So what is she up to these days?
Sleeping: Pretty much the same as it's been: She goes to bed around 7:00 pm and sleeps until between 6:30-7:00 am. (This morning I got lucky and she didn't want to get up until 7:45!) She takes one afternoon nap, usually starting around 1:00, and lasting for anywhere from an hour and a half to 3 hours! I am so fortunate, because she is actually really flexible in her nap schedule so if I want to go to the gym in the early afternoon and put her down later, she will go down with no problem (and still go to bed on time) or if I know we have something later in the afternoon, we will eat an early lunch and take an early nap...and again, she usually has no problems with that! Annaliese likes to sleep with her blankie, her 'duck' (which is really a penguin!), and her book (The Picture Bible)...although she doesn't need any of them when she goes to the baby-sitters house!
She sleeps in a variety of positions, sometimes on her back totally sprawled out, and other times curled up in a ball with her blanket pulled over her head! It's always very cute:)
Eating: Annaliese loves to eat...but her favorite foods are definitely dairy products! She would eat yogurt, string cheese, and cottage cheese all day long if I'd let her! She usually eats whatever I make for dinner and one day she might love it and the next day not want anything to do with the same food! This morning she couldn't get enough scrambled eggs with spinach!! She also takes after her parents and has quite the sweet tooth...I think she's as excited as I am that candy corn are now readily available!
Teeth: We have finally started to see a few new teeth come in...3 of the 4 canine's are making their way in very very slowly. Thankfully, she is tolerating it much better than any of the previous teeth! We are still waiting for the second set of molars.
Activities: Annaliese loves anything active! She still loves to be outside, swinging or going down the slide. She likes to go on walks, but only if she gets to walk, not ride in the stroller so getting exercise is becoming more difficult for me! She also enjoys helping me in the kitchen, building with legos, reading (I keep trying to get a video of this because it is hilarious!), doing somersaults, and buckling/unbuckling anything that has a buckle!
(She's getting better...sometimes she can make it all the way over!)
Clothing: Most of her things are 18 mon or 18-24 months. There are a few 12-18 mon things still in the drawers! Shoes are all size 5 now. And she definitely loves shoes...she will sit and put them on and take them off for a very long time!
Let's see, what other tidbits of information might I want to remember down the road when I look back? Her vocabulary is expanding every day, with her most frequently used words being 'nack' (snack), 'hites' (lights), 'stuck', 'pees' (please), 'tank you' (thank you) and 'bobby' (any sort of hair bow, pony tail holder or bobby pin). She will repeat the names of most animals, and can readily identify dogs, kitties, and turtles. We watched a show on tv last weekend about predators/prey which was all about lions, cheetahs, deer and antelope. Everytime a lion or cheetah came onto the screen, she got all excited and say "kitty, kitty!" (I know, maybe a weird show to watch with an almost-two-year old but she loved it!!) Annaliese doesn't seem to have any interest in counting or colors, so I guess those skills will come later:)
Annaliese loves giving kisses!
(This is at 6 months...just for comparison!)
