Bidwell Blog: Bragging Rights

I have been wanting to do a post of all the crazy stuff Amelia has mastered. She blows are mind. I know some things are what she is suppose to be doing for her age but she does many things I think that is probably a few months ahead. Yes, I am her mom and love to talk her up and a bit bias on her. So beware of the bragging blog post.

Amelia has done everything early. She rolled belly to back at just 2.5 weeks of age. She was sitting up at 6 months, crawling at 8 and took her first steps at 10 months. She has for sure kept us on our toes. :) She was talking pretty well at her 1st birthday but once she hit 14 months her vocablary spiked. She repeats everything we try to say. Most people who are around her can understand what she is trying to say. She is picking up on most every sign I teach her too. About 50% of the time she can pick out the colors blue, yellow, and pink. She will even point to the colors and say what it is. She is counting to 3.

The resent thing I have noticed she is going to her room and grabbing a books and "reading" them herself. She sits on the floor and just chats up a storm ,shakes her head, and points her finger in the air. She has her few favorite books and she knows what picture/words match up. For istance... "Go Dogs Go" book, when it gets to the stop light she yells "stop" then yells "GO GREEN DOG"! Once she see the ladder she says "Party". With the book "Are you my Mother" she shakes her head no and chats who know what until till she gets to the end and see the baby bird has found his mommy. TOO CUTE!

The list of her vocabary grows everyday and makes my heart happy. I love how she will just go on and on with a converstion like you can understand everything she says. I have no clue who she gets her chattiness from ;). The best chatting is in the car... of course. The girl LOVES to sing. She is now asking to sing certian songs and will sign/say "more" before the song is even over. The best is the danceing that comes naturally along with the singing. Her newest thing when singing is going to Deric's office to stand in front of the closet doors to put on her show.I say it this way because I believe she likes going in there because she want us to lift the shade on the huge window so the street can see her.

Her favorite is actng like all kinds of animals ex: cow,kitty,dogs, monkey, duck, birds. When she wants "Row Row Row your Boat" or "Patty Cake" she has to sit under the desk. NO clue why but it is a must on those songs. However, she will get the key words out when singing her favoirte songs. It is adorable. She has to snap her highchair, stroller, her baby's stroller by herself. Safety first. Amelia is such a little mommy. She is really sweet to her baby dolls and stuffed animals. Besides the fact she is only wants her babys to be naked. She really is a gentle soul. I know one day in time I will be getting after her all the time for throwing stuff to be gentle but for now I am thankful for her gentleness.

Melia is so in love with our new neighbor friend. Emmy and her will be buddies one day

She has spent a few times in "calm down time". I call it that cause I feel like if I can teach her to take control over her emotions before they get out of hand that maybe we wont have much fit throwing. I could be wrong but it is worth a try. Potty time is getting better and better. She will go sit on her potty when I ask her too and usually will go. I haven't been hard core about it.. she is only a few weeks away from being 18months old. So she hasn't asked me yet to take her to the potty. Sometimes she will tell me after she has gone in her diaper so I know she is getting the hang of it. Everyone says "What a doll" or "She is just a joy". I say "she is a MESS". She is too smart for her own good. But we wouldn't have it any other way. She sure is a little ham and the light of our lives

months old. So she hasn't asked me yet to take her to the potty. Sometimes she will tell me after she has gone in her diaper so I know she is gettig the hang of it. Everyone says "What a doll" or "She is just a joy". I say "she is a MESS". She is too smart for her own good. But we wouldn't have it anyother way. She sure is a little ham and the light of our lives