14 months old

Hayden you are 14 months old today, and time is flying by at record speed. It feels like just yesterday you came home and were learning to crawl, and now you are running at full speed(literally) You can say about 25 words, you can sign about 13 or so. You repeat almost everything you hear. At this point I am almost certain your understand almost everything we say to you. You LOVE to take showers, you adore all dogs, but can call all of your dogs by name(we have 5) You are doing very well with eating with a fork and spoon. You can hold up one finger when we ask you how old you are...although you always say two:) You know what the cow, kitty, dog, duck, sheep and the ever famous dragon says. You can take your wooden stacking ring and in seconds have the rings back on...not in the right order, but not worried about your fine motor skills that is for sure. When I get you out of your bed each morning you whisper "baba" because you know your bottle is waiting for you on my bedside table and we will get back in bed and snuggle and have the ever loved "baba" You point to your daddy's phone and say "rhumba" which means please play the music. If either of us get a text on our phone you can immitate the sound our phone makes. Speaking of phones you LOVE phones or anything that resembles a phone and you put it up to your hear and say "hello" You act like Bon Jovi walked in the door each night when your daddy comes home, and after your bath you start saying llama mama" which is your favorite book series....yes, you sit very quietly on our laps to have any of the llama books read to you.

You have come so far in in just 6 1/2 months of being home. You are a great traveler, you are happy most of the time. You eat just about anything, but mandarin oranges, pancakes, and green beans seem to be at the top of the list right now. You are really loud, but love for mama to tell you secrets....and then you whisper for just a few minutes after. We have come to a meeting of the minds about wearing your hair bows, and you leave them in for the most part now. But you take your shoes and socks off at every possible moment available. You LOVE music and you are quite the dancer!! You are not sure at all about your daddy hugging your mama, but you huggie bear everything from daddy to the dogs to your stuffed animals...which you also will share your baba, your binka, or your goldfish. You are a very good sharer. You love to blow kisses, you check for your bellybutton and mine about 20 times a day. You know where your nose, eyes, ears, teeth and hair are located. You have finally learned and adhere to "gentle" You notice all babies, and all dogs!! You will sit and watch a full episode of the dog whisperer with Yaya. You love to SKYPE, and we do it frequently...you are usually a big show off. You love to brush your teeth, and know you must sit down on the floor in order to do it or Mama takes it away. You raise your arms when we say "be still monsters....let the rhumpus begin"

You are such a bright little girl who has so much personality!! We think you are hilarious, and have quite the sense of humor for such a little person. The list is much longer of the funny and cute things you do or have learned. I can't wait for the next 14 months to see what you are up to.