January 30, 2016
It’s been a really full week for Selah June. We’ve had lots of play dates with Ashley, with Malachi, and with Satie and Sebastian. We had our first trip to Mom’s Club. We went to BSF. And we went on an adventure to the pet store.
She’s changing so much every single day that it’s really hard to keep up. On the 26th, she turned 16 months old. Some of the most notable developmental changes include:
New Words
butterfly, bus, star, French fry, shoes, nose, ears, hair, mouth
Most Used Words
byyyyy-eeee, hiiiii-eee, no, ah-kay, b-bus (for Wheels on the Bus playlist on YouTube)
Favorite Foods
French fries, fruit snacks, raisins, pretzels, freeze-dried apples, grapes, broccoli, Boar’s Head chicken, avocado, mandarin oranges, bananas, and popcorn
Favorite Toys
fishbowl game, books (all books are Bibles or something like “bubble” or “bobble”), and her lion walker
Developmental Milestones
She really wants to use a fork to eat. She’s starting to speak in phrases, although usually you can only make out one word. She’s mimicking a lot. She’s getting in her molars, so she’s really communicative about what she wants and doesn’t want — and there’s drama involved. You can ask her whether she wants to do something or not. If the answer is ah-kay, then she will follow you to go to it (like “splash splash” – taking a bath). She’s starting to try to sing along to songs she knows and really likes. She’ll sit in your lap for longer periods of time…sometimes to just snuggle. We’re working on coloring. She is able to hold and use a crayon (but she also likes to taste them). She recognizes the appropriate contexts for greetings and farewells. You don’t have to ask her to say “bye-bye.” She just says it when somebody leaves. It’s really really cute.
Here are some of the pics from the week.
