14 Months

 

 Lexi is 14 months old today and is getting to be such a big girl! She's still not saying any words, but her understanding of what we say has just exploded! I'll tell her, "Let's go upstairs and change your diaper." She walks over to the stairs and starts to climb up. Then once upstairs she sits down in our diaper changing spot! She totally understands what I'm saying and it's so cool! Also, when I tell her to say hi or by to someone, she waves. Her new thing is whenever I ask her a question like, "Lexi, where did I put my keys?" She puts her hands and arms up like "I don't know!" It's the cutest thing! She does lots of babbling and everything is still "da!". She'll point to something and say "da!" if she wants it or wants to know what it is. She's also a great helper. She helps when we pick up toys. She has discovered the kitchen cabinets and knows where her snacks are kept. She'll go in the pantry, grab her box of crackers, and bring it over to me. I'll get her one out, hand it to her, and then tell her to put the box back, please... And she does it! Smart, smart girl! 

 

 

Lexi loves, loves books. She's constantly bringing me books to read to her. It's mostly the same ones over and over again, too. "Dear Zoo", "Caterpillar's Springtime Day", "I Love My Family", "Five Wriggly Wiggly Caterpillars", "My First Counting Book" (Little Golden books), and "The Poky Little Puppy" are some of her current favorites. Another Lexi obsession are bracelets, purses, and really anything she can put on her arm (right arm only, never her left). She also loves to carry around her Ikea step stool so she can climb up on things and has a seat wherever she goes. Best $3 I've spent! We've also been going to the playground after our daily run and she knows where everything is and has her favorite rides. 

Some of Lexi's motor skill milestones this month have been stacking and building with blocks, pressing buttons (on her toys, my phone, the tv, her stuffed animals), and putting her sippy cup in the cup holder. She's also gotten more teeth! I forget if I said before, but she got her two middle top teeth on her birthday. Then about two weeks later she got her top right lateral incisor. And the middle of this month she got her bottom left lateral incisor. So, a total of 6 teeth so far. I keep waiting for the the other two incisors to come in. I was expecting them to come in in pairs, but I guess not.

My sweet little Lexi is getting bigger by the day! I swear some morning I go into her room and am like, "you defiantly got bigger over night!"

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe