Milestones Big and Small

Gi with Grandma C post haircut

Well, it's the weekend and I have a little more time to write. Hubs is entertaining Gi at the moment. Gi continues to delight us with her progress. At 13 months, here are some things that she currently does.

1. Points at everything and says "da." This girl literally wakes up pointing at an object. Hubs and I will tell her the name of the object that we think she is pointing at. Then she says "da" again.

2. She recognizes pictures of herself and her image in the mirror and will yell with glee "ja ja" in an attempt to say her name.

3. She loves to feed herself especially cheese and any kind of fruits. She eats these items as if they were going out of style.

4. Will listen somewhat attentively when we read books to her.

5. Favorite words are da da, dang, deh and da. No consistent ma ma yet.

6. Now sleeps in her pack-n-play placed next to our bed. This transition started about two weeks ago. Whew, no more having to sleep with Mommy and Daddy! Next stop, the crib in her room. Don't know when that will take place.

7. Gi can now stand independently for several seconds.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

8. In the last week or so, Gi has begun to take several steps by herself before plopping down on her tushy. She looks to make sure that we are watching her then gives herself a nice round of applause. Of course, we join in because we are just very proud of her! Of course with this new found freedom comes a few bruises and bumps---once on the chin and another on the cheek.