-She LOVES climbing stairs. She has gotten pretty good about going up and down so I don't worry about her too much. She used to be great at sliding down on her tummy but has decided recently that she is much too old for that and walks down facing forward while holding the side rails - this makes me more nervous!
-She is always so sad when Scotty leaves her in the morning. She knows when he is about to leave and starts getting whiney and follows him everywhere. When he actually leaves there is always a little meltdown. We try to distract her as much as we can so she doesn't know, but she's hard to fool.
-Another new favorite is climbing on every piece of furniture we have. She's already had a few stumbles due to this new hobby of hers.
-She is so tall and can reach things on our countertops if we leave them too close to the edge. This has also allowed her to find lots of new drawers to get into.
-She refuses to keep any clips or hair ties in her hair for more than 5 min. and it drives me CRAZY!
-The words she says the most are "go, go, go" and "uh-oh" which describe her personality perfectly. She is either on the move or making some sort of mess. :) She is closer to saying "daddy" and while at my parent's house she always said "kitty." She also says, "jake"(-ake) whenever she sees her toothpaste b/c Jake from the Netherland Pirates is on it. Still says "Gee" for Mickey. Starting to say "hi!" No longer says "mama" at all-boo! Otherwise, she talks a bunch of gibberish!
-Hasn't picked up any new signs yet.
-She is starting to put things back into cupboards and drawers - I'm always finding random things in random places.
-Loves her "paci" when she is going to sleep but is really good about handing it to us when we ask for it.
-Still using a bottle for milk but I'm going to try to start weaning that in the next month or two. Any tips?
-She understands so much of what we are saying and is usually pretty good about following directions (unless it has to do with leaving the stairs or coming inside). The other day we were about to leave and I told her to "Go get your shoes so we can outside. Go get your shoes." She had never done this before so I wanted to see what she would do. She started walking back to her room and was in there a few minutes - I started to think she was sidetracked - but then a few seconds later she came waddling out with one of her church shoes. I was dying laughing! She was close!
-Always wants to see what I'm doing whenever I'm cooking, which has led to her sitting on the counter while I cook. Makes me nervous because she doesn't sit still very long, so she doesn't get that luxury for too long at a time.
Favorite foods: Avocados are still #1, french toast, CHOCOLATE, bananas, strawberries, green beans, veggie straws, mashed potatoes, carrots, chicken broccoli, corn, tomatoes, oatmeal, cereal, smoothies, ice cream.
-Anything she doesn't want in her high chair she puts in her cup-holder, pretty funny! Still doesn't like people to feed her - has to do it herself - unless it's something she really likes. She will say "mmm" if she really likes it.
-Still loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and will bring me the remote to put it on. That's the only show that seems to hold her attention for more than 5 min. She sometimes watches Jake and the Netherland Pirates and Sofia the First.
-Is starting to put the keys up to the locks in doors. Can open doors that have a pull-down handle. Loves to push the light switches and can reach a few of them on her own already.
-Bath time is her favorite part of the day! She takes one everyday before bed. All we have to say is, "Let's go take a bath, Brooklyn" and she is instantly heading to the bathroom with the biggest smile on her face. No need to tell her twice. She is always trying to climb in before I have time to get her naked and get the water warm. She also LOVES to be naked or just in a diaper.
-She has made a HUGE improvement in the car. She is WAAYY more content and will just sit and look out the window or play with her toys, which is soooo nice!
-Definitely starting to throw little tantrums and scream when something gets taken away.-not my favorite thing about toddlerhood, obviously.
-Hates getting her diaper changed so I always have to have something to distract her.
-Is obsessed with watching videos of herself on our phones. She only plays on the Ipad every once in a while but has already learned what to push/do on the Mickey Mouse Road Rally App.
-Loves her little stroller and is always pushing her baby or Mickey in it.
-She is a nightmare to take out to eat or go shopping with most of the time. We have to make it quick. She just wants out of the cart or stroller pretty quickly to walk around and gets into everything.
She is very much a little toddler now. Makes me sad how fast she is growing up but it's fun to watch her learn new things!
Here are some pics (most of which from my phone) from the past couple of months...
