1. She is twenty one months old.
2. She still sleeps in her crib.
3. She likes to sit in my lap so that we can read books together.
4. She enjoys it when we all pack up and go have lunch with Daddy.
5. She's highly intelligent.
6. She can jump off a step and land with both feet.
7. She's a lil' Spitfire this Halloween.
8. She likes raisins.
9. She's not afraid of bugs.
10. She can sign these words:
more
eat
drink
ice cream (a favorite this past summer)
bread
cookies
pancakes
cracker
cheese
diaper change
potty
poop
dog
cat
bird
chicken
squirrel
fish
duck
book
car
airplane
bath
rain
moon
brush my teeth
playground
slide
swing
crying
sleep
hot
cold
cook
bike
baby
and bug(one that she made up and it stuck!)
We don't sign as much now that she's learning to talk. Her vocabulary pretty much exploded at 19 months and on. I'd heard it happens that way, but to actually see and hear my baby go through it is definitely one of life's treasures.
I love my babies and we're truly blessed.. (They're actually His kids.) I don't know exactly why, but He wanted us to have them 17 months apart. They say God has a sense of humor. :) (See my other blog for those crazy moments)
Monday, October 29, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Music and teeth
If I say, "Music", Savannah starts bobbing up and down and swinging those cute arms of hers. What a doll. Recently, we've started listening to instrumental jazz while we clean up or over a shared lunch. We both enjoy it.
She's also getting so much better at brushing her teeth. It used to be that she would suck the toothpaste right off the brush and we literally had to wrestle her to get those pretty white teeth polished. Now, she opens wide and lets us get in there. :) I use regular grown up toothpaste, just a SMALL, SMALL amount. Too much swallowed fluoride can be dangerous! I initially started out with Baby Einstein toothpaste, it tastes like berries and other sweet things. The pediatrician had even told me not do it, because she would only suck it off and then I'd have trouble breaking the habit when using our own "dangerous" toothpaste. I should've listened to him. I also should've also listened to him when he said to forgo the toothbrush all together and use a washcloth and water to clean her new teeth. I thought he was crazy, she would bite down hard! Both Judd and I wondered if Dr. Vannaman had ever used his own technique!
She's also getting so much better at brushing her teeth. It used to be that she would suck the toothpaste right off the brush and we literally had to wrestle her to get those pretty white teeth polished. Now, she opens wide and lets us get in there. :) I use regular grown up toothpaste, just a SMALL, SMALL amount. Too much swallowed fluoride can be dangerous! I initially started out with Baby Einstein toothpaste, it tastes like berries and other sweet things. The pediatrician had even told me not do it, because she would only suck it off and then I'd have trouble breaking the habit when using our own "dangerous" toothpaste. I should've listened to him. I also should've also listened to him when he said to forgo the toothbrush all together and use a washcloth and water to clean her new teeth. I thought he was crazy, she would bite down hard! Both Judd and I wondered if Dr. Vannaman had ever used his own technique!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Savannah's first sentence!
Oh how I love my little girl!
She is now 20 months. Just the other evening she was sitting in my lap on the living room floor. Judd was in the kitchen getting dinner ready while Savannah and I read a few books from the library. One of the books was about children playing. It had pictures of kids from all over the world. Savannah pointed at the pictures while I narrated the story. As I closed the book, I asked, "Do you like this book, Savannah?" And she responded in her first full sentence, "Yes! I like this book!" Her words were so clear! Judd and I were tickled!
Her second sentence came three days after her first. As she finished her dinner, she offered Judd her empty plate and said, "I'm done, Daddy!" How cute is that!
I've been patiently waiting for her next words of wisdom. I can remember when she first began saying words. I'd wait days in between to hear, "clock" or "cat" or "eat", or whatever happened to be on her mind.
She is now 20 months. Just the other evening she was sitting in my lap on the living room floor. Judd was in the kitchen getting dinner ready while Savannah and I read a few books from the library. One of the books was about children playing. It had pictures of kids from all over the world. Savannah pointed at the pictures while I narrated the story. As I closed the book, I asked, "Do you like this book, Savannah?" And she responded in her first full sentence, "Yes! I like this book!" Her words were so clear! Judd and I were tickled!
Her second sentence came three days after her first. As she finished her dinner, she offered Judd her empty plate and said, "I'm done, Daddy!" How cute is that!
I've been patiently waiting for her next words of wisdom. I can remember when she first began saying words. I'd wait days in between to hear, "clock" or "cat" or "eat", or whatever happened to be on her mind.
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