But it's my blog...and it seems to be hard to think of other things other than this little whirling dervish that cyclones around me all day long. She is such a hurricane of activity and emotions these days. It's like living with someone who is bi-polar and constantly PMS-ing. She has definite opinions already and since she is limited with not being able to tell me always what's wrong or what she wants....frustration ensues, she for sure has a little temper. There are way to many family members on both sides this could have been inherited from...the girl didn't stand a chance! This does not mean she doesn't try to communicate...she is talking her own little baby language 24-7...my baby is never quiet...she even blurts things out and babbles in her sleep. My baby development emails tell me that between 12 and 14 months babies start to dream very actively, this seems to be an understatement with miss Liv. Being unfortunate enough to have to share a room with her I know very well how much she thrashes around and yells out in her sleep....ALL....NIGHT.....LONG!!!!! And she does say some words; mommy, daddy, nana, boppa (grandpa), baby, puppy, hi, bye, wawa (water), gabby (yo gabba gabba), no, what's that, up, bathy. She is such a funny girl. Happy and beaming one moment and tragically upset about something the next...like I said bi-polar and PMS!
She just seems so active. I rationalize that most babies probably are this way at this age. Rationalize because the thought of her inheriting her father's ADHD seems way too exhausting...I can only handle one hyperactive person at a time thanks! But she is taking full advantage of the new found independence in walking without stumbling...she seems to almost run everywhere she goes. She can be at times wobbly but that doesn't cause her to slow down to steady herself she just powers through. She was this way with crawling as well. Sometimes her little legs and knees would be moving way too fast for her hands to keep up with and she would inadvertently take a nose dive into the floor. But she is busy, busy, busy and the child doesn't have a cautious or fearful bone in her body. Mitch's mom always says "oh Mitchell was the same way at her age", which causes me to cringe to think about living with these two crazies for life!
She told me a story about Mitchell when he was about 4 years old. He was supposed to be taking a nap when Sue got a phone call from the next door neighbor. "ummm your son is sitting on the roof and your daughter looks like she is headed out there are well"... Mitchell had somehow figured out how to take the screen off his upstairs bedroom window and was making a break for it...Ashley tailing him from behind! Ashely would have been 2. She said she almost had a heart attack when she ran upstairs to see Mitch just chilling on the roof and Ashley with one leg out the window. Of all those Benveniste kids the fact that it was Mitchell and Ashley is just too fitting and funny!
Is this what I have to look forward to? After her daring escape from the stroller a few weeks ago, it's become clear that she thinks she's invincible! Besides keeping me constantly on my toes...she is just about the cutest, funniest, most charming, lovely, beautiful, entertaining person I have ever met. And it just goes to show that people are born with personalities all their own...because she is definitely nothing like her mother!Here is a list of things about Miss baby.
*She loves babies, and by babies I mean baby dolls, she drags them everywhere.
*She calls all kids, even ones way older than her "baby".
*She loves Yo Gabba Gabba and her TooDoo doll Nana found for her
(have you tried to find yo gabba gabba toys....it's impossible!)
*She hates being in a stroller.
*She loves string cheese (I don't love the constipation).
*She has taken to dragging her taggie blankey around everywhere like Linus.
*She loves to play with her Aunties and shrieks whenever she sees Auntie Ash.
*She loves Elmo, calls him "Mo"
*She is a great napper, two naps a day for two hours each.
*She likes to climb on everything and anything but has not figured out how to climb out of her
crib. I don't think the thought has occurred to her.
*She loves baths and has a babydoll in the bath that she washes while I wash her...like mimics
everything I do, it's really cute.
*She knows how to brush her hair and is trying to brush her teeth.
*She is crazy sensitive about her ears being touched...freaks out. This could be from me
traumatizing her by trying to get her earrings out.
*She tickles herself with the tag on her "Stuffy" (stuffed Giraffe that is her fave). She rubs it on
her ears and also her feet.
*She has 5 teeth and is about to have 2 more anytime now!
*Her little teeth are kinda crooked, it's so cute though....probably from the pacifier.They are also
like crazy big! lol!
*She loves soothie pacifiers...I should probably wean her off of them...but it makes me feel like
she is still a little baby with them in her mouth so I can't bear the thought.
*She has a real "Nana" addiction. Nana being my mom...she LOVES Nana probably more then
me.
*When she gets really excited she dances and then breaks out in this funny little march.
*When she wakes up in the morning all I hear is Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy...Uppy
Mommy.
*Whoever gets her up from naps she becomes glued to for at least an hour....no one else can hold
her and she cries if they put her down or try to hand her off.
*She loves chip clips. You know those plastic clips you wrap a bag of chips up with so they don't
get stale. She knows which kitchen drawer they are kept in and always has one in hand.
*She loves chocolate chips...who doesn't?
*She loves being naked...tries her best to get away from me after bathtime
*She hates being in the carseat unless it happens to be out of the car...in which case she could
entertain herself for hours getting in and out of it and trying to buckle the straps.
Oh there is probably tons more...but I can't think of anything else...but when I do you know I will be a lame-o talks only about her kid mom and i'll blog about it!
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