Thursday, August 23, 2012

16 Months

Kaitlyn...
*pretty much runs everywhere
*has 12 teeth- 8 front teeth and 4 molars
*loves to pray! She holds our hands every time we pray for meals. :)
*has been making big improvements in eating. In the 14 month post I wrote that she wouldn't try things and refused to eat fruit. She loves fruit now (except peaches) and has been trying anything new we give her.
*doesn't play well independently. She never really has. I was hoping she would outgrow that by now.
*is the official "light turner offer" in the Zehr house. If I'm holding her when we walk out of a room she always wants to be the one to flip the switch.
 *is great at cleaning up and putting things away. The other day she found a piece of trash on the floor and immediately went and put it in the waste basket without being prompted.
*is a great helper with the laundry. She likes to help me pull stuff out of the washer and put them into the dryer.
*likes to sing, mostly in the car or her bike trailer. I so wish I knew what she was singing about!
*doesn't like to wear her bib at meals anymore. For the most part she is a clean eater but I'm not ready to give it up yet.
*says 8 words- hi, ya, no, bye, see ya, mommy, dadda, ball. These are the only words she clearly says but she has very sophisticated jabber. She jabbers in sentences and obviously knows what she's trying to say. We, on the other hand, have to go through a list of things to figure out what she's trying to tell us. If anyone knows what "octeece" means, please let me know! It would make my life much easier. :)
*likes to pretend she talking on the phone
*has great fine-motor skills
*has been doing better in the nursery!
*loves to play outside. She will go get her shoes and bring them to me when she wants to go out.
*typically naps 1.5 - 2.5 hours
*still continues to love Lexi, balls, wrestling, books, walks/bike rides, and swinging.


Friday, August 10, 2012

Visit to See Family

Now that Aaron and I live close to his family we only have to make one long road trip to see family instead of two! And it takes 4 hours now instead of 5. Little blessings! Last week we went to visit my family in northern Indiana. It was too short as always, but we had a wonderful time. We kept Kaitlyn on Illinois time and that worked out great because we didn't have to rush home from anything to put her to bed. We got there Monday afternoon. That night we went to an anniversary party for my Grandpa and Grandma Juday. They've been married 65 years!



We were able to see all of my family and my uncle's family.

My family! It's big and I love it. :)

Tuesday:
*Kaitlyn got her first haircut! It started off alright...
and then she got kind of scared but she didn't cry 
too hard and she held still the whole time.

 
*We visited my Grandma Snider

 
*Kaitlyn tried out the trampoline for the first time and loved it!

 
*Had a cookout at my brother Lee's house

Wednesday:
*checked out my mom's new office at work

*played at Sunnyside Park

*Kaitlyn tried out my old tricycle that
Dad and Grandpa fixed up for her.
(Mom and I later ran over it with the car so
Dad will be fixing it up again!)
 
*We played in the toy kitchen. I might have had as much fun
as Kaitlyn did, reliving my childhood. :)

More playing with cousins!
 
Kaitlyn shows love by tackling you and pinning you down. :)