The first week of May is covered in my Australia post, so I will start with what has happened since then.
Berkley. She is 16 months old this month, and Jonathon and I can say without a doubt that this is by FAR our favorite stage so far. Doesn't she look like a little girl? No more baby :(
When we got back from Australia, she seemed to be a different girl in a good way. All of the sudden, she seems to really be understanding what we are saying to her. Getting to witness the wheels spinning in her head as she is figuring out new things, coming out with new words, and hugging, kissing, dancing, and retrieving toys upon command has been an absolute blast. She amazes us every day as we see her put two and two together in associating words and tasks. She is also extremely happy (minus one weekend where she was sick and Berkley's evil twin came for a visit to treat us with one, long, 3-day tantrum) now that she can walk around and explore and play.
Here she is saying uh-oh:
Her new words this month are "uh-oh", "Dida" (daddy), "bye", "hi", "nana" (banana), "baka" (blanket), "yay!", "dipa" (diaper), and "toas" (toast)
She no longer says "oggy" (doggy). Instead, she howls like Boudreaux whenever she sees a dog (or other furry animal). She has also started dancing up a storm (she get it from her mama).
We have also seen her put her finger to her mouth and say "shhhhhhh". I am guessing that someone tells her to be quiet at daycare.
She will (usually) point to her head, nose, eyes, mouth, ears, and belly button if we ask. She can point out Berkley, mommy, daddy, Boudreaux, and Sassy.
This is an example, but was taken on the weekend when she was sick and hated the world (definitely not typical), so you will note her obvious sass.
Her interests are being outside and snacking. When we are home, she pretty much just hangs out by the pantry or the refrigerator or the front door, hoping we will open one of them so she can eat or play outside. Cookies are a fave.
Other new developments are waving good bye and blowing kisses- sometimes after you have already walked out the door and after 5 minutes of coaxing.
The week we got back from Australia, she would hug or kiss us any time that we asked, but we wore out that trick, so now whenever we ask for a hug or kiss, she shakes her head "no" and walks away. However, she will still hug Boudreaux upon request.
She has continued to bite her friends at daycare which makes me so sad. I have come to really love all of those sweet littles, so I feel terrible if Berkley has hurt them. While we were in Australia, she drew blood twice which was a new thing. I am praying that she doesn't continue to do so as I don't know what the suspension policy is and I would be devastated if they kicked her out. No one has mentioned that. I'm just paranoid.
We also enjoyed Will's 2nd birthday party at Monkey Business (an indoor playground). It was fun to see Berkley run around, climb, and slide down the slides. It's the first time she's been big enough to really enjoy a birthday party.
But the results of birthday cake are still the same:
Enough about Berkley! Some of you are probably nodding off at this point. I am positive that none of the above is as much fun information to anyone as it is to us :)
But the results of birthday cake are still the same:
Enough about Berkley! Some of you are probably nodding off at this point. I am positive that none of the above is as much fun information to anyone as it is to us :)
Anyway, Jonathon hit the ground running on getting work for Florida State Concrete Cutting as soon as we got back in town. He has also just about finished our master suite addition. I can't wait to post pics when that is finished! He has also been enjoying LSU baseball season of course.
I have gotten back into the swing of things with work, but not running like I was before our trip because it is so dang hot outside. I am contemplating starting Insanity and/or buying a used treadmill so I can run inside. I have been convicted lately about all of the "trash TV" (aka RH New Jersey) that I watch and have decided to eliminate all of the junk from my usual summer DVR schedule to free up my time for more productive and meaningful activities.
Overall, May was awesome!
