Today, babygirl is 17 months old! Time goes by much faster than it did when Lincoln was a baby, probably because we're so busy all the time. I am trying to jot down funny things that Lexi is doing (something I was really good about with Lincoln and not-so-great about with Lexi).
At 17 months, Lexi is saying a lot of words, but most are pronounced incorrectly so only the people who have been around her a lot can understand her. Sometimes that's a little frustrating, but she's learning more every day so I know it won't last forever. Some of my favorite things that she says:
"ah-guy" (all gone)
"boo!" (this can be moo or balloon)
"DITTY!" (in an extremely high pitched voice means kitty, in a normal voice it means pretty)
I love the way she says "baa!" for a sheep sound. It's hard to explain it, but it's hilarious.
"nye, nye" (night, night)
She makes a grunting/shouting noise when Lincoln is bothering her. She makes it at other people, too, but mostly Lincoln.
She has 7 teeth... 4 on top in front, 2 on bottom. She also has one molar on her upper left side.
She's finally outgrowing 9-12 month clothes.
She is FINALLY too big for her rear-facing infant car seat (the one in which we brought her home from the hospital!).
She laughs a lot more. Loves to be tickled or chased and likes to throw a ball and then say "WHOA!"
Shakes her head (almost violently) for "no" and thinks it's really funny when I nod and say, "yes". It makes her shake her head even faster.
Love oatmeal w/ a mashed-up banana in it. She calls it "oh-mull".
She likes to sneak into Lincoln's crayon drawer and then scrape a crayon across her bottom teeth. I have to keep a close eye on her because of this one. I'll look over and her bottom teeth will be green!
She likes to look at herself in the mirror and laugh and/or talk to herself. She especially likes to put on hats, jewelry, or random clothes and then go look in the mirror and laugh.
She LOVES baths ("ba!")
She knows lots of animals and the sounds they make (monkey, cow, pig, elephant, mouse, rooster, donkey, puppy, kitty [although she refuses to meow], lizard [she sticks out her tongue repeatedly- it's cute], bird, horse, sheep, duck, and probably a few that I'm forgetting).
She loves to wake up Lincoln in the morning. I'll put her on his bed, she'll crawl over to him and press her face against his and laugh hysterically until he wakes up.
The new is obviously wearing off for Lincoln when it comes to his little sister. Sometimes he really enjoys having her around and he's always glad to see her if he's been gone from home. He has really started to get annoyed with the fact that she wants anything that he's playing with. She follows him around everywhere and always gets angry when he doesn't want her near him. I hear lots of shouting in our home because he's trying to keep her from doing something and she's not happy about it.
He does love it when she wakes him up in the morning. He always wakes up with a smile on his face and gives her a big hug. And Lexi thinks that Lincoln is the funniest person in the world. She won't attempt to say his name, but she'll laugh any time we say his name or if she sees his picture. I guess it's just your average brother/sister relationship.
I wanted to get a cute picture of her, but this was all I could manage this morning. I think it's actually probably a bit more accurate of her at this age. The girl has learned how to use her 'tude!
Happy 17 months, babygirl! We love you!
These guys LOVE each other!
Lexi's favorite thing to do at any park is to go up and down the stairs over and over and over.
We made homemade finger paint and painted pictures for Daddy one day during spring break.
Waiting in line to get into the zoo.
Daddy took off a day of work during spring break to take us to the zoo!
Lexi and I went to the park today while Lincoln was in school.
She LOVED this bridge. I bet she crossed it 20 times.
This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of my baby! These days, it's really hard to get a picture of her smiling because she's always on the move.
