Sierra is 14 months old today! Wow! Where does the time go? I think I have missed several months of updates for our busy little kiddo. Alas, I am posting and she is growing, growing, growing!
She is communicating so much lately. It is so fun. She is awesome with the signing and I am amazed at how quickly she picks up new signs. I probably can't remember all her signs, but here
are some that she does often:
- Milk
- Please
- More
- Eat
- Water
- Bye-Bye
- Quiet or "Shhhhh"
- Poop (she associates this more with "diaper" and less with actual poop in her diaper)
- Night-Night or Sleep
- Bath
- Book
- Baby
- Book
- Bye or Bye-Bye
- Balloon
- Hot
- Mama
- Dada
- Papa (What she calls my dad)
- Ball
- Eye
- Hi
(The last two sound the same when she says them. I thought she was saying "hi" to me the other day as I was unloading groceries out of the car, and then when I looked at her, she was actually pointing to her eye and saying "eye"...she is just too cute!)
She continues to LOVE to eat. She is still nursing about 2 or 3 times a day and has not tried any other milk yet. We are fine with that and so was our pediatrician. Sierra just loves to nurse! She loves to eat and at this point is not picky at all. She will eat just about anything and everything that we put in front of her. When we are out at the beach, playground, etc. as soon as she sees
someone with food (especially "goldfish") she will walk over to them and make friends and start signing "eat" or "more" "Please". It is cute, but so overwhelming. She just LOVES to eat!
Last month, at her 13 month check-up she was 22 pounds, 4 ounces and 30 inches tall. Also last month, 1 day before she turned 13 months, she took her first steps. We, of course were so very proud of her! Since then she has gotten better and better. She has built up her confidence and is walking just about everywhere now. She is still a little wobbly and loves to hold Mommy or Daddy's hand. This stabilizes her a little better. I just know she will be running soon and won't want to have anything to do with my hand; so I am thoroughly enjoying her little fingers wrapped around mine right now.
She is still a great sleeper too. She gets up around 9-9:30am every day and takes one nap a day
around 1-1:30pm. She generally will sleep/rest until 3:30-4pm. She goes to bed typically by 7:30pm every night.
That is about it for now! Wow! Who knew parenthood would be so wonderful? Every day and month just gets better and better. We are so in love with our precious little girl and are striving to raise her up and lead her in the right direction always.
PS - Just because I know you all are really here looking for more pictures of Jacob Michael (son of Kirsten and Keith), I will post this as well...
He is just too sweet and precious! Can't wait to see him again this weekend!
3 comments:
Wow! "Watching" Sierra grow through your blog has been amazing. Signing, steps, words - so exciting! (And thanks for the picture of Jacob - he's so, so cute!!) God bless!
I can't believe Sierra is 14 months old. Time is flying. Andrew was concerned that the sign language would hinder Madeline's speaking as well. But, I think it has done the opposite. She is talking so much now and has learned so much from watching the sign language videos we have. So, I am a believer in it. I think it helped keep the frustration level down a lot before she could say what she wanted. Also, I got Madeline's flip flops at Target. I believe the smallest size I saw was a 5. But, you might be able to find it smaller. I had a hard time finding good summer shoes that would stay on without socks. But, these seem to be doing pretty well. Good luck!
Just have to say, about the signing... it has been proven that children who sign, speak with a broader vocabulary EARLIER! When you sign with her, you also say what you are signing, so she's learning to speak and sign. Mia signs for "more" but says PLEASE, because we would always sign more, but say "more please" Those who sign laugh when they see her do it, but I love it. :) Wils did the same thing. People should not worry about children who sign... they are learning to communicate both verbally and non-verbally! Sierra is such a precious little one! :) I know you are so thrilled to be her mommy.
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