Since the last post, Leah has begun taking her first steps (this week actually). Mom is always her motivation for walking, so she gets very excited when she makes the trek across the living room into Mommy's arms.
Her vocabulary (both sign and vocal) have also been developing rapidly. She can now sign 'Daddy' as well as say 'Da Da' and 'Pa Pa'. Jarrod prefers 'Pa Pa' but Kimberly is not very fond of the hick vernacular. She also signs 'Fish' and is starting to connect the sign with the word 'ish'. Her early fascination with fish just may be an indicator that the Pro-Walleye Trail lies in her future. She has been saying 'Ma Ma' for a while, but that's attributable to the brain-washing Kimberly does on her days off! The word 'Bear' is in progress, thus far she says 'Beau' when she sees a picture of a bear. Animal sounds are her favorite; mimicking a horse, puppy, cow, and monkey (ooh, ooh). Many of her other signs are:
- Banana (loves those 'Nanas!)
- More
- Eat
- Puppy
- Pig
- Mouse
- Please
- Help
- Folds her hands at supper to pray
- Thank You
- Baby
- Puts finger to mouth and says "Sssh" when dogs are barking
The tooth tally continues to climb, now totally 14 Teeth! Needless to say, there isn't much she can't eat.
Leah has also taken a big interest in taking care of her babies. Rocking them in a crib, putting a blanket on them, and feeding them a bottle are a regular part of her routine nowadays. Where she learns to do things like that, I'll never know. But it is quite interesting to see how her little mind works.
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Hey, Now you guys will be even more busy chasing Leah everywere. I also would like to take credit for the brain washing....remember when I babysat one day?! LOL....love the signs and she is so SMART!
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