Okay. Maybe more like 'Becoming Quite Able'. This little girl is growing like crazy these days. She amazes me (& I'm the one that's always with her)! Out of the blue she is picking up words and skills. I LOVE IT. It makes my life easier and hers. Win-win.
Nora is almost 15 1/2 months old. What, you can't believe it? I can! I get to spend every day with her and soak it all up. It's been a great 15 1/2 months. I loved teaching, but this is EVEN better!
Her favorites:
-Jewelry (especially long necklaces) real, fake, she doesn't discriminate
-Chairs; any size as long as she can figure out a way up
-Bags/purses; anything she can put on her arm or around her torso
-Playing outside; on her slide/swing or just exploring (ie picking still green tomatoes off the vine) as soon as she hears the door open she RUNS for it
-Shoes; again no discriminating here
-Water; pool, hose, or water table...doesn't matter
-Snacks; cookies, crackers, Cheerios, string cheese, yogurt (Gogurt or drinkable with a straw)
-Baby dolls
-Cupboards/bags; anything she can get stuff out of to make a mess =)
Her Tricks:
-Folding her arms (pray and to sign 'love')
-Sign language--eat, milk, please, thank you, bye, done, more
-New words--ssss suz (shoes), whassat (what's that), tutu (Tutu her g.gma), ouside (outside), oh oh (ut oh), tay tu (thank you), ca cker (cracker or cookie), hi (she used to say hey), {favorite word is still dad/daddy/dada...calls mommy that too}
-Pointing to things/pictures and asking what it is...all. day. long.
-Chewing some of her food (this girl swallows stuff whole to not slow down)
-Panting like a dog whenever she sees or hears one
-Copying noises--clicking tongue, Daddy's burps, coughing, sneezing, etc
-Copying actions--Mommy rubbing lotion on, washing hands, twirling around, etc
-Copying words--sit down, color words from a toy, etc
-Following simple directions--go get your milk, go find your shoes, go get the ball, etc
-Blowing kisses/giving real kisses (comes automatically with the word bye)
-Rocking, kissing, and hugging baby dolls---especially her cousin, Millie's, that makes noise
-Dressing herself--clothes and shoes (doesn't always work but she really tries)
I got a great deal on a sweet pair of red cowboy boots (think Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse) for Nora. They are the next size up, for the Fall. I let her wear them early (she wouldn't stop begging) to a cowboy birthday party. Now she is obsessed with them.
Here are 2 videos to prove it. The first is her finding her boots and saying shoes. The second is her putting them on. Enjoy!
Nora LOVES her red boots!
She can put them on (with help)!
