She's a Toddler!

Ack... now that my kid is walking, she's no longer a baby, right?? She's a toddler! I want my little baby back!

But oh my goodness, she is such a happy little girl - such a joy for us!

Kitties! She still LOVES her kitties - or "ki-kat" - and she loves to meow at them. We keep a book about kitties in Chris's car that she loves to "read" on her way to her sitter's house. She looks for it as soon as she gets in the car and flips through it doing her little meow.

Doggies! They're great, too! We always know when there is a dog in sight, because she goes "Fff - fff" (her little "woof"). She thinks dogs are hilarious and loves to meet them.

Belly! She loves to pull up her shirt and poke at her belly. We started referring to it and asking where her belly was, and now she's been saying "bewwy" when we talk about it. Cutest little girl word ever!

Shoes! She knows what they are, points to them, and says "shoe"!

Balls! She loves balls - she always has. She calls them "ba".

She gives great hugs (complete with pat-pat-pat on the back) and puckered kissies. She's walking like a champ and "running" when enticed. She's always busy, busy, busy.

Oh and she's trying to say her name! For a while now, she'd say "Meen-nya" a lot and we didn't know what it meant. We started thinking that she was using it when she wanted something. And recently she would say it when I'd call her by name. So maybe that's her way of saying Amelia? Well then yesterday sitter said that she was saying "Amelia" just right, but we have not gotten her to do it.

Our little girl is growing up so fast. It seems that every day she's adding something to her list of tricks.

And next, she will be grabbing some gossip magazines and heading off to the hair salon for a new 'do, right? :)