My little parrot

Lena has started talking a lot more lately.  She has just been a little chatterbox.  Most you can't understand but every once in awhile you get a few words that make sense.  She has been saying "outside" "boots (after Dora)" some colors, "yes" sounds more like "des" and even said "doctor" to Jason.  I think she has said "that sucks" but I am not sure.  Oh and she can say "blue" and point to the balls on the tree and say "ball."  I am so proud of her.  She has been putting her hands on her head and waits for you to say head, then she grabs her belly and waits for you to say belly.  Then she goes back to head and belly. 

She has also been saying "up" and then stands up.  She tries to say "down" but it doesn't sound like down.  She will get up and say up and then sits down and waits for you to say down for her.  She is so cute! 

She thinks that the laughing doll baby gram got her is hysterical.  She loves when you squeeze it and she laughs and laughs.  She is afraid of a bunch of toys she has but maybe she will like them later.  She doesn't like the tickle me elmo and she doesn't like the singing giggling reindeer I have for christmas.  I think that was one of those hallmark things.  He is really cute though, like a stuffed animal, she just hates him. 

She likes a variety of foods.  She tries a lot too and if she doesn't I will rub it on her lips.  If she gets a taste sometimes she changes her mind.  She has even been eating kidney beans!  The first bean went in and then right back out a little chewed up. 

What else has my little Princess been up to lately?  She is still going to my gym. She has gotten a little better with playing with other kids.  She is really interested in what others are doing now.  Lena also loves that little sibling room at the gym.  I think she likes that better than the actual gym sometimes! 

She still loves to run around the house with the little pink bucket on her head.  She thinks it is funny to put it on my head and then take it back off just to put it on again! 

Lena has about 12 teeth now I think.  She doesn't let us look in there very often but I know she has the molars and the front 4 teeth on top and bottom.  I think she is getting something else in too because she has been drooling up a storm lately and not eating. 

Lena also loves to put things into places now.  For example, at bath time, she puts all her lotions and shampoos into the hamper.  Then she puts the basket into the hamper too.  This is every night and then I get them out and she does it again!  In her bedroom, she enjoys taking all her socks and putting them in random places like the trash can, on top of the air purifier, in other drawers, in other rooms in drawers, or pushing them through the gate at the top of the stairs.  During the day she takes her toys from the living room and puts them all around the house. 

This year I don't think Lena will be visiting Santa at the mall.  We made a trial run and she was scared to death of Santa.  We also got a visit from Santa around our development with lights and sirens blaring on the back of the fire truck.  Lena was scared to death of all the noise.

Someone's hair is finally growing in too.  I still can't tell though what color it actually is!  It could be dirty blonde, it could be light brown, but it also could be a red color.  **sigh**

Mwah!

Oh my sweet little girl blew her first kiss to me tonight.  She put her little hand up to her mouth and went "bwah." It was so sweet and she was so proud of herself.

She's a little under the weather today with a stuffy nose and a bit of a cough.  I think she probably caught something at my gym.

One and a half!

Where has the time gone, the Princess is now 1.5 years old!  I can't believe it.  The terrible twos are approaching but I think she has already achieved that status at 1.5.  I think her high pitched scream has reached a new level, ultrasonic.  So what has Lena been up to lately?  Well, a lot of screaming and crying and still more screaming and crying.  She must be getting another tooth in, she is constantly sticking her fingers in her mouth, tugging on her ears, crying and not eating.  We are still going to My Gym and she still hates class days.  She started patting other kids on the heads like they are puppies.

She has also picked up a new habit, I just noticed it today.  She has been putting her little fist up to her chin and then she says "hmmmm."  I wonder if she learned that from her daddy?  She has been really talking a lot too lately.  Most of it we can't understand but I think she is really listening to every word we say.  We were out for a walk the other day and it was nice so we had her in a t-shirt.  As it was getting a little later, she walked over and picked up her jacket and said "on."  She still hasn't figured out how to say "yes" so everything gets answered with a "no" or a head shake.

She still loves her little tent, the princess chair and the hippo chair.  She plays with these things every day.  She still loves her Bubble Guppies also.  Tigger and Cleo are still scared of her but she would love to just squeeze them.  Of course she is still Daddy's girl, she just crawls all over Jason when he is around, literally.  If he is sitting on the floor her little tushy is right there, climbing on him, hugging him, kissing him, dragging toys over to him.  It is so cute!  Her eyes just light up when she sees her daddy.

Still can't get little girl to eat any kind of pasta, with or without sauce or butter.  Who knew?  I thought all kids liked pasta.  She is also not a meat eater just like her mommy and she could eat cereal for every meal!

Tomorrow is Lena's doctor appt for her 18 month check up.  I can't wait to see how much she weighs and if she has grown.  The 18 month pants are still too long for her and she is getting thinner now.  She is a girl on the go, no time to sit still for anything (not even sleep some days).

Ok, pics to come later when I download them.

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