A lot has happened this month so lets get started shall we?
Actually let me start by saying this was by far the hardest month yet to take pictures of her in this rocking chair. Do I say that every month? With my next child I may have to pick a different location. Good thing I'm only planning on doing this for one more month. I may have to stop and explain some of these pictures...I understand.
At the very beginning of the month, Jane was able to stand on her own for long periods of time without holding onto anything. Then she worked up the courage to take a few steps before falling.
Not sure what this look at Teddy is about. haha!
Jane also went to her first pumpkin patch this month and she had a great time.
She says her second word (first is Dada) "woof woof" which is dog. But we have learned that woof woof pretty much means any animal. She LOVES dogs. Anytime we are on a walk and she even hears a dog, she will say woof woof. She did say Mama one time last month, but it was a fluke and she hasn't said it since :(
I couldn't keep her still on this chair y'all. But you can see the back of her hair is growing like crazy. When its wet, it goes down the back of her neck!
On October 30th Jane officially was walking. Not just talking a few steps.
Jane also knows how to throw a ball and loves to play catch with us....or just by herself.
Jane celebrated her first Halloween this month and dressed as a dinosaur. She liked her costume, but enjoy the kids more as they came up to the door for candy.
River was distracting her here.
Jane dropped a nap this month and is down to just one afternoon nap. I didn't think it would come this fast and thought we were definitely going to have two naps past her first birthday, but I just rolled with it and that's what she wants. Its definitely been a challenge, more so than when she dropped the third nap a few months ago, but we are both slowly getting used to the new schedule.
In order to keep her sitting still I asked her to give Teddy a kiss. She LOVES giving kisses and sometimes kisses people without being asked to. Sometimes its a little awkward when its strangers...but they think its cute...for now.
More kisses
Along with the dropping of the second nap, we also experienced daylight savings which wasn't as rough as I imagined it would be. Although it did happen at the same time as the dropped nap which was crazy.
Jane got to meet her last Uncle, Uncle McKay when we went to see him and Aunt Katie get married in Charlotte.
While in Charlotte Jane also learned to climb the stairs. We don't have stairs at our house so I was surprised at how quickly she picked it up. I'm kind of glad we don't have stairs right now.
Also while in Charlotte, we left Jane with a babysitter (who wasn't family or a close friend) for the first time and she did great. It was probably harder on me than her.
Jane started pointing this month and now points at everything, especially if she wants it.
At this point, she was done with the picture taking, but I was trying to get her to smile. Instead I got this blank stare.
Jane's four top teeth are coming in at the same time. The front two are out more than the two beside them, but they are all coming. This has made her very clingy the past few weeks. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
I worked so hard for this smile...hope you like it!
We went to our first StoryTime at the library this month and Jane had a blast. Jane is VERY social, I hope she stays that way. She doesn't ever cry when I leave her places like the nursery at church and she never once wondered where I was while we were at StoryTime. She also LOVES other kids. If there are kids on the TV, she will scream with excitement. Same as if we see other children a the grocery store or on a playground somewhere. Then she walks right up to kiss them. I hope she stays social and happy forever.
Blank stare again...
Jane knows what I'm saying a lot and I have started to notice some of the things she knows. She knows:
turn the page
come here
sit down
splash
shake
give me a kiss
and probably more that I'm forgetting.
Wanting the camera of course.
"seriously Mom?"
Jane knows the TV remote. She doesn't really know how to use it, but she knows that its supposed to be pointing at the TV and she does it all the time.
"HI GUYS"
Towards the end of the month Jane learned to go from sitting to standing without grabbing onto anything. You know, the squat to stand? So she pretty much gets up to walk from anywhere and walks everywhere. I still can't believe it if you haven't caught on.
This was the reaction I got when I tickled her feet. She was trying not to smile I think.
because she really wanted down.....
So she took her bow off to really let me know she was done with the photo shoot....
Jane found mine and her bellybutton this month and she thinks its the funniest thing. She pokes it and laughs all the time.
Here she is trying to put the bow back in.
She is getting so smart. Usually if she is trying to do something, we can show her how to do it and she copies us right away.
She likes to play with the clothes out of her hamper. She knows that the clothes somehow end up going over her head and she tries to put them on. It looks a little something like this next picture.
Lastly, Jane is learning how to get what she wants. I'm starting to get worried. She never used to cry or whine EVER. She was the perfect baby. NOW THOUGH...she has learned that if she wants something and she cries or worse, whines about it she gets it. I'm not sure how this happened, but I need to fix it quick before it gets out of control.
For example: She loves to play with my phone. I used to be able to give it to her while it was locked and she would pretend to talk on it. Now if its locked and the screen is black she throws a fit and cries until I make the light come on and she sees stuff on the screen. This has made it so she has posted stuff on my Instagram and Facebook as well as texting random people....oops!
I guess I should just let her cry. I don't know about other mothers, but I can't stand whining. Its the worst! Worse than crying to me. Jane whines a lot more than she cries and sometimes I just lose it and give in.
Over all Jane has really grown this month. She is her own little person and is so happy and funny! I tried to sit her on the scale, but of course she didn't really sit still. It said 23.8lbs though.
She is already in 18 month clothing as well, but still fits most of the 12 month clothes we have. The 12 month pants are just a little short that's all.
Little Bean,
In just one short month we will be celebrating your first birthday. Can you believe it? Mommy and Daddy can't. Although you do seem like a little girl already, just doing your own thing most of the time. You can also keep up with older kids so well which I usually would expect from younger siblings, but you just love other kids. We love you so much and want you to say happy, loving, funny, and crazy forever.
Love,
Mom and Dad!
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