Addisyn is 14 months old today

Grammy Susan took Addisyn to the park with a 2 year old friend Myron yesterday. There was a play fire engine that seemed to be popular. Thanks Grammy for the cute action shot!

Today, Addisyn turned 14 months olds. Although I am constantly raving about how smart my baby girl is, I don't think I've ever sat down and make a list of milestones. It's hard to pinpoint exactly when some things occur because they are an evolving progression of skill level and practicing. Here is a list of many accomplishments lately:

• waves hi and bye
• blows kisses
• signs "please" on command
• recognizes doggies and cats
• kind of signs "cat"
• petting animals is getting more gentle (you know, rather than just grabbing it's fur)
• walks, runs, climbs
• walks up and down a 3" step w/o holding on to anything
• walks backwards (often pulling her little shopping cart)
• loves to bounce/jump on the bed or couch, and falling is half the fun
• stands on toes to reach or see something high
• can reach and grab stuff off the dining room table
• goes down the slide by herself
• dances to music by moving her feet, bobbing her booty, or shaking her head
• pulls her shirt off over her head when undressing
• transfers toy from one hand to the other in order to feed arm through armholes when dressing
• likes to touch her belly ... and mine too
• tries to put her shoes and socks on, bringing the sock or shoe to her foot--she can even get the sock open pointing at her toes
• can communicate when she is hungry (today, she got the Cheerios out of the cabinet, carried it to the high chair, and grunted to be put in the chair)
• learning to self-feed with a spoon--she dips the spoon in the food and puts it in her mouth (and sometimes her nose, chin, chair, floor...!)
• proficient with sippy cups
• drinks from a regular cup, while I hold it, without dribbling
• holds 2 or 3 things in one hand
• brushes her teeth
• holds toy phone to ear (ok, actually on her shoulder)
• talks with inflection and imitates word sounds
• puts things away when asked
• understands "no" and stops what she's doing
• wants to sit in her own spot on the couch, rather than on our laps
• likes board books with things to touch and flaps to flip
• loves to push buttons and flip light switches
• still loves opening and closing doors and drawers
• loves the sandbox
• still loves playing with water
• still loves bathtime and having water poured/sprayed over her body and head, and on her own will pour water from a cup onto her belly
• recovers quickly from seeing mommy leave (when left with Grampy Dave)
• has definite opinions and lets you know what she wants!

Addisyn now takes 1-2 hour naps twice a day (and her mommy takes at least a 1 hr nap per day). Her eyes are no longer blue; I think they are turning hazel (like mine). She is seeming to become right hand dominant--she prefers to hold spoons and crayons in her right.