16 Months Old

Penelope Sue is 16 months old today!

• Penny repeats "mmmmmm" among other things - she is a parrot. She will also giggle with you, if you pretend to laugh she mimics. We do this a lot on our rides to and from daycare/work.

• She says "hi", "bye", "hiya". "Hi Dada".

• She points to certain things in her book when asked -- where are the shoes? Keys? Pants?

• Penny knows and says "puppy".

• Some of her other random 'words':

- Da ba dee

- Ay yiy ya

- Daba Daba dibby doo

- Nyummy nyummy

- Bobby

- Mi ma, mi ma

I'm sure they all mean something but we aren't sure what yet :).

• She stands at the closed-door of Gabe's bathroom and yells "Dada". Very cute.

• When we snort (what the piggy says) she breathes in and out if her nose very quickly.

• She got her first "little kid" bruise on her knee (not sure from what).

• Penny's canines, both top and bottom are in. Just have the back molars and then she has all her baby teeth. I'll start saving for the tooth fairy now.

• Wipes her hair out of her face as If exasperated - barrettes and hair bands are pretty much a must these days.

• She will hand me a book and then scoots in between my legs while sitting to read. She wants to read the same book over and over and over, back to back to back.

• Some of her favorites right now are Penelope the Princess, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, and the nursery rhyme book. She also likes her Pantone Colors book, New York Baby and I Love You Through and Through.

• She claps during "when your happy and you know it" in the nursery rhyme book.

• Penny started turning herself around in circles while dancing, and then she gets dizzy and wobbly.

• She has started being what I call "a faker and bellyacher". When she doesn't get what she wants (like the iPhone, for instance) she whines and pretends to cry a bit, sits down and puts head down to the ground, like she's starting a tantrum. Silly girl.

• Gabe has taught her to blow her nose.

• Penelope has started running. I predict having to chase this kiddo a number of times in the near future :).

Miss Penny, we love you. Happy 16 Months to our beauty baby girl.