2009 Year in Review

My baby grew up in 2009 and now she doesn't even seem to be so little any more. In fact she will tell you she's a person. Here is her year in review.

January
1. She learned to jump off the couch and how to scare me to death.
2. She enjoyed playing with her MegaBlocks
3. She could string one inch beads and buttons on a lacing string.
4. Nods her head correctly and consistently
5. Sorting by color and shape
6. Discovered t.v.

February
1. Identifies most pictures in books by name
2. Chips front tooth.
3. Develops dislike of all meat except chicken nuggets.
4. Can identify all body parts on self and many on a doll.

March
1. Begins drawing circles
2. Counts 1-2-3 on her fingers
3. Adept at using iPhone even better than some adults
4. Walks up stairs without holding on
5. Visits Monkey Joes for the first time
6. Stayed overnight for the first time at Grandma's house.

April
1. Opens doorknobs.
2. Climbs ladders
3. Doubled speaking vocabulary and says "please"
4. Requests books by title.
5. Rides her tricycle
6. Really into her artwork this month

May

1. jumps with both feet off ground

2. climbs the curved ladders at park

3. noticeable increase in vocabulary and sentence length

4. we went to Indy 500 Kid's Day on the Circle

June

1. estimated 500 words speaking vocabulary

2. really into creating art this month and choosing her own colors

3. fear of bees begins along with obsession with insects and rocks

4. weaned from nursing

July

1. learns to somersault

2. watched fireworks and is scared of the loud noise but fascinated by the display

3. visits my sister and family in PA. Goes to Dutch Wonderland, the Crayola Factory, and the

Philly Children's Museum

4. visits the Marion County Fair

5. eats/plays at Incredible Pizza for the first time

August
1. State Fair visit and holds a butterfly

2. another visit from my sister and Jaxin

3. Mommy went back to work

September

1. turns 2 and has her birthday party at Holiday Park

2. can slide down a fireman pole and pumps her legs on a regular swing

3. more abstract language, added colors, shapes, emotions, adjectives

4. starting to call herself by name

5. is a bully and aggressive to other kids, even bigger ones

October

1. goes to the pumpkin patch for the first time

2. goes trunk or treat & trick or treating as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

3. perfects her frisbee throw

4. huge reading spurt and interest in books. Wants to be read to constantly

November

1. begining to recognize humor in stories and on t.v.

2. more empathetic towards others

3. Thanksgiving at the grandparents' house

December

1. living with grandparents and mom/dad altogether

2. moved into a new apartment

3. beginning of bossy behavior

4. huge leaps in imagination and pretend play

5. discovers Santa and singing

2008: A Year of Firsts

If you click on the month titles, you can view the blog from that month. Here are some of the highlights of my year.

January I started the year weighing 14lbs and was 26 inches long. I am 3 months old. I love to watch the fish swim back and forth in the aquarium. I love my ducky wire rattle.

February I started eating solids this month and love my cereal and fruit. I also got a convertible carseat this month. I love snuggling with my funky munky toy and my orange and blue rattle.

March I am finally going to bed by 10pm now and taking two naps per day. I am now drinking one bottle of formula on most days although I am still nursing. I have two bottom teeth and love my Elmo puppet and sun toy. I went to my cousin's 6th birthday party.

April I like to yell and bang toys, can army crawl and sit up very well. I like to watch the raccoon in our backyard. My favorite toy this month is my xylophone.

May We had a 5.2 earthquake, but I slept right through it. I like to eat all the time. I have discovered big kids and that they are fun to watch and play with. I can wave bye-bye and crawl now. Mommy and Daddy got a new car and we also went to the hospital to see my new twin cousins. I like to empy boxes and bowls that Mommy fills up for me. I went swimming for the first time. I know how to clap now too.

June Mommy is off work now for the summer and gets to spend lots of time with me. I can stand up now and can cruise along the couch. I am scared of the vaccuum cleaner. We went to the zoo where I saw lots of animals, and I go swimming almost every day.

July I am eating mostly regular food, but still try baby food occasionally. I watched the fireworks on the 4th of July. I like to stand up alone now and can crawl up the stairs.My favorite books are lift the flap stories.

August We moved into a new apartment at the beginning of this month. I can walk by myself well now. We went to the county fair and to the zoo again. I am fascinated by dogs. Everything is a dog to me though. I try to steal the remote control all the time even though I don't watch t.v. I also really like mommy and daddy's phones. I start going back to grandma's house while mommy and daddy are at work.

September I turned one. I got to finger paint and use markers with mommy. I like to help with the laundry. I love to dance and have several different moves. I can say a few words now. I can also walk backwards.

October I stacked 7 blocks this month and like to feed myself with a spoon. I can go down the stairs by myself and also get off the couch and bed alone. I think it's great fun to spin around in circles until I fall down laughing. I went to a couple of Obama rallies. I enjoyed playing at Great Times and Chuck E Cheese. For Halloween I dressed up like a ladybug and went to the ZooBoo. I like to feed my dolly and push her around on my car. I really like to throw balls. I love to brush my teeth.

November I said my first sentence this month and learned some new words. I am learning my body parts and trying to do 9 piece peg puzzles. I really like my mommy to read me lots of books. I am such a daredevil and try to climb all over everything. I love to do art and especially like play doh even if mommy won't let me eat it. I went to go vote with mommy.

December I got lots of presents for Christmas, and I really like playing with my play kitchen. I can do 9 piece peg puzzles by myself. I enjoy giving real kisses to people, animals, and pictures of animals in books. I said goodbye to the bottle. I discovered t.v. much to mommy's dismay. I can walkup stairs and hold on to the wall or railing. I knows how much "one" is and point to the numbers in books when mommy counts.

Over the year...I ended the year weighing 24.4 lbs and being 33 inches in length. I am wearing 18 month clothing and size 5 shoes. I still nurse in the morning and evenings, but I drink milk from my sippy cup the rest of the time. I now have 16 teeth. I am 15 months old and can't wait to see what new adventures I'll have in 2009.

2008: A Look Back

Here is Piper's year in review for 2008. I can't believe how much she has grown, from 3 months to 15 months. She has turned into her own little unique person with her own personality and opinions. She is definitely not my little baby anymore, and I kinda miss that.