16 Months Old on the 16th

Leah is 16 months old today on June 16th – I wonder if it is considered to be her golden “month” birthday.  The past 16 months have been wonderful. We are so blessed to have such a smart, sweet, amazing little girl. She melts my heart at least a dozen times a day.

At 16 months old……

·        Leah has 12 teeth and 4 new ones are popping up. She’ll have16 teeth in no time (ironic). She was miserable during this last round of the teething process.

·        She can eat independently with a fork. I think she’ll be a lefty like her mommy. She always uses her left hand when she eats and colors with a crayon.

·        She loves ALL fruit….strawberries, grapes, mangos, mandarin oranges, raspberries, blueberries, watermelon, pineapple, peaches – she’ll eat everything. Vegetables are a different story.

·        Leah follows directions. If I ask her to throw something in the garbage or go get me something she knows exactly what to do.

·        She loves to read books and be read to. I always catch her sitting in her little chair reading (babbling) out loud and she is so proud of herself.

·        She knows all of her anatomy and can point to whatever body part we call out.

·        She knows some of the animal sounds. Sometimes she gets them confused but she tries.

·        Leah loves to talk on the phone or ANYTHING that resembles a phone. She was sitting in the backseat of the car one day eating a large piece of mango. We turned around and she was on the phone talking with it.

·        She is very observant and likes to watch before she tries something. She always tries to repeat words we say to her. Her vocabulary continues to expand.

·        She sings and dances. I swear she has more rhythm than her momma.

·        Leah calls my Dad “Papa” and gives him a giant hug and kiss every time she sees him. They have a special bond. It is so sweet.

·        She already has a motherly instinct with her baby dolls. She hugs them, rocks them and feeds them their little pretend bottles.

·        She just started this silly cackling laugh when she is being goofy.

These are just a few things about my little girl – I could probably go on and on about the things she is doing and what I love about her. She is growing up way too fast. Happy 16 months sweet girl! I love you!

Leah using her fork

It's on the fork

In her mouth - good job!

Leah talking on her mango