19 months old

Miss Kiya is officially 19 months old today. I can hardly believe it. My little Peanut looks like such a big girl.

Here are some things the fabulous Miss Kiya has learned in the last month:

1) To use a cup holder. She places her sippy cup in the cup holder on the high chair and in the car. We have come a long way from her sippy cup throwing days :)

2) She has learned 5 almost 6 animal sounds. She can do cow, sheep, dog, cat, lion and we are teaching her snake :)

3) She has learned to say "yes" or "yeah" in response to questions. We don't get no all the time anymore which is so nice. And she is using it in the right context too.

4) When we ask Kiya if she is sassy, she responds with "sassy". So cute and so true.

5) She learned a little girl's name in daycare, Kylie. The sad part is that little girl is aging out of the room next week. Think she can say Donovan...that's the boy that is replacing Kylie.

6) She is learning how to pull up her pants. She can't quite get it but she is close.

7) She is learning (slowly) how to ask nicely for her music or a book. She has heard her CD's so much that she anticipates which song is up next or will ask for certain songs. Example: if she is clapping her hands she wants "If you're happy and you know it" and if she says "oe oe oe" she wants "Old MacDonald had a farm".

8) She has kicked a ball.

9) She has started asking, "What's this?"

10) Kiya has always been fascinated with garbage trucks but she can accurately point to the garbage truck in a puzzle my MIL gave her.

11) She is really quite good at brushing her teeth. I still help A LOT but she really likes to do it.

12) At bedtime, she gives us both hugs and kisses and then points to her crib.

13) She has learned to climb up the slide :)

14) She has decided that the big kids playground is way more fun than the little kids playground. She likes the big slides. Even the big curvy slides. She is such a daredevil.

So as you can see Miss Kiya is busy, busy learning new things all the time. We are so proud of her and all she has accomplished. We can't wait to see what she does next. We are hoping it is walk but you know we can't force her we can only encourage her. We have gotten up to 3 or 4 steps walking alone between Mom and Dad before she dives forward in a fit of laughter. Oh silly girl....we shall see what the ortho doc thinks tomorrow.