13 months!

So I promise I won't do updates every month from now on but I feel like Aspen has grown up and added so many more things to her list of things she can do that I have to update at 13 months!

 

Sunday was officially her 13 month bday. We decided to go to the zoo since the weather was absolutely gorgeous! It's so fun to see her find the animals and point at them and talk about them in her jibberish. After the zoo we went and played in the park for a little bit and then went to a birthday party for 2 of her Spellman cousins! We had a lot of fun and were exhausted at the end of the day!

Aspen is now signing please, more, her version of thank you (which is more like blowing kisses) and all done. She is understanding so much more when we talk.  I can ask her to go get something or take something somewhere and she knows what I'm saying. It's so fun! She blows kisses, waves bye-bye, shakes her head yes and no, and has even added a few words every now and then.  She says mama, dada, yeah (sounds like nah), baby, and ball (she sounds like she has a southern accent when she says ball b/c she makes sure to get the "l" sound in there).

She's so funny and constantly cracks us up. She loves to go outside and has to go out everytime we let Roxy out. If I even mention "outside" it's yeah, yeah, yeah while bouncing up and down and then takes off running to the back door. What in the world are we going to do with this girl when it's cold?

She's learning body parts. She knows toes, hair, eyes (she's facinated with poking you in the eye and then saying "owwwwww"), mouth, and belly.  She knows nose but will always point to your nose if you ask her where her nose is.  She also knows what I'm saying when it's bathtime and I ask her if she wants to take her clothes off. She'll start pulling at them and then when I help her take them off she will takes her clothes to the laundry basket without me even telling her to now.

She's facinated with shoes lately. She loves to put on her own and tries to wear mine and even Joe's all the time. She loves her dress up outfits and wearing my bracelets! She loves to read books - her favorites are good night moon and a sesame street book about bathtime "bubbles, bubbles".

She's such a smart girl and is changing into more and more of a big girl every day!!