It seems like everyday we're are hearing her say more words:
"Jenny" yes she's been calling me Jenny. I've been saying "That's my name, great job, but you should call me Momma."
"Nope"
"Rio" while referring to "Rico".
She's continuing to say "water" whenever someone says it, and when I open the refrigerator. Now I'm trying to teach her "milk." Oh she said "cookie" earlier today too.
Eating remains not too steady since vacation. She has been loving pretzels, which don't have a lot of nutrition. Today I offered her two great meals she wouldn't eat until she saw the pretzels and ate a few of those. I continue my efforts because I never know when all the sudden she's going to want it. It's so satisfying when she finally does eat, she smacks her lips a lot. It's so cute. Until then, she's doing great on her milk and we'll have to add vitamins on days when she's resisting eating her meals. I hear this is very common in her age group when they are mobile, don't want to be pinned down and simply would rather be off exploring things.
Kaylee seems to want to actively play more with us. She wants our attention and cries when not getting 100% because we're doing chores or whatever. She's impatient, but again this is exactly how she's supposed to be at this age. We can now not going out to dinner without first knowing it's a family restaurant and inexpensive, in case of a fit or she just refuses to sit still. When we went out to celebrate my LEED exam, we had to pack up our food and leave. It was nice on vacation having multiple people there so one person could watch her while the other eats/relaxes/converses. Now I see the real need for a babysitter when Eric and I want a nice dinner out. When I grocery shop I need to hurry because I know her patience will only last about 20 minutes before she wants to get down and run around.
Kaylee also has been crying for about 3 months during diaper changes. Diaper changing is now "going to see Elmo" (oh by the way she says "Elmo" which I can't say I'm entirely proud of). Her Elmo dolls talks and moves and distracts so that it's not a constant crying, rolling, running, arching of the back fiasco. Sometimes she has unexpectedly arched her back and cracked her head on the door frame. It's so sad and I feel so bad but honestly, you can't see it coming. I have managed to get very good at changing diapers while she's standing or running across the room. I also have trouble putting on her shoes and tying them. She hates been restrained. She loves to kick her feet - I call her my little "Kangi Kaylee" because she reminds me of a little Kangaroo how much she has always (since the very beginning) loved to kick her feet. Now I see the value of velcro.
I just want to record here where she is developmentally for our own family history - not so that I can complain about her behavior. The good times with Kaylee well outweigh the fussier times, and her smiling, happy, babbling, giggling, silly, dancing, gleeful times are so precious you can barely remember that she was ever crabby.
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