1 yr. + 2 mos.

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Likes: Crackers, pacifiers, everyone paying attention to her at grandma and grandpa's house, her new backyard swing and blow-up pool, screaming, walking everywhere (or just in circles around the house), books/magnets/photos of people or animals with sunglasses on, corn on the cob (but off the cob)



Dislikes: Unfamiliar guys, grass, meat, being denied snacks


Any new tricks? Um, yeah. Month 14 was like a new trick every day. She wants to walk all over the place now and is getting proficient at making U-turns and walking with objects in her hands. She knows the following body parts: ears, eyes, nose, mouth, tummy. Laura can say mama, daddy, bapa (grandpa/apple), "dis" and "dat" which she says when she points at things. She is finally starting to use the sign language we've been doing since she was about 8 months old - eat, all done, more - and has her own signs for glasses/sunglasses (tap top of head where mom wears hers) and outside. When we ask her what a chicken says, she quietly whispers "ba ba ba" to herself for "bock bock bock."

Walk'n

If we don't watch or beg Laura to walk, she will. A couple days ago, our daycare provider said that Laura walked across the room. Funny, she never did that at home. The next day, she did it again at daycare. We were told that if you don't make a big deal out of walking, she will try to do it.

Last night, we put that theory to the test. Mom and I were talking in the living room while Laura played by the couch. We kept our conversation going but slowly moved our eyes toward her. Just enough were she didn't think we were watching. Sure enough, the little bugger stood up and took a few steps!

Sneaky girl!