We had a nice holiday season together as a family and now it's back to work and daycare. Izzy's learned a lot in the past month or so but has far to go. Fortunately she's still just a baby :) Plenty of time! She's been working harder on talking and being understood which has been a big help. She has learned to point and asks "That" which prompts us to identify what "that" is. Or maybe she's just pointing it out to show us what it is. Izzy's also learned to ask to be picked up by reaching out and is working hard on saying "Up." It's more like "Ahhhh-*Pop*" Being sick and teething has made her much more cuddly though sometimes it seems to be a ploy to get closer to my face and hair. Ouch!
Izzy's becoming more mobile but is still depending on the army crawl mode of transportation. She gets up on all fours then just can't get that left arm going forward. Today she finally crawled into the dining room which is the dog's turf. They weren't sure what to make of that. She even stole their monkey. They have since destroyed the monkey. At least it was theirs and not hers. They've been pretty good about not stealing her stuff. We've been working on standing up by holding on but she often gets distracted and wants to get back down.
Izzy has definitely gained weight and grown taller. So says my back and her clothes that keep getting smaller. She lost some ground with being sick, but she's made that back up and then some. We visit the doc in March for her one year check-up (Already?!). We're in no hurry to go back. She went 3 times in December and then last week for a flu booster. So maybe no more bad viruses. We can only hope!
Milestones:
Points at objects and says "That"
Points at things she wants (very helpful)
Reaches out when she wants to be picked up
Bites off bits from large pieces of food
Sits up in the tub without falling over
Claps (yay!)
Moves to music (she has a beat!)
Likes:
Sledding!
Waving her pointy finger No-no-no
BNL's "Snacktime" CD (a welcome break from TMBG)
Early morning conversations with Lamby Bear and Knuffle Bunny
Giving Mommy and Daddy hugs
Sucking that right thumb
Macaroni and Cheese
Biting things like apples, bagels and Mommy's finger
Lucky Charms: marshmallows first, then the oat bits
Her new toys
Thomas the Train
People copying her (clapping, clicking the tongue, waving the finger, etc)
Trying to gouge Mommy's face and saying "Ow."
Dislikes:
Bananas (?!?!)
Getting her hair rinsed and her nails trimmed
Cutting teeth
Ear infections and viruses
Waking up soaked in piddle
Getting on her winter gear
Mush! Daddy! Mush!
Whee!
A ferris wheel AND a rocket ride. Cool!
Daddy shows Izzy how to use the roller coaster.
Look who's sitting in the deep end :)
A fever isn't gonna keep Izzy from Thomas Train
Mmm, Little People are mighty tasty!
Success! Izzy worked for weeks on getting a bottle out.
