Life with a 16 Month Old

AR continues to grow in so many ways every day and it's so fun watching her change and learn.  I have to say that while I'm usually one for not "rushing" children into growing up, I will be thankful for when she can talk.  The most frustrating thing for me is when she wants something and I don't know what it is or why she's upset.  She's learning to "show Mama" what she's wanting and her vocabulary is growing at a good speed.  Her favorite words at the moment are "bo" (bow) and "ba" (ball).  Try taking her into Target where they have all of those red "ba"s outside... she freaks out!  She is repeating more and more which we love hearing.

One of my favorite things to do is to just watch her when she's in her own little world.  Let me give you a glimpse!

At my sewing table.

She caught me!  All smiles even with the runny nose.

A game of peek-a-boo with Daddy!

If you look closely, you can see her eye looking through the hole.

Silly girl!

Testing out her backpack.

My big girl has starting trying to use a fork.  She's pretty good at it!

AR is quite the little hoarder.  She gathers up about 4-8 things and will put them in her buggy and push them around.  This collection almost always includes 1 (or 2) pocketbooks, a remote, a baby doll, and a set of keys.  Today she found a few more items to add to it.

Filling up her buggy

All her loot.  I have found that a good way to distract her when you need to (like when you are cooking) is to give her an item she's not used to... hence the dish towel.

Eventually she decides she's done with the buggy and tries to carry all her goods in her arms.  This often leads to some frustration.

  We just love this girl!