Friday, January 16, 2015

100 words?

Madeline had her 15 month check up this week and dr. Roads was in disbelief that she can say over 100 words. 

I even doubted myself as I spit out the words until I got home that night and made this list:

Cat  
Dog
Cow 
Duck
Pop
Pink
Blue
Green
Pig
Book (10)
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Elbow
Teeth
Hand
Cheese
Banana
Elmo
Olaf (20)
Dora
Shoe
Yuck
Up
No
Yeah
Mama
Dada
Uh oh
Hi (30)
Go
Moon
On 
Minnie
Color
Tongue
Egg-y
Bow
Hair
Eat (40)
Hat
Ball
Bubble
Umbrella
Snack
Apple
Open
Back
Nap
Oh boy! (50)
Aw man!
I ok.
Cup
Animal
Poop
See
Bye bye
Seat
Cold 
Coat (60)
Baby
Zip
Moo
Meow
Ha ha
Bear
Hot
Sip
Map
Jump (70)
Night night
Sleep
Alright
Path
Chair
Kitty
Sissy
Whoa
Cool!
Beep beep (80)
Spoon
Mickey
Donald
Toe
Feet
Down
Open
Puff
Hurray! 
Yay! (90)
Yellow
Purple
Three
Five
Close
Bath
That
Kite
Cake
Off (100)





Monday, January 5, 2015

Fifteen Months


I posted a few weeks ago that this month has been a vocabulary explosion for Madeline. Even the past few weeks has Been unreal. 

She can now say: eat, "nack" (snack), cat, pop (what she calls grandpa), kitty, cat, cake, elbow, bow, shoe, tree, cheese, nanya (banana), "gook" (book). And I'm sure I'm leaving a bunch out!

Madeline has also learned how to blow raspberries. See pic below. 

She is running now (so cute/oh dear). 

Madeline loves Mickey Mouse clubhouse or anything with mickey. The clubhouse she got from Santa is one of her favorite toys now and she's not a big one on toys, usually preferring books or stuff.

She's interested in coloring books and crayons but would rather walk around the room holding the crayons. She has figured out how to mark on the paper and is good about not marking on other things (so far.) working with her on keeping out of her mouth.

Madeline loves meal time, riding in shopping carts, her daddy (big time Dada's girl), Dora, Olaf and Frozen of course, her little stuffed leopard "cat", board books (especially the Karen Katz books and Lullabye Little One is coming into favor which was ACs fave).

Favorite foods right now are cheese and nanya. She also will eat up steak, hamburger and shellfish.

Madeline also transitioned to the one year old class at church this month and to the chicks class at the red barn. She's doing great in both! 

No longer wanting a bottle during the day which means no more pumping at school for this mama!





Monday, December 22, 2014

Talking so much!

I was planning to wait until Madeline's 15 month birthday to post on this but we have entered a vocabulary explosion, that if I don't do it now, I'm afraid I'll forget all the cuteness!

As of today, she can say lots of character names. And when I say "say" I mean people close to her understand what she's saying. Strangers would perceive it as babble. She can say mickey "ih-ee!" Dora "ora!" Olaf "oh- wah!" Sofia "ee-uh!" Amber "mm-Ber" and Anna "Anna!" We know she's saying them because she makes these sounds each time she sees the characters

She can also meow like a cat and say several body part words clearly. She can also read these words since they are YBCR: ears, eyes, and she will open her mouth and say "ahhhhhh" for mouth, tongue or teeth.


Friday, November 21, 2014

Fourteen Months

I don't know which skill to start with since both are great accomplishments.

Madeline can read! I shouldn't be surprised because her sister also started recognizing words at this age and I know Your Baby Can Read works!

What was cool with Madeline was that Larry and I both got to witness it at the same time. We were just sitting in the family room watching her play and she crawled over to her word cards and began to flip through them. She picked up "clap" and began to clap. She picked up "wave" and started waving. 

Later she picked up her words book and said "hi" for "hi." She pointed up for the word "point." She saw the word "mouth" and pointed to her mouth, grinned real big and said "ahhhhhh!" 

She also did this for the doctor yesterday when she asked to see her mouth which made the doctor's day!

Madeline can also walk! She can walk across the room and back, turn around without falling, and smiles all the way, feeling so proud of herself. 

With her being our last, I'm in no hurry for her to grow up, but I'm relieved that we won't have to worry about her walking on her knees at recess or patch her pants like we did for AC who was a very late walker at 18 months.

Loves: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, American cheese,  hugs, teething tablets, dancing, music, shoes, bows, Yo Gabba Babies app, YBCR cards and books, board books, going bye-bye, Red Barn teachers 

Dislikes: teething, when a family member leaves the room, talk radio, shirt over her head, diaper changes 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The manicurist

Anytime Madeline is nursing or falling asleep on the Boppy, without fail since Madeline was about 6 months, she will dig her fingernails under mine the entire time, unless I sit on my hands. I've tried everything and she will find those hands! #determined

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Madeline at 13 months

Madeline has learned so much since her one year birthday which seems literally like yesterday (where did October go?)

She can:
Take off socks and shoes
Insists on feeding herself
Can walk behind a push toy
Is getting four new teeth making her a little Velcro baby
Starting to sleep through the night
Loves drinking from a cup
Starting to self ween
About to be too big for rear facing car seat
Can say: up, look, eat, good, yum, yuck, mama, dada, good, hi, hello, I go, and often says hi though or howdy as a greeting.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Madeline is one!

Madeline has so many skills at one, as well as a few words.

She can:
Clap
Wave
Point
Shake her head "no"
Say "mama" and "dada"
Says "uh oh"
Says "oh" when she wants to be held or picked up or when someone leaves the room.
She can undo the Velcro on anything
Open up just about any bottle (childproof, shmildproof. Don't trust her!)
Cruise
Take a couple steps unassisted
Starting to feed herself