the girl she is and is becoming! She is adorable, funny and smart! Well we are officially obsessed...hahaha!!!! Happy 12 months...a few weeks late :)