Actually, today marks Claire's 19 month birthday, but in order to keep my timeline correct, we're going to take a look back at the past "six months". Claire has grown up a lot since she turned one last June. She has definitely entered the toddler stage and left baby far behind. A few days prior to writing this post on Claire's recent development, I began to make a list of what she has been doing lately. I had about 20 things on my list when I realized that almost everything started with the letter "b". It seems as though our little bear has been in love with all things "b". Here are her latest obsessions:
- her Baby doll - she got this for Christmas from her cousin and she will not let it out of her sight (day or night) and if she does, she'll soon realize it and say "baby" until you at least tell her where baby is so she knows she's safe. :) She also loves to push her baby around in the stroller she got for Christmas.
- Brushes - apparently any sort of brush will do; hair brush, toothbrush, Mama's makeup brush....she loves them all! Although she hates having her own hair brushed.
- Broccoli - she'll often eat an entire plateful (I hope that continues)
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| Photo taken October (16 Months). Claire was borrowing her friend's stroller for the day and thought it was so much fun pushing Khloe around (this was before she got her own stroller and baby). |
- Blankie - much like her baby doll, she has gotten extremely attached to this and must have it when going to sleep.
- Bowls - EVERYTHING she eats must be placed in a bowl. If you ask her if she wants a snack or something to eat, she'll run to the Tupperware cupboard and say "bow".
- Balloons - I'm sure every child loves balloons and Claire is no exception. She finds them everywhere! On apartment signs and car dealerships we drive by, her favorite library books....she can pick them out from a mile away. She LOVES her "bawoons".
- Books - Claire loves to read and go to the library (which we frequent 2-3 times a week). Currently, she prefers flap books, because she loves to play peekaboo. A few weeks ago she started throwing her books on the ground an I told her she had to be nice to them so now she places them very gently on the ground. Adorable!
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| October (16 months) |
- Belly Button - I don't know why these are so interesting, but if she spots the slightest amount of stomach skin, she will try and pull your shirt up to find your belly button.
- Bike - the bike Claire got for her birthday last summer has been wonderful! She rides it everyday and usually has to put her blankie over the handles and she gets VERY frustrated when blankie doesn't cooperate and falls on the ground or gets stuck under the wheels.
- Barrettes / Bows - she used to be really good about leaving things in her hair, but lately she thinks it is hilarious to rip out the barrettes and bows she finds on her head.
- Bye - Claire waves ALL the time and in the past few weeks, "hi" has become one of her most frequently used words. She will say "hi" to anyone she sees, and not just once.
- Babbles - she babbles constantly. Her favorite sentence is "duh buh duh buh duh buh". I wish I knew what she is saying in her mind. She babbles with such sincerity like she is actually speaking to you. So cute!
- "Big Girl Hair" - that's what I call it when her hair is in one ponytail...just like a big girl. Her hair has grown so fast; it's already a couple of inches down her back.
- "Baa" - that is Claire's favorite animal noise to make. She also says, "cock a woo" (cock a doodle doo), "roar" (dinosaur), "ooh ooh" (monkey), and tons more.
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| Claire looking at the animals at the zoo. She loves to go to the zoo, the aquarium, and Wheeler Farm. |
I think that about sums up the "b" words. Here are some other things I never want to forget:
- how much she loves dancing - if she hears music, she'll start swaying back and forth and as of last week, she likes to make anything she can put in her hands dance...especially baby.
- how interested she is in throwing things away - whether it's throwing things "way" as she says (into the garbage), or putting objects away...she is usually very keen in doing it herself.
- how every liquid is "wa wa" - I never give Claire juice because I figure she doesn't know what she's missing, so everything is water. Even Mama and Dada's drinks are called "water" (even if they clearly aren't) so that she'll think we all have the same thing.
- her pointing - if Claire points to something and says "sis" (which means 'what is this?') , she will not let up until you say what it is. She also says "saa" for 'what is that?').
- her dislike for sitting still in cars or strollers - if you aren't moving, you can bet you will hear "go" over and over until you actually start going.
- her love for flags - just like balloons and airplanes, she will find a flag anywhere. If she's pointing at something in the car and says "na", there is probably a flag in the distance.
- how she insists on wearing sunglasses in the car and how I always have to wear them with her
- her love of saying prayers - obviously she doesn't say anything, but before you even mention the word prayer, she somehow knows to fold her arms. She also loves it when Khloe joins in for family prayer and we fold her paws together.
- her growing vocabulary - "gain" (again), "no" (an obvious favorite), "caugh caugh" (cracker), "haugh" (hot - anything with a bright light or warm is hot), "huh oh" (uh oh), "hey", and much more.
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To see her transformation, click HERE |
2 comments:
You will so appreciate the time you took to document Claire's little milestones and will smile 25 years from now when you read them and think, "I remember that".
She is so adorable and how lucky are you that she loves broccoli! I love how girlie she is loving he baby and brushes what a cute girl.
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