20 months

I haven't been as faithful to documenting Hadley's monthly milestones as I was to my first-born.  I'm sure the mothers out there can relate...  So, I wanted to catch up on her 20th month, since we are getting closer and closer to 2.  (For fun comparison, here's Owen's 20th.)  Here's how she celebrated her 20th month - passed out at 5:30!

Current favorite activities: 

• playing with Owen
• yelling "Mama!" or "Dada!" loudly to get our attention, even in public
• chasing/"petting" the cats
• running to music
• being outside
• drinking milk
• reading books
• bathtime

New words (not comprehensive):  

• "tuh-tul" - turtle
• "dah" - dog
• "9-10" - counting for Owen's turn to be over
• "ze mao" - the cat
• "hoo hoo hoo" - depending on tone, either gorilla or monkey
• "dah-eee" - Dolly, her baby doll
• "Bo" - I think this is what she is calling Owen, though it's hard to say for sure, since she says this word a lot
• "baby" - other little kids
• "bah-by" - butterfly
• "uh-huh" - as close to yes as we get
• "buh" - book
• "joo" - juice

New milestones: 

• does the stairs - kiddie slide loop at the playground all by herself for a few months now
• building 11 block-high towers
• points to body parts and identifies animal pictures when asked
• knows a lot more words than she says
• will go on the potty if I ask her at the right moment
• saying "bye-bye" when we leave anywhere, like a playdate, the store, church...
• mimics everyone. This is most noticeable at my workout class when she does the squats and burpees with us.  She even runs ladders at home.  And she's an excellent study on facial expressions (big-eyed stare when in trouble) and dance moves.
• answers questions posed in Owen's TV shows, generally with the answer "9" (Owen has never felt compelled to answer these questions out loud, but Hadley inherently knows when someone is asking a question that she should answer)