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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

I'll Teach My Kid 100 (or more) Words - 3/20/13

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)
48. hot (3/20/13)
49. socks (3/20/13)

Monday, March 18, 2013

Adriana Leigh is 18 Months Old!

We are already halfway through Adriana's second year!

At 18 months, Adriana can do all of the following:

stoop and stand back up independently
bend over and look through her legs (we call this her handstand)
walk backwards
run the length of a room without falling down
pushes, pulls, and carries large toys while walking
climbs up stairs
marks a piece of paper with a crayon and scribbles (she usually scribbles pretty delicately)
stacks 3+ blocks
can hold an object with one hand and manipulate it with the other hand
sits directly in a small chair
picks up a toy from the floor when standing up
walks on tiptoes
kicks ball forward
turns pages of book one by one
attempts to put on shoes
attempts to put familiar objects away
waves
imitates new, less-familiar words, sounds, and body movements
points to and reaches for objects
uses a combination of simple words, inflection, and body language to get her point across
identifies parts of her body
identifies parts of others' faces
points to pictures in books upon request
listens to nursery rhymes and short songs with fingerplay
can speak 45 words
plays alone on floor with toys
enjoys being held and read to
enjoys and audience and applause
likes to hand objects to others
recognizes self in mirror and pictures
imitates others, especially by coughing, sneezing, or making animal sounds
likes to imitate parents' actions
gets angry sometimes and has temper tantrums
comforts a distressed parent
enjoys simple pretend play like wearing hats and talking on phone
shows affection by hugging and kissing
finds it difficult to wait and wants things immediately
enjoys looking at picture books
enjoys adult attention
enjoys exploring and gets into everything
often gets physically aggressive when frustrated
is attached to a toy (Dora)
goes after a hidden object
knows "scripted" routines (bedtime)
can match two objects together by color or shape

And, of course, she's still as cute as ever! (The pictures were taken while we were visiting Grandma Coley and Poppy.)

Baby #2 - 22 Weeks

Once again, I took the picture on time, and then I didn't get it on here. Someone asked me how I was feeling the other day, and then she said that she had heard that the 2nd trimester was the best. She said she heard people say that during the 2nd trimester, it was the best they had EVER felt. I don't know who she had been talking to. I love being pregnant...but it's not the best I have ever felt. Besides the heartburn, I'm still exhausted all the time. That's why I never can keep the blog updated: I always fall asleep before I have time to update the blog.

But, here are the 22 Week pictures (better late than never):

Click here to compare to Adriana at 22 Weeks.

Monday, March 11, 2013

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

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.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

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!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

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):