A month of firsts from our growing girl

7.27.2009

 

I know I said that this would be an upcoming post, as in awhile from today…{If you're lost on what I'm talking about scroll down, wouldn't want you to miss out on the adorable pictures below}

BUT, my sleeping beauty is still sleeping
SO I've got time, for now…

As much as I knew it would be a good idea to take T in for her FIRST HAIR CUT, I struggled a little.

I just love her curls and I was afraid if I cut them off I would never see them again. Boy was I wrong! It actually made it so the curls are much curlier! She was so adorable in her leopard print cover and pink car. She's such a girly girl UNTIL she's got a car ~ by car I mean anything with wheels, that can be pushed and makes the "GRUUM, GRUUM" sound. Despite her jerking and tugging on the wheel, she got a pretty good hair cut. AND it doesn't end up in as much of a tangley mess due to the car seat. But that could be contributed to the Detangling conditioner and extra sweaty summer head too!

 

Being 15 months old means "I CAN DO IT MYSELF" In our house. T is all about this rule she's made up. She does LIKE to:

• FEED HERSELF – this is great for mom's hands during meal time, but after meal time it's a little more clean-up. She's getting better at using utensils, only dumping the contents once in awhile instead of every trip from plate to mouth.
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

• CLEAN-UP – Believe it or not, she WILL clean-up most of her messes as long as we sing the 'clean-up clean-up everybody everywhere' song
  
• CLIMB – how many of you have this scenario: Mom goes to bathroom, leaves 14 mo old baby in living room playing. Hears said 14 mo old getting quieter so hurries to wash hands and get back downstairs: ONLY to find her ON TOP of the Kitchen counter! She loves to climb, that's why we spend a lot of time at the park!
  
• TALK – Taylee actually says a lot of words for her age. The average (and rare to hear, now): Mom and Dada, are being replaced with: There it is, Water (wata) – which she also says for Watermelon, and Names of some family members, and one of my favorite things to hear: sQUEEs when she gives you a Squeeze! And 'peas' – When she wants something, we've mostly got her trained to use her words, her word of choice is Please
  
• PLAY with her IMAGINATION – She is so much fun to watch as she plays, whether it be with her baby, her kitchen – cooking up some wonderful feasts and feeding them to baby or mom, or anything she has in her hand: if she can make sound with it: it's dance time, if she can push it: it's a car' gruuming' by.
  
• SHARE– HIGH FIVES and KNUCKLE BUMPS that is…If one person asks for a five or a bump EVERYONE in the room gets one! Probably the ONLY thing she likes to share these days!
  

One of my favorite things she does: NO MATTER what she's doing {throwing a fit, included} IF the Lagoon commercial – with song 'Sail away and spend a day' – comes on, she's up and DANCING with a HUGE smile on her face!

She really is a very GOOD, very SMART baby who is always keeping us busy and on our toes! We love you baby girl!