Adah 16 Months

Our baby girl is 16 months old now. She is the so so busy but also very happy. She has finally let me hold her for more then 10 seconds and has actually started laying her head on my shoulder. It makes me so happy. She is very smart and has started talking a lot more lately. Here are the words she can say: mama, dada, ball, dog, roof, cow, moo, bunny, nose, one, two, three, NO, uh-oh, blankie, binky, baba. She can also sign: more, all done, drink, please, and book. She loves to be outside, loves dogs(she gets all giggly when she sees one...it's adorable) She thinks I am her property and gets jealous/mad if I hold Emmett. She loves to sit on my lap. Her and Emmett are starting to play a little better together, but he still takes toys from her and tortures her at times.  He won't let anybody else take toys from her though! Funny how that works.

Somebody had some mad bed head after their nap.



busy girl

Getting ready to go swimming

This is the cutest thing I've ever seen. Emmett liked to hold Adah, and she wraps her legs around him and smiles the whole time. I have to help him because they both get laughing and Emmett usually tips over. He also gives her piggy back rides (which he calls an antelope ride???) and she does the same thing, wraps her legs around him and holds on for dear life.



She is so cute when she sleeps. She's a fantastic sleeper lately. We put her to bed at 8:30pm and she sleeps until 7:00am. I give her a bottle, change her and she goes back to bed until 9-9:30am. She's done this all summer and I love it. We have to be quiet in the mornings because she is a light sleeper if she hears sounds. She naps from 12:30-2:30 everyday.





Adah kept stealing Grandpa Calvin's hat and thought she was so funny. I love pictures like this. Grandpa Calvin is a terrific grandpa! I wish my Dad was around for me to have pictures with him and my kids.



Adah and her dad have a really special bond. He has always had a way to calm her down as a baby and he's been so sweet and patient with her. Earlier this summer Bret would turn on our iPod and those two would dance in the kitchen together to "Springsteen" by Eric Church. I washed our iPod again(opps) and so we didn't have one for about 3-4 weeks. I bought a new one and Bret turned on their song the other night, and she immediately put her arms around his neck. It was very cute and special for him. She was so happy and wouldn't let go of him as you can see in the pictures.