Annabelle is starting to talk a lot more.. by talk, I mean learn small new words, sometimes they are words, sometimes were only working with mumbles and finger points to tell us what she wants. But it's communication and that's the best thing in the world - that's the best transition from baby to toddler. When they can start telling you what they want... you know, almost as great as wiping their own butt.
Annabelle can say: Mama. Dada. Sissy. If you ask her what the birdie says, she will say: Teet-Teet!. Juice. Shoes. Socks (though is sounds like shoes.. which sounds like chuzzs). She knows exactly what to do with shoes and socks. She can't be indoors longer than 30seconds without unzipping her jacket and taking it off. If she hears the bath water running, she takes off to the bathroom and starts stripping... and since were on the subject of bathtime, she refuses to sit in the tub, and she loves the water poured over her head. Daddy is much more brave about this than I am, he does bathtime.
Annabelle is not my sleeper by any means. We're trying hard to get rid of the bottle. And it's really not that she wants it as much as it's SO easy for us to just give her a bottle and she goes right out. I never thought we would be those parents, but here we are. Now that I am writing this. I think I will go home and package them all away. Something about boxing up bottles though, breaks my heart.
Annabelle has a fiesty fun temper though. She will snatch a toy away from someone and run away as fast as her chunky legs will carry her, and then has a fit when you take it back from her. Anything you are doing, she wants the same. ESPECIALLY if it's a cell phone. She LOVES herself a phone. She holds it right on her shoulder by her ear with the cutest "Hew-wo?" So damn cute. Her voice is the best. Her smile is worth a million bucks. She's such a happy baby and loves to just be... happy. Occassionally I will look over and she is clasping and unclasping her hands from fists to open palms onto her tummy... tickling herself and then laughing at herself. The kid is hilarious.
She has the kindest heart. Kathryn visited us this weekend with Kaleb and Kaden. As Kaden was crying sitting in his carseat, Annabelle went over to him and squatted down to give him a binky. She then stood up and started rocking the carseat. I know people ooo and ahh over those things when their kids do them, but I couldn't help but admire her sweetness to a baby. I've never seen Annabelle around a baby before, SHE is always the baby, so it was nice to see how sweet and gentle she can become without any direction. Mady was always as kind as can be, but never interested in babies the way Annabelle was.
The best thing you can do for Annabelle, is sit in the floor. Just sit down indian style and watch how much she admires that attention. She will go get a book / toy / block / car and then walk right up to you, turn around and back her little tush right up until she sits in your lap. she doesn't want to play jungle gym, she just wants to be next to you, sitting with you. While she's running around playing, I guarantee in a 10min time span, she will walk up to give you a full arms-around-the-neck hug for a good 5-10seconds like 3-4 times. It's the sweetest. I have to wrestle Mady and steal a hug from her. Though she has her moments too.
Annabelle in general is doing a lot better too. We have her foods mostly figured out. We don't do a lot of direct soy foods, but we no longer avoid soy ingredients in small doses.We cannot have any red meat, so as a family, we've eliminated it. No more cows milk in the house either, we now all drink Rice Milk. She eats lots of fresh fruits and veggies.. lots of beans.. lunch meats and rice. Somehow though, it's working well for her. She's maintained her 26lb weight for weeks and hasn't lost since we transitioned off formula. All in all I would say the kiddo is doing great. She's happy, healthy, smiles constantly, loves to laugh and has the best laugh, she eats us out of house and home and completes our family better than we could have imagined. She's incredible and I am SO proud of the little girl.
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