The other day I was playing with Summer and I noticed she had a molar...a molar...and I had no idea!! It just reminded me how quickly she is growing and changing, so I thought I better do a quick blog about Summy...the way she is right now...before she wakes up from her nap and has grown an inch taller and knows a dozen new words!!
Summer loves...
...DUCKS. Weird, and totally all her. She loves ducks. One of her very first words was "duck" and definitely her first animal sound was "quack". She blows kisses to every duck (and bird) she sees, which everyone thinks is absolutely adorable.
...BOOKS. This is one I am supper excited about, because, hello, children's books? So cute! She spends a good portion of every day bringing me books to read, then taking them to Tyson, then Kya, then Jordan and then Dad. Her favorites are: Five Noisy Ducks, Harry, the Dirty Dog, Peek a Boo Baby, Five Little Monkeys...oh my gosh, this list could go on forever. What is so sweet is if I add a book to her basket, she notices it immediately and it usually becomes her new favorite.
...FOOD. Sometimes I wish we could close a door to the kitchen because this little one is forever opening the cupboards and the fridge asking for food. Her favorites right now are: Yogurt drinks, string cheese, cherry tomatoes, fruit snacks, and rice crisps.
...MUSIC. Summer loves it when we play music...and it doesn't have to be kids music (since that is rarely played in our house). She loves to go up to Jordan's room when she has her music blasting and dance or have Jordan hold her and dance with her. Right now her dance moves are all about waving one arm and spinning in circles.
...HER BLANKY!! She carries it around, snuggles it when she's tired, hugs it when she's hurt or sad, and sleeps with it every night.
Summer can...
...TALK! She has learned so many words since her first birthday...although, we may be the only ones who can understand most of them. And I wish she would use them more often than just screaming for what she wants. Her vocabulary consists of, but is not limited to: Mommy, Daddy, no, kitty, Tyson, yes, popcorn/Popsicle (both pronounced "pop-d"), I love you, blanky, susu, dog, duck.
...RUN! Well, really she can walk really fast. But it's getting there and absolutely the cutest thing to see. Its amazing how quickly the go from taking a few steps to racing through the house!
...SLEEP! I wasn't sure this one was going to happen, since she struggled a little during the night right up to her first birthday and maybe even a little after. But as soon as she stopped nursing (about a month after her birthday), she was a super great sleeper. She naps for 2-3 hrs and then sleeps all night..almost every night! HOORAY.
...SCREAM! This is a new one and hopefully won't last, but Summer has been throwing little fits either to get what she wants or because she is frustrated. She wants to do everything herself (eat, put on shoes, buckle her car seat, open a wrapper etc) but when she can't we hear the screams and she even throws herself on the floor sometimes. Being a toddler is tough!
So this is a just a glimpse into the life of Summer at 15months. We love her...a lot!!
Such a fun night!!!
