Lexi is 15 months old tomorrow! How the heck did that happen!?!? Can we just slow time down just a little bit, so I can enjoy all of the (pleasant) moments with her?
Lexi has picked up a number of new words this week, and it is so exciting to watch her connect the pieces to get what she wants. Thus far she uses the following words correctly (I'll probably forget a few): Mama (and the variations), dada, hi, please, up, Llata (grandma's dog, her first word she ever said), Grandma ("amma"), yeah/yes, nice (when she needs to be gentle), night night, book, ow (is this a word?), hot, and attempts to say "how are you" but it mostly comes out jumbled :)...I just think about all of the words she'll ever say throughout her lifetime, and it's awesome to watch and listen to her talk. She also "talks" while we drive and I'm not sure there's a better way to pass the time than to have these conversations.
The other night, Jon and Nevaeh were singing the ABCs and Lexi was watching them so intently, and I could see the wheels turning in her mind and she was trying to imitate them, it's crazy to think that soon she'll be talking/singing more often than not.
Onto potty training. Lexi loves to sit on the toilet now. She signs "potty" when I tell her she's going in her diaper and when I ask if she wants to go potty, she'll run to the bathroom to sit on it. It's cute. Also, this week, she began bringing me a diaper and laid down when she needs a new diaper. She hasn't gone in it yet, but the fact that she's connecting the sensation with the action, I'm hoping it'll be soon. She also went #2 in her diaper this morning while sitting on the toilet, she got lots of praise for that :)
One negative side to her getting older is the temper tantrums! When Lexi is tired/frustrated and doesn't get her way, she can throw a fit that could rival anyone, it's super frustrating for me when I'm just looking at her wondering what in the world I do. Thankfully they don't normally last long, and it's easy to distract her usually, but she has quite the temper! The screaming alone is enough to make me walk away and hide in my bedroom. I wish I could skip over the fits, but I know that it's going to get worse before it gets better. Oh well, you've gotta take the good with the bad. It's just unfortunate that when she's being a little pill, she thinks she can just smile at me and it's all better. I'd like to be able to stay upset with her, and I know that it doesn't do any good when I laugh at her, but I can't help it. I guess life's too short not to smile when your daughter smiles-even if she did just knock all of the DVDs off the shelf for the 10th time!
I know this is a lot of rambling, but I'm a mom now, my brain doesn't function like it used to. I'll update her weight and length on Monday after her appointment
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