Laura is 1 Year + 10 Months!

Height: 32 inches


Weight: 20 lbs. (Thanks a lot, gastrointestinal bug and a stubborn unwillingness to eat!)


Likes: Returning to 6am wakeups (mom = dislike), Dora the Explorer, Fresh Beat Band, snacking, being "nakey nakey!" before pajama time, playing "games," coloring, singing, talking about daycare friends, "boo-bees" (blueberries)

Dislikes: Not being able to do everything she wants (frustrated girl!), eating dinner

Any new tricks? We have had to do time outs occasionally, mostly for the times when she gets frustrated with a toy or person and resorts to hitting, throwing, or screaming. Lately she has decided to put herself in "time out" - a lot. Most of the time we don't even get why she thinks she needs a time out, but she'll suddenly announce "time out" in a sad voice and proceed to go downstairs and sit on the floor. We don't want her thinking she's being "bad" all the time when she's not, but on the other hand if she's recognizing she needs to remove herself from a distressing situation, I guess that's good.

She continues to do well with learning letters, colors, and numbers - although everything is pretty much "8,9,10" - and she can sing parts of the alphabet song. A lot of her talking is coming in short phrases now. "No Daddy!" or "(s)Top it Daddy" are probably the two most common, but I do like "Hab it" for "have it," or "Yo-wahs how" for "Laura's house!"