This Month's Highlights:
* Lots of signing to communicate (you like that we understand you!)
* First trip to the Aquarium in Houston (7/2)
* First pool trip (loved it!) (7/4)
* Tried a sno-cone and loved it! (7/4)* Spent July 4th weekend with the Muellers (7/3-7/5)
* Tried chocolate in a fudge stripe cookie (7/10)
* Wore jewelry to church (7/12)
* Watched your first Disney movie (Lady & the Tramp) (7/12)
* Started doing pucker kisses (7/13)
* Learned what the fishy says at school (7/16)
* Enjoyed some Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (7/17)
* Started signing 'please' without being asked to (7/18)
* Pool day with small group (7/25)
* Walked a lot behind your train and/or walker
Mommy's Favorite Moments:
*Watching you sleep with your butt up in the air (how is that comfortable?)
* Morning snuggles when I get you out of bed
* Talking to you in the mornings ("da?")
* Feeding you on the way to school (You LOVE any kind of bread)
* Picking you up from school and seeing you get so excited
* Watching you get kisses from Dada (his beard tickles!)
* Chase crawling to get you and hear you giggle in anticipation
* Trying to get you to share toys and food (not ready yet!)
* Watching you blow your food to cool it (little copycat)
* Reading you bedtime stories (favorites are Hungry Caterpillar and Counting to 10 with Elmo)
Stats:
* Weight: 17 lbs 14 oz (at 5/28 doctor appointment)* Length: 29"
* Eating: 3 meals & 2 snacks a day, with milk
* Diapers: Size 3
* Clothes: 12 month onesies, pants, and outfits
* Favorites: walking behind walker toys, dancing to music, talking and making noises, getting kisses on your belly, drinking out of your sippy cups, clapping, eating teddy grahams, signing, reading your Elmo book, pointing at what you want/where you want to go
* Least favorites: pedicures (it tickles!), manicures (too busy to sit still), having your nose cleared, having toys taken away, low ponytails (it pulls your hair!), brushing your teeth, having to sit still for diaper changes (you LOVE to kick your legs)
* Skills: trying to say words (boo for book, ba for bath, mama, dada), clapping, drinking out of big girl cups with straws, walking behind a train/walker, crawling quickly everywhere, pucker kisses, taking toys out of boxes, knocking over stacks, trying to put blocks or puzzle pieces in their correct place, stacking rings
*Signing: more, all done, milk, please, book
Memories from this Month:
{Week 58: Aquarium with Aunt Megan; pool day on July 4;
July 4th weekend with the Muellers}
{Week 59: Introduced Kayleigh to Fudge Stripe cookies;
puzzles with Mac; walk with Mac & GB;
wearing jewelry to church}
{Week 60: FaceTime with Daddy; signing 'please';
pushing her train; Daddy's home!}
{Week 61: Pushing her cart; swim day;
exhausted from pool day; books galore}
