Milestones & Mysteries

First, the milestones. Ruby is adding more words than I can remember to write down. I am going to repeat them all here so I can keep track and report to the doctor how many she is saying:

Mommy, Daddy, Pappy, Grammy, Grandma, bear, peguin (pe-kin!), dog, cat (also says Max), Wonder Pets, Snow White, yum, mmm-mmm, I love you (sounds like I ow uu), eat, brush teeth, good girl, good job, hair, ear, nose, eyes, teeth, snack, alright, up, down, hi, bye-bye, night-night, good night, lullabye (now sounds like na noo nye!), spoon, cup, ball, shoe, sock, snack, clap, chair, all done, hot, brrr, (for cold), kiss, potty, bath, poopy, apple, pumpkin, and home. And finally last night she said and identified a few colors: orange, blue, and red.  I'm sure I am forgetting a few! UPDATE: I did forget a few...duck, monkey, frog, flower, bee and butterfly. Ha ha, except for bee. Instead of saying buzz she says beeeeeeeeeee. Very cute!

She can now identify (when asked) and will point to: hands,  hair, eyes, nose, mouth, lips, teeth, tummy/belly, legs, feet, arms, heiney (she loves this one and thinks it's very funny), ball, book, bear, pequin, doll, table, chair, bib, fork, spoon, cup, bowl, water, bottle, Mommy's bag (the one full of mum-mum crackers and toys!), book, stroller, car, home, coat, shoes, phone, bee, flower, butterfly (ba-ba-fy), pumpkin, red, yellow, blue, circle, crackers, apple, orange (the fruit), bread/toast, towel, tickle, and potty and probably more her also. Loves animals, too, and can identify both the animals and the sound they make. She knows cat, dog, frog, bird, fish, frog, bee, duck, and monkey.

She understands (and will respond accordingly) when we say: kiss, hug, smile, tickle, potty, blow nose, eat, drink water, put away/put back, up, down, go upstairs, go downstairs, see Daddy, give to dog, give to cat, go outside, going in the car, want your water?, where is your ball?/water?/snack/etc.

She understands that a pen is to write with and will grab one and start scribbling (on any available paper) at any opportunity so I have to be quick to snatch them up before she does! She is mildly obsessed with washing her hands and brushing her teeth and loves any chance to get up to the sink. I got her a small step stool and she will carry it around the 2nd floor and use it to climb on things. Ah, how quickly they learn! She can un-d0 the "safety locks" we have on the kitchen cabinets and hand them to us while pointing at the cabinet and go "eh". We have to put them on REALLY tight now and she double checks them to make sure. Then she smiles and walks away like, okay, it's locked now. All is in order in my world again. So funny. So smart. Maybe too smart, LOL! I have to be on my toes!

And a BIG milestone...she is using her potty most every day now! That is if we are home at the right time. But it has happened 5 times so far. Only once a day, but we are very excited about this progress. She will either make a face and/or I'll ask if she has to go potty. She usually responds "potty" and will run towards the stairs. (Potty is upstairs in her bathroom). One time she looked at me and pointed to her butt and said "eh, eh!" Wow! She is really getting it! Boy, you know you are a mom when you can get all excited about potty time, right?

Another milestone is we are still sleeping! Woo-hoo! Since I moved her into bed with me, she just goes down every night and sleeps all night through. (Knock on wood). Yay for Ruby...and yay for Mommy, too! 

And now for the mysteries... 

I gave bananas another try the other morning by putting them in a cute silicon baking cup flower. As usual, she handed it back to me. So I said, fine, Mommy will eat them! Yum! I squished the cup to squeeze them to the surface and ate it that way, right off the top. Well, she thought this looked like great fun, tried it, and now loves banannas. Go figure! Down side - she wants to eat her oranges like that now and it proves to me a big juicy mess! LOL!

She ate pasta twice now after refusing it for a week and even and tried a few bites of avocado today. Eating like a champ once again and baffling Mommy all the time. But hey, this is good so I better not question it!

Her mystery rash is back and I wonder if it's the giardia coming back (can be a first sign) or just exzema. Have to keep a close watch.

Last, but not least...a milestone AND a mystery...she went down for her nap with no problem today! Hooray!