Well here we are, another month down and another month closer to TWO. I feel like her amount of communication and understanding this past month has been huge. It seems I can say or ask anything of her and she knows exactly what I am saying. She has also began putting more than one word together. Things like: "I get it," "I see you," "I back," "Momma's car," "SeeSee Nonna." (Silly Nonna) A few of her newest words are: turtle, yucky, monkey (punkey), hat, sock, apple (piple), phone (pffoff), smoothie (mooseie), moon (mooner), itsy bitsy (all spiders are itsy bitsy). I'm sure there are a ton that I am forgetting, but those are some she uses on her own. If I prompt her to say a word she will repeat it after me.
We have been working on her knowing how old she is. If I say, "how old is Reagan?" She will go "TWO" and hold up her fingers knowing she is supposed to be doing something with them, but doesn't get the 2 fingers right.
We are also working on her saying her name. When we point to a picture of her she will say, "girl!" Or make a comment about something else in the picture. Like point to her baby, the water, her bucket anything else that might be in the picture.
I love how excited she gets over nothing or even something she has seen or done 100 times. Her expression is priceless, so sweet and so innocent.
She has almost completed reading her first book. It is a first words picture book and she can say 80% of the pictures. Not exactly in the correct grammar, but close.
She has kinda been going though a rough "phase" when it comes to going to bed. She has been so great and so easy the past several months, but it seems like lately she has been fighting us. It's not as bad as what it could be (thank goodness she is still in a crib and has yet to try to climb over) but we had to make her cry it out again. It only lasted a few nights, for maybe 10-20 minutes, and it has already gotten better. I feel like I really can't complain because she sleeps until 8:30 and she tells me when she is ready to go night night. (which is nap time.)
And if I have not said this before, her favorite food is still BEANS!!
I love this picture. She just woke up from her nap and she still has that sweet sleepy look.
She can almost sign I love you and will say, "I lu lu."
She has about 10 pairs of shoes but only wants to wear are her jellies. (Darrin calls them her glass slippers.) This is the first time I have ever experienced her actually caring about what I put on her. Lucky for me they are clear and go with everything otherwise her shoes would not always match. Not only are these her favorites, but she feels the need to always have them on.
We attempted the pool this month. I was worried about how she would do now that she is a "walker." Last year we spent everyday at the pool, but she would just sit in my lap and eat or play with something, so I was unsure how this summer would be. She has done wonderful so far and loves it out there. She doesn't so much want to get into the water just yet, she just plays next to me with her toys and watches everyone else.
She got new tooth, I think they are called canine. She has only gotten one in, the top right side. So now she has a total of 13 teeth.
She loves to carry around her "buckey." (bucket) I love to watch her put her favorite things in there and then carry it around the house with her. I have seen her camera, pens, cell phones, keys, her lipstick and her juice cup in there. It's like she knows what's in my bag and she copies what I have. When we are getting ready to go somewhere she runs over and grabs her "buckey" making sure it comes along with us.
This month Huggies introduced their new line of denim diapers and Reagan has been rockin' them ever since!
One of her favorite activities right now is playing with coins. Which I hate, because it is a supervised activity and makes a huge mess, but she likes it and I like to think I am actually teaching her the names of the coins and a little bit about sorting.
I love how girly she is. Lately she has been wanting to wear my necklaces and put headbands on. As I am getting ready she is always standing right there next to me wanting to do the same thing I am. When I brush my hair, she wants to. When I use hair spray, she has to have some. If I put on deodorant, so does she. If I am brushing my teeth, she wants to brush hers.
And she got her FIRST pair of panties!! They were just so cute I couldn't resist. Of course, she really isn't wearing them. She would love to and not wear a diaper, but the few times I have let her run around the house in them, minutes later they end up wet!
