Happy 14 months sweet one! You are somehow even more fun than before. You love mimicking us...like when we tilt our head when we ask you something. You often over exaggerate the tilt of the head when you do it though. Ha. very cute. Or if I sneeze, you like to pretend sneeze too. Makes us laugh every time.
You have learned very well how to play with your "stackers" putting the little rings back on instead of just dumping them off. That is, when you aren't trying to wear them as bracelets. :) You have learned how to use your shape sorter and puzzle...although you haven't quite perfected them...but there are moments of success and you get very excited! We've tried to teach you the "honk shoo...boo!" game that my dad played with us all the time when we were little. Lots of childhood memories with that one. I pretend like I'm asleep and snoring and you come and say "boo!" to wake me up. You like to try it too by laying your head on the pillow and saying quietly "shoo shoo shooo", pretending to snore until we wake you up.
...and you like this fun new game too.
You still love your books...especially ones that are flip ups. One of our favorites to hear you read is Where is Baby's Birthday Cake? You help us read by saying "noooooo" when we flip up the flaps on a search for the birthday cake. so.so.cute. Ha, although you sometimes think that you're supposed to say "noooo" with any flip book. Still cute if you ask me. :)
You now know how to make the sounds of an elephant and tiger! (go tigers!) You say lots and lots of words...although most of them are your version of it. We know what you're saying but others may not. You can say mama, dada, Teagan, Stacey, Nana, Papa, hi, bye bye, this, blueberries, bellybutton, ball, baby, water, poopoo (yep, you even pointed to your diaper the other day and started heading up the stairs), boo boo (thanks to your first scraped knee), more (while signing it too) and no (your new favorite). You just love to blow people kisses when you say bye to them too. And we've just taught you our own version of "love you" for sign language which you do. You place your hand on your heart and you say "Ahh!". I didn't teach you the "ahh", you added that yourself. :)
You have finally turned a corner with milk! And you'll even ask for it now! Still probably not drinking the full amount that they suggest but it's certainly more than before.
When {trying to} feed yourself with a spoon isn't fast enough...
Your bottom left molar finally broke (Aug 19th) and I think you might be working on the right one now.
....and BIG NEWS we officially have a walker!!! You started taking your first steps right before you turned 13 months. Everyone told us "once they take their first step, they'll be running!" Not you. It took you almost a month to really get the hang of it (Sept 5th). And you still aren't running yet...but that's okay with us. You've also learned how to stand up from a squat on your own (Sept 3rd).
Pictures of the fun
meal time messiness
your morning or post nap hair never gets old :)
another Food Truck Thursday!
The start of Daddy Daughter Weekend!
FaceTime made it a little easier leaving you.
Daddy Daughter weekend wouldn't be the same without a Chick-fil-A date
Daddy did a good job of getting you ready and out of the door for church :)
Visits with Grammy Pam and Papa G and Annie (who enjoyed you sharing your Joe's O's)
You love your accessories.
Sharing your food with pup pup
swinging with Papa and Caroline
Watching the first GameDay of the season at Clemson with your cousins...go tigers!
headed to Mammy and Pappy's and worn out from the fun with your cousins (sleeping in your car seat is a rarity)
Showing your Great Granny around
everyone competing for Pappy's food...you won! :)
Labor Day fun on the lake
sweetest sleepy snuggles.
{even if you peed on me....should have changed that swim diaper before you fell asleep}
Wakie, wakie!
this used to be my water bottle...but it has become a favorite of yours
Ready for football season!
getting Dad's paper for him
someone is eating my ice dream. ;)
last day at the pool before it closed
first tennis match of the season. We love tennis Saturdays.
first scraped knee...many more to come I'm sure.
Target fun with momma.
You're good at giving hints. You drag the box of animal crackers out of the pantry to where we are. You know what you want.
It has been a fun month with you T Leigh, and we know there is only more fun ahead. We couldn't be happier that we get to be your parents. We love you to the moon and back sweet one!
You are talking more and more. You've added cheese, blueberries {bu-bus}, bellybutton {bu-bu-bu...very similar to blueberries but you (and we) can tell a difference}, eyes, and water {wawa} to your vocabulary. While I was holding you the other day (and you've done it more since), you pointed to me, tapped my chest and said Mama. melt.my.heart. Your favorite word still might be Dada...and sometime it is just Dad. Sounds so grown up. You'll call for him saying Daaad?!? definitely with correct intonation of trying to ask where he is.You love to have conversations with him too. The other night it sounded like this:
T: "Dad?!"
Patrick: "Yes ma'am??"
T: "Wawawawawa"
(pause...pause...)
T: "Dad?!"
Patrick: "Yes??"
T: "Wawawawawa"
...and it repeated at least 5 times while we were having dinner. cuteness.
You can make the sound of an elephant and will sometimes even do the arm motion with it. You can hear a plane before I can and you point to the sky and say brrrr to make the noise of the plane. You also can tell us what a fan does-you'll go woo-woo-woo as you spin your hand in a circle. You like to wave goodbye and say byebye to your swing when we finish swinging. (best birthday present by the way...you love that thing!) We love all your little tricks. :)
Speaking of tricks...you've also become quite the trickster yourself. You think it is hilarious to offer us food and then pull it away while shaking your head. You are such a tease. And then you give the biggest, cheesy grin and giggle. It makes us laugh each time-and is just so much fun to see that you are able to interact with us in a playful way.
You are umm quite obsessed with belly buttons. I'm not sure how/why this happened. You will try to lift anyone's shirt while signing please and saying bu-bu-bu to let us know you want to see it. You'll then poke it. One of your baby dolls has a belly button and you like to check for it too. Ha...fine for us, but when you do it to the photographer for your 1 year pics and all your babysitters it can get a little funny.
I've caught you playing peek-a-boo with yourself in the mirror. Oh my word. Precious. I even caught it on video. I love the third time you do it...as if you're going to trick/sneak up on yourself.
You've become...what's the word??...neurotic maybe? Most nights you cannot go to sleep if the laundry door is open. That's because the vacuum cleaner is in there. If the door is even slightly cracked, you will point and sign please vigorously until we take you to the laundry room and you can say byebye to the vacuum and shut the door. You even did it for Nana when she kept you, but luckily I had already warned her about it so she knew what you wanted. Maybe you're scared of it and you need to make sure it is locked away? Who knows...it's kind of cute though. :) ...you've also started to have to give a goodnight kiss to the little figurine that I was given when I turned 1 year old on your shelf. Ha-it isn't like I encourage these behaviors. {to which your dad just laughed out loud and said was a lie} You just know exactly what you want and won't rest until you get it.
You got the nasty, dreaded Hand Foot Mouth. Oh my goodness. Wouldn't wish that on anyone...and I don't even think you got it as bad as it can get. It lasted a full week. Poor thing though, we realized later that through all of that you were also cutting your top 2 molars. I guess it was nice to just be over and done though right?! You now have 10 teeth!
You're still not drinking milk...no updates there. Just getting in your dairy however else we can. You also have started dropping the food you don't like again...or in protest if we aren't giving you what you want. It has been a little bit of a struggle. Meal time can sometimes be exhausting and other times you do just fine. It's more that you know exactly what you want...but animal crackers are more of a treat than they are a meal. Overall though, you still love your veggies, fruits, yogurt, & tilapia...just about anything really!
Surprisingly, we still don't have an official walker. You've stood on your own and have taken a few steps!!! Yay! It started a few days ago-mostly a few steps as you fell toward your dad or me. Just last night though you were really improving. Still no official stand up on your own with a mission and take a few steps. You've only really done it if we stand you up and you walk to one of us. Here's a good video to show what it looks like.
You have a huge case of mommy-itis. Thought this would have been over and done with by now, but oh my goodness. You can sense when I'm about to leave you and you just melt. You pretty much do it with anyone too...even Mrs. Stacey who you absolutely adore! She has said you've gotten a little better though. Makes it so tough though to leave you when you are just screaming for me. Breaks my heart...every.single.time. The only time I can recall you not doing it was with your "Aunt" Steph. You smiled and waved bye-bye to me when it was time for me to leave. That made me happy...and I know it made your Aunt Steph feel pretty special too.
Pictures of all the fun!
2nd trip to the zoo with your "Aunt" Hea, Karen, and Jackson
pool days :)
loving one of your birthday presents!
taking your babies for a stroll
We had your 1 year pics taken...can't wait to see how they all turned out. This one was just from my phone.
at the doctor's office...being sick is no fun!
You might be a little smitten with Phillip Phillips. You stopped all playing to watch him sing...even kept watching while Ellen was interviewing him. ha :)
still sick with hfm :( no fun...but the snuggles sure are nice!
Playing with the neighbors
giving the figurine a kiss goodnight
Your dad stayed home with you one day when I had to go into work. You two had the best time: date at chickfila, trip to trader joes, and an evening trip to the pool.
last day of summer break with the girls
First day back at Mrs. Stacey's must have been exhausting. You don't ever fall asleep in the car.
two little twinkies on a search for food.
you both have a mohawk...Caroline's is just a little shorter. sweet girl.
getting food at Papa G and Grammy Pam's...no way!?!?
first golf cart ride...clearly impressed
Neil wanted to push you :)
let you have a taste of milkshake...you were begging for more!!
big girl! :)
Ending a fun day with Evie and the girls with bath time (while Aunt Hea read you stories)
You love reading! :)
Should I go down a size?! (Love putting on our shoes!)
Uh-oh. Time to get a gate for the bottom of the stairs. You are fast.
More video fun
Throwing Noah's Ark out...
saying your words...
trying to say your name
Thought this post was going to be short and sweet...seems there was a little more to tell you than I thought.
