All About Abby

At just over 14 months old, Abby babbles all the time, but only recently has she begun to say words we can actually understand. She doesn't say nearly as many words as Chris, but here's what she does say:

baby
banana
Dada
dog
Mama
up
who's that? (she says this whenever she sees a picture of anyone, especially herself or other kids)
yes (she doesn't really say this in the right context... I think she just likes saying it)

She also does sign language for "more", "milk", "eat", and "please". I have loved having her learn signs because she can tell us what she wants even though she can't say the words yet. When she was eating she used to whine and cry out whenever she was ready for another bite, and it was getting on our nerves! So we taught her to sign "more" when she was ready for a new bite, and that has made eating so much more pleasant. It took her longer to learn the signs than we thought it would, and we gave up trying to teach her around 9 or 10 months, but then around her birthday we started it up again and she has done so well.

She is also walking a lot more now. She loves to climb onto her rocking chair and sit in it for a minute, and then she shimmies off it and walks around the living room or into the kitchen. She can even stand up on her own in the middle of a room, without the help of furniture. In a few weeks she'll probably be walking like a pro!

Abby loves being outside. Sometimes we meet up with my friend and her kids at the park up the road, which is fun. We also have picnics in the backyard whenever it's nice outside. She also loves her teddy bear. She has a small 6-in Classic Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animal, and she loves to give him hugs. It's so cute because when she hugs him, she puts him up on her shoulder and sways back and forth, and pats and rubs his back. Sometimes she'll even give him a kiss.

And last but not least, Abby has 8 (that's right, EIGHT) teeth! They're not all completely grown in yet, but they will be soon. She has three on top, four on the bottom and a molar coming in on the top, on the right side. I can't believe she's getting a molar!

So, that's Abby right now! I'm going to try to post something at the beginning of each month with her progression, mostly so that it can be recorded somewhere! It's so fun to see my baby growing up! (but it's also really sad!)