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A whole year has already gone by! Jenine gets more
beautiful, sweet, and feisty with every passing day...
Mobility: |
Walking, running, climbing stairs, climbing
toys, walking on beds, crawling if all energy already exerted. |
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Words:
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Mama, Baba (daddy), Dada (daddy), Neena (short
for Anneena, "bottle" in Arabic), Ba (bye), Ha (hi), Itti (Sitti, or Grandma
in Arabic), Num-num-num (feed me!), and Beebee (baby). |
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Habits:
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Eats all of the time, moves about non-stop when
awake, bites big brother Joseph when he takes away a toy, sucks thumb when
tired or sleepy, prefers to sleep alone in crib (no more night-time snuggles
for mama!). |
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Feeding:
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Eats all of the time! Transitioning out of
baby food; started on whole milk (yuk!); feeds self bottle; drinks from a
straw; drinks from an open cup with help; loves pita bread, cheese, pasta,
olives, and cake; already bored with french fries; hates eggs, spinach, and
tomatoes. Eats all of the time. |
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Playtime:
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Snuggles/hugs/kisses stuffed animals and
dollies, rolls toy cars on wheels, likes to put toys in containers and empty
the containers, likes to empty mama's purse, likes to empty diaper bag,
likes to empty out cupboard full of Tupperware and plastic cups/plates,
likes to empty out drawer full of bibs and burp/wash cloths, likes books
especially ones with music, likes to play chase with Joey or mama and baba,
likes to ride baba's shoulders. It's too bad she doesn't get to
play much... |
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Entertainment: |
Loves music, songs, and dancing -- The Wiggles
is favorite show! Just starting to sing along to songs... |
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Teeth: |
7.5 little toothies -- four up top, and 3
1/2 on the bottom. The last one came in just a week ago. |
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