-Practically running around the place! She loves to walk around, especially new places. The weekend before last we were at Paul's parent's house for a night, and I think all she did was walk around!
-Climbing up onto the couch in addition to the two chairs in our sitting room. She has learned to back down, so I'm not quite as nervous as when she was trying to dive head first off of the furniture!
-Saying 'hiya', 'bye bye', 'night night', 'car', 'daddy', 'mama', and 'more'. We also think she says a version of 'Sarah'- the main childcare provider in her room at creche and the name of one of the other little girls at creche.
-Putting clothes in the laundry hamper and garbage in the garbage can. Today she got a bit mixed up and promptly threw her hat and mittens in the garbage when we got back from a walk!
-Also putting the books we read before bed into the chair next to the one we sit in when reading. At first I would ask her to do it, then one night last week I came back into the sitting room from getting her dinner ready, and she had already put the books into the chair. We read certain ones, and she had picked the right ones!
-Loving Barney the dinosaur and Shrek. When she hasn't been feeling well with a cold, I let her watch a bit of them while we snuggle on the couch. She sat still and quiet for 40 minutes watching Shrek once! I hid the Barney DVD for awhile, but she found it yesterday and kept grunting at me with it and bouncing up and down until we watched it!
-Giving kisses with puckered lips now and continues to give great hugs. She's great at waving bye bye without being prompted as well.
-Still loving books. I think she spends more time with them than any toys she has. She's rediscovered a couple of box sets and loves taking the books out and putting them back in.
-Starting to cuddle and give hugs to her stuffed animals. Paul brought her a little Scottie Dog from Scotland a few weeks ago that she especially likes.
-Likes songs and dancing. A favourite is 'If You're Happy and You Know It'.
-Down to just one bottle a day at bedtime. She's still not great at taking milk out of a cup, but she loves yogurt and cheese, so we give her lots of these. Eating can be hit and miss. One day she'll eat something, the next day she'll spit out the same exact thing! Toddlers!
-Still a big, healthy girl. I haven't taken a weight or height lately, but her 18 month clothes are starting to get a little small! We'll be stocking up on 2 year clothes when we're in MN soon.
-Such a fun, sweet, happy little girl! Everyday her report from creche says 'Gemma was in great form today', meaning a great mood. We are so lucky to be the parents to such a wonderful little girl!
Some photos from the past month:
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