New this month:
She can stand on her own for several seconds. She's not quite yet going from a sit to a stand on her own, but almost. She will often use a leg or a pillow or something very low to the ground to give herself a boost up.
One more tooth, for a total of five! I suspect another one or two are one their way but it's way too dangerous to try to feel around in her mouth - she bites.
She says Dadda and means it! She says "
daddaddada" in a high pitched, excited voice and then throws her arms up for him to pick her up. Alternately, when she says "mama" or anything of the sort it's in a whiney sad tone. To summarize: dadda when she's happy, mama when she's sad.
She can ride around on the Little Mister's car. She's not very fast, but she can scoot herself along but also loves to be pushed. Hopefully a picture will follow soon.
Not really new, but something I also wish I had a picture of is how she crouches on the ground (legs splayed out to the side like a frog, completely on her belly) to look under the TV or the couch for a lost toy. She's done this for a few months but I never have my camera handy :(
On a less than positive note, she's also developing some separation/stranger anxiety. So, my happy little girl that would smile no matter who was holding her, now has a huge preference for mama. She cries if I walk out of the room and she can't find me. The worst of it though is that I haven't been able to go to the gym because she gets so sad when I leave her in the nursery that they have to come get me. I have my fingers crossed that this is just a phase and will pass soon.
She is becoming very opinionated and even though she really only has one word that she uses consistently, she can usually communicate her wants very well by pointing, squeeling, squawking, etc.
She loves to hear people singing...at church, birthday parties, middle of the day fun, it doesn't matter. She loves it.
