Today is the first day of February. This month Brynnlee turns 17 months!!!! Today Jeff leaves for the U.P. to go on the John Dee Ride In. I'm bummed. I really wanted Brynnlee and I to go, I wanted to meet people and enjoy the weekend. Unfortunately I have to stay home. I took yesterday off of work and headed to Lansing for a training. I also have to take the election day off later this month. Jeff is leaving work at 1, stopping to see Brynnlee for a few, and the stopping in to say goodbye to me at work before heading up. I hope he has fun, but I'm tired of not going all the time.
Valentine's day is coming. I'm sure we will probably just order pizza and eat dinner at home. Jeff has the night off and I have to work until 4:30, but since I have a meeting the night before I really want to just stay home and relax.
Brynnlee has been up to a bunch of new stuff lately.
1. She now picks up our phone, slides her finger across the screen, "dials" a number and says "hello"
2. She is mainly wearing 2t/24 month clothing
3. She shook items out of a container the other day
4. When she sees somethign she likes she says "oooohhhhh"
6. She gives kisses when we leave places and waves while saying bye
7. She loves bath time, constantly poops in the tub
8. She will line up her bath toys, make sure the line is perfect, and then knock them back in the tub and start over
9. She feeds her monkey or one of us using a cup or spoon
10. We watch the Sprout channel nightly, although I don't like all of the shows they play it definately is a good channel for her
11. She climbs on and off the couches with ease
12. She knows how to brush her teeth and we do it nightly
13. When you tell her time to brush her teeth she brings her hand to her mouth and makes the motion.
14. If you stand at the bottom of the stairs and tell her its time to go night night, she comes to the stair case and puts her hands up to be carried up the stairs
15. She plays in her crib for about 30-45 minutes before falling asleep. She plays with her monkey and her dog Violet. Over the monitor we can hear her fake snoring, talking to her animals, banging things on her crib rails, and practicially jumping up and down.
16. She is starting to say no and shake her head.
17. She is obsessed with photobooks and books of all kinds. She will even read them to her baby doll. I am so impressed at the fact that she holds the book right side up and points at the pictures.
18. Mealtime is difficult. She hasn't been eating well and has issues eating foods with textures that she doesn't like. She doesn't eat spaghetti really well, but she does love hot dogs, fruit and ramen noodles.
19. We bought her a little couch for our house, see loves it! She always puts her big monkey and her foofa on her couch.
20. She tries to carry her big monkey everywhere. She tried to take him to bed the other day, and then she carried him to my parents yesterday.
21. She loves to sit on the floor and put things in and take them out of things; like her piggy bank, a basket etc.
22. She carries around the same 3 little toys almost daily at my parents house.
23. I found Ellie the other day and cried. I miss seeing that little elephant. I gave her to Brynnlee and for a minute she clung onto her, and even took her upstairs for her nap, but other then that she was over her :(
24. I often catch myself just staring at her and am amazed at how much she has learned!
