Adventures in Babyhood

Submitted by Eliana on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 10:51pm

Eliana loves yogurt almost as much as she loves to take off her bib!

I'm still officially a baby, but not for much longer! Yesterday I stood up and took a step to Mommy - by choice - which was a first! Mommy was shocked! She knew I could do it, but I never had. I figured what better way to get her to pick me up than to walk to her. I'm so smart! Tonight I stood up and walked almost halfway across the living room to Daddy. Just to show what a Daddy's girl I am.

I know now where Daddy is when he's home. He's downstairs at his computer. So now when we're in the entry way I always look downstairs and say "Dada." But some days he's not home and I miss him.

I've also figured out where the candy is in my trick-or-treat bag and how to beg for it. I just whine and point to it. Lots of times it works and I get a treat like fruit snacks or a sucker. Pretty soon I'll have that bag empty.

These are the words I say now: besides Dada I say done, Belle, Mama, bottle, ball, and digo. No one is quite sure what "digo" means, but it's one of my favorite words. It might mean "thank you" or "there we go" or even "tickle." I like words that can mean many things. Just like "ba" used to mean ball AND Belle. Now I can pronounce Belle much better. But I also call the kitty "Belle." I hope she's not offended. I like to babble a lot, too. It sounds like I'm really talking and I have so much I want to say.

If I could talk I would probably tell you all about McDonald's today. We went to the playland with our friends this morning and it was really fun! I liked the bouncy balls and the bumpy little slide. And right toward the end I discovered the big play set and took off climbing. Mom couldn't keep her eyes off me for a second or I was crawling off to discover some other new adventure... or french fry. I still don't understand why you can't eat things that are on the floor. They seem perfectly good to me!

I'm sure there are a lot more fun little stories in the photo album. Mom's been snapping away with the camera lately. So enjoy!