Southern Belle Sunday

This girl gets funnier and more personality with every day that passes.  She has made it a frustrating stage though, she can fully understand what's going on and what we are saying, but has a hard time telling us what she wants.  I feel so bad for her because she wants us to understand so bad.

She will talk and talk and most of the time we have no idea what she's saying.  She points and grunts a lot and shakes her head yes and no.  Yes and no questions are the best because she can accurately answer you.  And signing for this little lady is out.  She refuses to use any signs except for one she made up.  No matter what you sign to her she just points to her side around her rib cage.  It is usually in association with food or beverage.  It's as if she is saying "get in my belly."

If you are holding her she will point and lean toward the refrigerator and once you get over there she just points to her belly.  So forget signing milk or juice, she just wants anything in the fridge to get in her belly.  She cuts right to the chase.  She used to sign milk and eat, but has stopped.  Oh well, if her finger to the belly gets her what she needs why waste time with other signs.

She will still sign "done," but that just gets her out of the highchair and on to playing.  If this girl could eat and then play outside and repeat 3 times daily she would be the happiest girl on earth.  She even tries to get down in the garage when we get home at the end of the day and pitches a fit when we go in.  It's only food that gets her to stop fussing.  As soon as she can navigate the steps out back better I can let her play while I cook since I can see most of the back yard from the kitchen.  Until then, it is going to remain a fight.

And in all these pictures you will notice a scratch across her forehead.  We are guessing she scratched her head while taking a nap.  Because it wasn't there when I laid her down and I can't imagine what else could have happened.

If she is trapped inside and not eating the kitchen set can usually keep her occupied.  She loves playing with it and getting into the bottom drawer in the real kitchen where I keep all of the kid plates and cups.  She goes through that drawer on a daily basis and pulls stuff out.  When we got home from the beach it was the FIRST place she went.  She had missed her drawer of kitchen toys.

And any picture you see where he mouth is open, she is saying "cheese."  Anytime  you break the camera out she just repeats it over and over.

I was able to snap these after we had eaten lunch after church.  Jackson had gone down for a nap and she was just toddling around enjoying a little one on one time.  She loves her brother, but likes being alone as well.  They are funny together too though.  They have yelling contests in the car.  After I put them in the car in the mornings and run back in for one last sweep of the house they take turns yelling and then laughing.  It is so funny.  They have such a cute connection.  I can't wait to see what number 3 brings!

So there you have it!  A short recap of our little southern belle and what she is up to these days.  She has a personality all her own and too cute for words!  Happy Sunday!