Sorry for the huge gap in time... Callie has changed so much since 17 months! As my phone filled up quickly with songs, dances, and tantrums to show her later on, they now are in multiple storage places: computer, ipads, and 2 back up drives!
So, this entry (as much as I can type before she wakes up) will be purely text. I plug in some interesting and noteworthy things Callie does, says, or creates in to my phone calendar, in hopes that some miracle Nanny, secretary and housekeeper will allow me the time to organize my photos and thoughts and complete this more often!
That being said... since my last post 6 months ago:
April- 17 months
Callie knows where her chin is, and says chin, she started gestures for "who" and "where" with her hands out and head cocked to the side in confusion, started calling her blanket "blankie", April 14ht, said "I love you" clearly, 20th said "rice hot", started gesture for "I don't know" when we ask questions, 27th said "me go down" for put me down, Callie came up to me while I was making coffee, touched a bruise on my leg and said "boo boo" and kissed it, saw a frog on the back sliding door and called it a word we will not write. Since then she now calls it a a FROG. Asks to go "outside"and points to "bee" and "airplane". Recognizes when there is a group of 2 objects without counting when prompted with "how many", says 2.
May- 18 months
calls pizza, eeza, says juice, grapes she calls gaps, talks in full sentences with fluctuation although half the time we do not understand her, sings often, uses "me" for Callie, and "mommy"replaces mama often. Shared water intentionally. Bit my belly, said sorry, booboo and kissed it. Says our phrase "1,2,3, weeeee" for hand game when we swing her. Sings bumblebee song with motions. Says "hug" when hugging. Poured her own water to rinse in the bath. Playing school at home saying "Drew, Gabby, not nice, no". (her 2 little boyfriends at school then). Said "Bye bye I love you Daddy" on her own. Said "I poop". Sings Old MacDonald. EIEIO. Calls her pacifier "pati". Says "EEEENUP" for clean up. Says Cheerios. Picked up daddy;s ring and said "ring", rubbed Daddy's back and said "Daddy, I love you, wake up". Plays kitchen and cooks while saying "cook". Says "help me", and calls applesauce "atoss
. Calls Horsey a "hockey", says "yeah" to questions, Calls tickle "ickle."
June- 19 months
says "dance", answers "who are your friends?" sings the words and tune for twinkle twinkle, got her 2 year molars, thought eating a piece of a purple crayon would be nutritious, unintentionally made the I love you hand sign for poses. Uses the ipad daily and rotates it when the screen needs adjusting, this means she recognizes that something is upside down. Says "Ketchup" and claps and cheers for it. When given something, she says "Thank You Come" her version of thank you and your'e welcome together. Says man. Uses the word "mine" as in "milk mine". Says Callie for her name. Calls Cheerios "rios", closes her eyes and pretends we cannot see her, and giggles. Says "me eyes" (points to her eyes) and "daddy's shoes", learned to jump up with 2 feet off the ground, says "ready, go", looks out of the corner of her eyes all sneaky, calls a balloon a laloon, full operates the ipad from it being off to a game, when we say "you got it" she says "I got it". Holds a baby doll and says "shhhh" and interacts like she is a teacher at daycare, asking the baby for high fives, reads to it, rocks it, checks diapers... asks for the window to go down in car "minnow" for window. Uses the article "a" before an object like "a ball". Grapes are now called "meeps". Counts to 3. Says "I'm stuck".
July- 20 months
says "animals", cried when we facetimed her from the Keys on a vacation... July 4th she hated fireworks, sees cows at Chick Fil A and says "moo moos". July 14: sentences: "I did it." "Bye Owl, I love you!" (decoration by our door)... says "baby bath? agua! I did it" then we hear a thump... she was giving her doll a bath... says "okay" instead of yes for answering, hears the bath and knows it is bath time (cries "no baf" for no bath)
August- 21 months
August 1- Allergist appointment, allergic to eggs and cow's milk, tried a lollipop after the prick exam and did not know what to do with it, did not like it and opted for stickers "ickers.
August 2- 3 day potty training started. (We did the 3 day program, and it was INSANE. We followed her all day saying "tell us when you have to go potty!" She was like a new puppy, peeing all over the house. After a solid 2 weeks, she was trained 99%.) August 3 signaled for poop in potty, insists on putting her underwear on by herself. Knows that numbers are quantities. "Need help Callie?" "No, Callie. Stop it." Miss independence! Calls the pacifier now a "packy". Had cereal with milk (soy), sorted silver wear and labeled as she sorted and said if it did or did not belong "poon" and "porks", knows old and new, pointed to an old bottle on the counter and said "old baba" and pointed to one on the high chair and said "new baba", knows concept of heavy and uses it when carrying daycare bag.
September- 22 Months
Says "excuse me" and "you're welcome", descriptor words says "tiny elephant, big elephant", says "daddy scare me- rarrrrr", "callie's turn" for everything like brushing teeth and dressing her. says " Wanna hold it", sings 10 little indian song, says "a tent" and makes it with blanket, says "right here" for where things are, when using the cold oils says "feet and neck, no hand", "it's sunny. glasses?" Spoon is now a "sfoon", says "uhhhh" when thinking now. uses mmmhmmm and eh eh for yes and no. Uses plurals and possessives for "mommy's" and daddy's and bunnies and doggies", helps with laundry sorting and pushing in the dryer...
in 21 days she will be a 2 year old!!!!!
October- 23 months
climbed on a chair then on to top of high chair... says "daddy you're silly" and "you're silly daddy", calls hugs "huggies" and demands huggies often, says "no mommy" and "no daddy"
Well... toddlers are fun. Everything is a phase... Callie is just so amazing and lovable and unique and smart.
She loves to read and dance, loves sofia the first, likes animals from far, and can count to 13 but skips four and five! She loves pretending to cook in her play kitchen.
She just started going to bed easier when Mommy is rocking her saying "I am going to put you in your bed now"...
