I'll Teach My Kid 100 (or More) Words - Update

1.  Daddy
2.  Mama
3.  ball
4.  bye-bye
5.  boom
6.  chip
7.  cheese
8.  chair
9.  Elmo
10.  milk
11.  more
12.  Zeke
13.  Poppy
14.  puppy
15.  poop
16.  no-no
17.  clicker (remote control)
18.  night-night

As of 2/23/13

19.  good
20.  girl (she says she's a good girl)

21.  baby (3/1/13)

As of 3/2/13

22.  cracker
23.  oh no!
24.  uh-oh!
25.  bee

26.  fart (3/4/13) - Daddy and her cousins think this is hilarious!
27.  men (3/4/13)
28.  egg (3/4/13)
29.  car (3/9/13)
30.  cool (3/10/13)
31.  jacket (3/10/13)
32.  pig (3/11/13) - This one is SO cute!  It sounds like "peeg" when she says it.
33.  go (3/11/13)
34.  pee (3/11/13)
35.  shoe (3/13/13)
35.  fall (3/14/13)
36.  shy - she's been saying this awhile now, but doesn't really know what it means yet

This is getting hard to keep up with, but I'll try...

37.  wow
38.  woah
39.  alright (3/15/13)
40.  knee (3/15/13)
41.  oh man! (3/15/13)
42.  truck (3/17/13)
43.  Dora (3/17/13)
44.  straw (3/17/13)
45.  bus (3/18/13)
46.  love you (3/19/13) - I'm counting this as one word because she only says it together.  It sounds like wovey.
47.  feet (3/20/13)

Baby #2 - 21 Weeks

I was going to try wearing the same shirt as I had worn when I was pregnant with Adriana at 21 weeks, but it just didn't work out.  I couldn't wear the shirt on Thursday because of a spirit day at school.  Then, I wore it on Friday, but I fell asleep before I got the picture taken.  So, the picture was taken on Saturday in a different shirt.

To compare to Adriana at 21 weeks, go here.

I'll Teach My Kid 100 (or more) Words

Adriana is really starting to take off with her vocabulary.  Scott and I were talking yesterday about how many new words she is learning, and I said that it was going to be hard to give a monthly update because I'll forget what all she has learned by that time.  So, I've decided to keep a list here.  The first 18 or so are in no particular order.

1.  Daddy
2.  Mama
3.  ball
4.  bye-bye
5.  boom
6.  chip
7.  cheese
8.  chair
9.  Elmo
10.  milk
11.  more
12.  Zeke
13.  Poppy
14.  puppy
15.  poop
16.  no-no
17.  clicker (remote control)
18.  night-night

As of 2/23/13

19.  good
20.  girl (she says she's a good girl)
21.  baby (3/1/13)

As of 3/2/13

22.  cracker
23.  oh no!
24.  uh-oh!

Baby Herman #2

A loyal reader recently pointed out that I haven't posted any belly pictures during this pregnancy.  Although I realize that gaining weight is a necessary part of pregnancy, and I don't worry about gaining that weight because I want my children to be healthy, I do still feel a little self-conscious about it.  Especially when people make comments.  When I had just gotten pregnant, a co-worker told me that she knew I was pregnant because it always shows immediately in my hips and thighs.  After that comment, I wasn't up for showing off pictures that would feature my seemingly huge hips and thighs.  However, I don't want to be unfair to this baby, so...

Week 18 (Click here to compare to Adriana at 18 weeks):

Week 19 (Click here to compare to Adriana at 19 weeks):

Week 20 (Click here to compare to Adriana at 20 weeks):

Plus, by waiting until 20 weeks to post, you get to see the most exciting pictures...pictures of the baby!

My students thought this one showed that I was having twins.  I had to explain that they were looking at a stomach and a head, not two heads.

In the fetal position

Adriana Leigh is Seventeen Months Old!

Adriana continues to be the brightest part of each of my days.  I just finished reading an email from a hateful parent, and I have chosen to write about Adriana before I go to bed so that my day ends on a good note.

Adriana can now say 16 words.  Some of them sound quite similar because they start with the same sound, but she always uses them correctly.  The words she can say are Mama, Daddy, ball, bye-bye, boom, chip, cheese, chair, Elmo, milk, more, Zeke, Poppy, puppy, poop, and no-no.  She also recognizes the letter A, and recognizes the number 1 most of the time.  She can tell you the sounds that m, p, and t make.  She still loves babies and flowers.  Right now, she is fascinated by faces.  She is constantly pointing out eyes, noses, mouths, tongues, ears, cheeks, and hair.  She thinks it's hilarious when people wear hats.

I found a developmental milestone chart on babycenter.com, and I can tell you that Adriana can do all of the following:

• Turns the pages of a book
• Has temper tantrums when frustrated (like her mommy)
• "Helps" around the house (cooking, laundry)
• Takes off one piece of clothing by herself (mostly, her coat)
• Likes riding toys
• Feeds a doll or animal
• Dances to music
• Brushes teeth with help
• Uses a spoon and fork
• Runs
• Points to a picture or object when you call it by name
• Throws away garbage
• Can walk up and down stairs

Some of those things are for children as old as 21 months, so I'm quite proud of her.  :-)

She's still as tiny as can be.  She's growing taller, so she'll need to go up to 18 month clothes soon, but based on her weight, she could still stay in 12 months for quite awhile.  She weighs about 21 pounds.  According to the chart on babycenter, this means that she is in the 5th - 10th percentile.  We love our tiny girl!

You can't really tell here, but she's making Elmo clap his hands.  She loves doing this with her stuffed animals!

 See you next month!

My Mom's Birthday

Perhaps you remember a post that I wrote at the beginning of 2011.  I said that I was so excited for Sue's birthday because we already knew what her present was going to be...another grandchild.  Adriana's due date was September 14, 2011 (Sue's birthday).  Well, in order to be fair, we thought we should get my mom something just as wonderful for one of her birthdays.*  So, we have decided that this year, we will get my mom another grandchild for her birthday.  Our next baby is due on July 18, 2013 (Mom's birthday).

Adriana is very excited to be getting a new friend.  She is obsessed with babies right now, and we're hoping this continues.  She's also obsessed with my growing belly.  We tell her the baby is in there, and she will point to my belly and make the sign for baby.  If you ask her if she loves the baby, she will come up and kiss my belly.  It is the cutest thing!  Today, she was holding her baby doll up to her belly, and then looking up at me with a huge smile on her face.

We are all so thrilled about our big news.  I have been very sick once again.  I hope I don't jinx it, but I think it's over now.  I've been doing a lot better the past few days.  I will be sure to update the blog as frequently as possible to keep you informed about this baby.

And, no, we will not find out the sex of the baby until it is born.  After all, it's Mom's birthday present.  I can't tell her what it is before it's time to "open" it.  ;-)

*I am kidding about the planning of this stuff.  If I tried to plan for these days, it would never happen.  But it is a nice little coincidence.  :-)

Adriana Leigh is Sixteen Months Old

It's hard to believe another month has gone by already!

Since I see Adriana everyday, it's hard for me to think of all the new things she has accomplished this month.  I sometimes forget if she has been doing something forever, or if it is a new skill.  One thing I know she has perfected this month is knowing two of her letter sounds.  I am so proud of her for this one!  She will consistently tell me that "T" says ta and "P" says pa.  I am so impressed by this!

She is starting to pick up other words as well.  She calls Poppy (my dad) "Pop-Pop."  She tries to say "ball" every once in awhile.  And, in a moment that makes every parent proud, she says, "poop."  We actually are proud of this because she uses it correctly.  We're excited that she's starting to show the beginning signs of potty training.  She is obsessed with chasing other people into the bathroom so she can see what is going on, and she tries out the potty about once each day.  Of course, we know this might be a long process, but it's something.

Adriana has also started doing "Ring Around the Rosie."  She is so cute when she does it!  She gets so excited and starts laughing so hard.  Sometimes she forgets to fall because she wants to start spinning again right away.  Yesterday, she spun so many times in a row that she got really dizzy and started to trip over her own feet.

She's getting so big!