Independent Baby - 14 months

The Independent BabyIt has become very apparent that you are pretty much a toddler now. You eat real food, you no longer use bottles, you talk, you walk, you sing and you look less and less like my little cherub every day. Cue the tears.  In 14 short months you have progressed far beyond what I have ever imagined a baby would. It is amazing to see you grow!

This month you have taken it to a whole new level. Just when we thought we had you all figured out, little miss independent surfaces….along with the tantrums and signs of discontent. Usually it happens when you are tired. The big fallouts come because you cannot figure out how to put your baby doll inside of a teeny-tiny fire truck, or you cannot get the circle Tupperware lid to fit on the square Tupperware, or you cannot shove all of the play apples, balls, coins and cups into you itty bitty purse. Ohh….so it begins. We offer to show you how things work, but you have become VERY independent and want to do it all by yourself. I cannot help but giggle, but you get very upset.

This month you pretty much figured out what it means to walk. You walk/run all over the house and are very mobile. Your new favorite spot is the pantry. It holds your new favorite foods….”crackers and cookies.” The funniest thing happened the other night. You walked into the pantry and grabbed a box of dry Ranch Dressing. With pride you walked it into the living room and gave it to daddy. He looked at you puzzled and said, “what is this”? With a smile you pointed at it and said, “cracker!” You knew that the crackers were in the pantry and you wanted one. Daddy started laughing and told you that those were not crackers. He took you back to the pantry and retrieved a cracker for you. You shrieked and clapped when he gave it to you. We had a big laugh! Still to this day you go into the pantry and pull out random food boxes and bring them to us in hopes that you found the cracker stash.

You are baby obsessed! You kiss, hug, feed and throw them. You walk around with them in your arms like you are their momma! Most evenings we "play" babies in the living room. You love to take care of them!

You also continue to mimic every word we say. I find it absolutely adorable when you say blueberries/strawberries and pillow. You love blueberries and strawberries. You point to the refrigerator and say "burries" when you want them. You also like to pull the pillows off the couch and lay on them. You will pat them, say "low-low" and then lay your sweet head down on them.

This month your 2nd tooth popped through on the bottom. Slowly, but surely...they are coming in. You also have just enough hair on the top of you head for one little Velcro bow. yahhh!!