Just wanted to jot down a few things about Grace this month.....just in case I'm wondering about it later, and want to remember......
Bottom 2 molars are in, and the top two have broken through. Teething must not really bother Grace THAT much. We've hardly noticed any issues that was can tie back to it. We have fussiness, crankiness, but can't really pinpoint it as teeth related. So anyway, this makes 10 teeth completely in, working on 2. Which we "try" to brush twice a day, but really equates to quite the wrestling match. Usually ends up in Grace just sucking on the tooth brush.
On some kind of weird fruit strike. Most days, she comes home from school with her little sheet and it says she didn't eat any of her fruit. Loves banana's though, and has one every day.
Very busy. Does not sit still for long. Remind me again why we encouraged this? Oh, because pediatricians like to scare you.
Gives great hugs and kisses now. She wraps her arms around your neck and squeezes. And puckers up for kisses a lot.
Has 5, maybe 6 signs. More, please, thank you, all done, milk, and working on 'i love you'. There are differing opinions about whether or not sign language inhibits or encourages verbal language. Grace is pretty verbal. And big multi- syllable words. Her pronunciation isn't 100% but she talks a lot. Wonder where she gets that from?
Working on silverware. She usually gives up half way in though and just uses her hands. Practicing spoon work with applesauce and yogurt. This also helps get additional fruit in, since weird fruit strike kicked in..... the fork is trickier to master.
Transitioned from saying Da Da to Daddy. But I'm still the Mama.
Will keep a hat on her head. Diva! This will probably become my nightmare in the teenage years.
Starting to display some tantrum like issues. Trying to do a lot of redirection. But for example, she got really upset a few weeks ago that the pen attached to her magna doodle would not come off. Very upset about this. And we just had to let her cry about it. Nothing else worked. And she's testing us at dinner time by throwing her food, utensils, plate and/or cup. If she purposefully throws it, she's done. We don't give it back. No matter how much she yells about it. And she yells about it. Believe me.
She can go down the stairs by herself backwards on her belly, but usually requires being picked up. But she's actually very good so far (knock on wood) about not getting to close to the top of the stairs. Good thing, because we haven't rigged up a gate for them yet.
Furrows her brow.
We go back July 16th for her 18 month appointment. Can't wait to see her stats. She has really grown a lot recently!! I wish I had some better pictures to share, but it is so hard to get her to stand still, look at you and/or smile these days.
