Today Kayla is officially 18 months old.
Sometimes late at night I sneak into her room as she is soundly sleeping, just to watch her peaceful face and steady breathing. I could stand there and stare at her for hours, to this day still awestruck at how miraculous she is and how I still can't quite believe how lucky I am to be her mom.
And then during the days we get to spend with Kayla on the weekends, Greg and I are both surprised by how fast she is growing and learning and coming into her own more and more each day. Kayla is such a happy little girl and such a joy to be near, and I am trying to savor each day spent with her while looking forward to the things yet to come.
In case you don't see Kayla very often, and truthfully for myself as well because I know I won't remember in months to come - here's a few of the things Kayla is doing lately:
- favorite words are "more" - usually referring to food,"up" - pick me up,"backpack" - meaning she wants to watch dora the explorer, if you have kids you'll understand,"hot potato" - translation-I want to watch the Wiggles,"mama car"- everytime she sees a silver SUV,"no" - her default word, "night night" - when she is losing energy, "octopoo" - for octopus, she is fascinated by them for some reason
- favorite toys include her rocking tricycle, baby in a stroller which she loves to push around the house, and our fake guitar for our Guitar Hero game. I think she's trying to imitate daddy with the last toy.
- Kayla's other favorite activities are most definitely reading (like her mommy) and dancing.
- favorite foods are cheese, bread, yogurt, chicken, pretzels, raisins, and fruit.
- Kayla can point to most of her body parts and can point out and make the sounds of many animals she sees in books. At school she's working on colors this month. We really credit her on-site daycare at my work for teaching her a lot at a young age because they are great about teaching the kids lessons in a fun and casual yet structured way.
- In the past few months, we've noticed our introspective baby has become quite the outgoing little girl. She loves to entertain those around her by making funny faces, running around, and playing games like ring around the rosie and dressing up in costume.
- funny things Kayla has been doing lately are petting Stoli and saying "niiiice", taking a long sip of water or milk and then saying "ahhh" as she puts down her cup, spinning around in circles to get herself dizzy, then collapsing in a pile while laughing hysterically, and the good ol' running away from us when we try
to pick her up for 1) diaper changes, 2) bathtime, or 3) bedtime.
We cannot wait to see what new things Kayla will be doing over the next few months!
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