The Moss Family: Brooklyn Turns 19 months old

9/22/2014
21.8 lbs
size 4 diapers (still huge)
size 12-18 month clothing

This past month I really feel like I can see the wheels turning in Brooklyn's pretty little head. She seems to pick things up more quickly and comprehends a lot more. She picked up the concept of HOT really quickly. She always asks if her food is hot and likes to blow on her food. She also knows that the stove and oven are hot. I love to watch the Food Network and the Cooking channel and if she sees someone cooking on the stove or putting something in the oven she puts her hand up as if to say stop and says hot. She is also a lot better about saying drink if she if thirsty. She now knows what a monkey and horse say and can do the sounds really well. She can also say leaf and tree. She no longer says hi (which I think is so sad because it was so cute the way she said it) and now says hello and bye especially when she is talking on the phone. Neither of them are super clear so they just aren't quite as cute. She loves to talk on the phone and she wants you to be talking on another phone so she will bring you one of her play phones. She will also text and take selfies and say cheese with the phones. The texting I get but not sure where she got the selfie thing because Craig and I are not selfie takers. She has been eating pretty well this month. Sometimes at dinner I have a hard time getting her to eat things other then the vegetables. She loves broccoli and zucchini. She also loves her carbs (bread, rice, pasta). Still will eat any fruit you put in front of her and thank goodness she now eats chicken. She is getting really good at using her spoon and fork.

She is still obsessed with shoes, any shoes. She will put mine, Craig's, and hers on. She will go into my closet and get shoes out. Sometimes when I am in the shower I will see her walk out of my closet with a pair of high heels on. Normally matching and on the correct feet. She likes to put her own shoes on when we go places, but she just gets frustrated when she can't get it all the way, but refuses to let me help her. Needless to say it is a little frustrating for me and takes an extra 10 minutes to get out the door and it normally ends in tears, usually hers. She no longer likes to ride in her stroller. She prefers to walk and wants to push the stroller. So walks around the neighborhood take way longer then they used to and we don't get to go near as far. I have started to let her take showers with me and she absolutely loves them. I will shower and then wash her and then I'll get out and she will stay in there playing in the water and with the shampoo bottles for as long as I let her. So I typically get dressed and ready and at that point she still wants to stay in but I will make her get out because she is getting pruny.

She started this new thing where she likes to do things with her eyes closed, especially eating and walking around. She will also put a blanket or burp clothe over her head and walk around. Luckily she walks slowly so when she runs into something it doesn't hurt her. The problem is that sometimes when I'm walking behind her I don't know that she is closing her eyes so I don't know that I need to redirect her. There have been a few times I could have stopped her from running into things but didn't know that I needed to. She is also in this phase of making funny faces. She does is because I am always making faces at her, but she's got some really good ones. Some of them are a little creepy, but most of them are cute. She is totally in love with all of her stuffed animals. If she sees a dog on TV she has to go grab her doggy. If she sees a turtle in a book, she has to run and get her turtle before we can finish the book. She kisses them all goodnight and has to bring at least one with her whenever we go in the car.

The weather has been nice the last few weeks so we have been trying to spend as much time outside. She loves to pick up leaves and to run in the grass. She looks for any excuse to get outside. I gave her hair a little trim this month. The back was really uneven so I just tried to straighten it out a little bit. I probably took about 3/4 of an inch off at the longest part. It's not perfect but it does look more even. She still loves the gym but she hates nursery. she has only gone a few times and hasn't had a bad experience yet so I'm not sure how she hates it but last week at stake conference I was walking the halls with her and came to the nursery room so I thought we'd go in for a little bit. As soon as the door opened she let go of my hand and took off in the other direction. Hopefully she will get over that soon, because I am tired of having her in primary with me. Other then this weird thing with nursery she has been a total doll. I love spending my days with her.