She now can shake her head no, which is quite helpful at times, and quite discouraging at others..especially when she wants to be stubborn about not doing something!
She continues to love to dance, and now she does this "jazz hand" thing where she shakes her hand at her wrist- almost like Beyonce in that "Single Ladies" song...too funny!
We still cannot report that she is walking...I have tried to get her to take a step on her own, but unless she has your hand she just stands there, stretching in an attempt to reach your hand herself!
She continues to develop her independence, which at the age of 13 months is a nice way of saying that she throws massive meltdowns when she doesn't get her way! Many times these meltdowns happen around food. She loves to put too much food in her mouth at once, but if you attempt to take some away, she has a huge meltdown, which almost seems like it would cause her to choke more than having too much food! She also has developed a love of certain things over others and doesn't understand why she just can't have only the foods she loves. She loves her puffs, her crunchies (baby form of cheetos), bananas, crackers, cheerios, bread, and cheese. She likes other foods (green beans, peas, carrots, applesauce) but she can play that she is full, but if she sees one of her favorites, she will suddenly get upset that she can't have any! Silly girl!
Natalie will have another milestone tomorrow. She is starting a new day care. Her previous one just had too many small issues, that ended up adding up to us just not feeling comfortable with her going there any more. Her new day care is brand new (new building that just opened in November). They have security cameras running in all classrooms, they have daily lesson plans, and all staff members wear scrubs and khakis- all for just $5 more a week until she is in toddlers, then it will actually be $5 less. The only downfall is it will add quite a bit of driving to our day due to it being on the other side of town, but it should be well worth it.
I am a little nervous about Natalie's first day. Especially after today when she had a major meltdown when I attempted to leave her in the church nursery. She has never done that before, and I hope it was more of a fluke than a hint of what is to come!
Well, Joel, Natalie, and I need to get ready for Natalie's second Super Bowl! Unfortunately it won't be as exciting since Daddy's Steelers aren't in it this year! But we still plan on having a good time at our friend, Jason's!
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