Laneah turned 17 months on Wednesday. I can't believe how much she has grown. She is all toddler now; into everything, funny, clumsy, so entertaining. Since I use this blog to document Laneah's life, I wanted to write about some of the things she is up to right now.She says "Quack" repeatedly throughout the day, especially when she sees a duck, but she also says it when she wants a cracker (or I give her a cracker) because to her it apparently sounds the same.
She is able to imitate the motions to her favorite songs like 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Popcorn Poppin', she also does the motions for 'Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes'. If she wants you to sing her one of those songs, she will show you one of the motions from the song she wants.
Laneah loves to twirl and spin until she is dizzy and falls over.
She still loves to play peek-a-boo.
She loves to count and uses her fingers and she can say the numbers 1-5.
She loves to cheer and clap. At Andrew's (my brother) graduation, she was so excited and cheered and clapped everytime the crowd did.
When we throw her in the air (or other fun things like that) we count one..two..three.. and throw her on three. When we put her down, she will yell "three" again to let us know she wants another round.
She has started posing for pictures sometimes and loves to make cheesy smiles and funny faces.
She doesn't say the word "no" yet, but will shake her head no when she is upset or doesn't want something.
She always needs a snack in her hand and loves to eat. She eats about the same amount that I do in a day.
She loves stuffed animals now and carries around a little kitty cat all day long.
She classifies all animals as either "kitty" or "puppy". She loves to chase kitty cats.
We usually only give her a pacifier for naps and bedtime, but I swear she has a built-in pacifier detector because she finds them all over the place anyway.
She loves to get into boxes or containers and play in them or pop out of them.
She runs and plays hard but comes up to us about every ten minutes for a quick little hug or snuggle before she is off to play again.
She loves being outside right now and when she wants to go out she will take a set of keys to the door knob and try to unlock the door (so smart!). And when she wants to go "bye bye" she will go to the car and try to open the door.
She still is very impatient and wants things right away, but we are trying teaching her how to say "please" rather than grunting or crying when she wants something.
Thank you swim lessons! She now likes the water and is willing to get her hair and face wet. She even learned how to blow bubbles and does it every time she is in the bath tub.
Laneah loves to be chased and she loves to squeal. When Jason comes home from work, she starts squealing and laughing and runs into my arms because daddy is going to "get her".
She doesn't want to crawl up the stairs anymore, she wants to walk up the steps and come down on her bum:)
She is able to communicate her needs very effectively. The other day she went to her high chair and climbed in and then tried to fasten the buckle; letting me know she was hungry.
She loves to put on our shoes and try and walk around in them. She also likes to carry around purses. One of her favorite activities is cleaning out daddy's wallet (she already knows:) She takes out everything one or two at a time and then hands them to Jason or me. Then we fill it back up and she empties it again.
Her other favorite activity is emptying EVERY cabinet, draw, basket, etc in the house. Within 15 minutes of being up, the house is destroyed, it looks like I never clean, but I am constantly cleaning. All my friends with kids have assured me that phase will end (can't wait for that)
A lot of times when she is about to do something naughty, or has just done something naughty, she will look at you and smile and say "hi" in her cutest voice. Other times when she does something she knows she is not supposed to do she will look at you, shake her head "no" and then do it. Testing those boundaries:)
She is very silly and loves to entertain and make people laugh.
She will give kisses now when we ask and every once in a while she will plant one on you on her own. It is really sweet.
We love this little girl so much. She is tons of fun and knows how to keep us on our toes. We are so lucky to be her parents!
She is able to imitate the motions to her favorite songs like 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Popcorn Poppin', she also does the motions for 'Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes'. If she wants you to sing her one of those songs, she will show you one of the motions from the song she wants.
Laneah loves to twirl and spin until she is dizzy and falls over.
She still loves to play peek-a-boo.
She loves to count and uses her fingers and she can say the numbers 1-5.
She loves to cheer and clap. At Andrew's (my brother) graduation, she was so excited and cheered and clapped everytime the crowd did.
When we throw her in the air (or other fun things like that) we count one..two..three.. and throw her on three. When we put her down, she will yell "three" again to let us know she wants another round.
She has started posing for pictures sometimes and loves to make cheesy smiles and funny faces.
She doesn't say the word "no" yet, but will shake her head no when she is upset or doesn't want something.
She always needs a snack in her hand and loves to eat. She eats about the same amount that I do in a day.
She loves stuffed animals now and carries around a little kitty cat all day long.
She classifies all animals as either "kitty" or "puppy". She loves to chase kitty cats.
We usually only give her a pacifier for naps and bedtime, but I swear she has a built-in pacifier detector because she finds them all over the place anyway.
She loves to get into boxes or containers and play in them or pop out of them.
She runs and plays hard but comes up to us about every ten minutes for a quick little hug or snuggle before she is off to play again.
She loves being outside right now and when she wants to go out she will take a set of keys to the door knob and try to unlock the door (so smart!). And when she wants to go "bye bye" she will go to the car and try to open the door.
She still is very impatient and wants things right away, but we are trying teaching her how to say "please" rather than grunting or crying when she wants something.
Thank you swim lessons! She now likes the water and is willing to get her hair and face wet. She even learned how to blow bubbles and does it every time she is in the bath tub.
Laneah loves to be chased and she loves to squeal. When Jason comes home from work, she starts squealing and laughing and runs into my arms because daddy is going to "get her".
She doesn't want to crawl up the stairs anymore, she wants to walk up the steps and come down on her bum:)
She is able to communicate her needs very effectively. The other day she went to her high chair and climbed in and then tried to fasten the buckle; letting me know she was hungry.
She loves to put on our shoes and try and walk around in them. She also likes to carry around purses. One of her favorite activities is cleaning out daddy's wallet (she already knows:) She takes out everything one or two at a time and then hands them to Jason or me. Then we fill it back up and she empties it again.
Her other favorite activity is emptying EVERY cabinet, draw, basket, etc in the house. Within 15 minutes of being up, the house is destroyed, it looks like I never clean, but I am constantly cleaning. All my friends with kids have assured me that phase will end (can't wait for that)
A lot of times when she is about to do something naughty, or has just done something naughty, she will look at you and smile and say "hi" in her cutest voice. Other times when she does something she knows she is not supposed to do she will look at you, shake her head "no" and then do it. Testing those boundaries:)
She is very silly and loves to entertain and make people laugh.
She will give kisses now when we ask and every once in a while she will plant one on you on her own. It is really sweet.
We love this little girl so much. She is tons of fun and knows how to keep us on our toes. We are so lucky to be her parents!
