Tuesday, December 30, 2014

17 months!!



MILA IS 17 MONTHS OLD!!

It is so much fun to see her personality develop more and more!

She is a big-time girly girl and very opinionated.

Mila Loves:
makeup (which she steals and puts on herself and her mama)
jewelry (luckily, she has her own massive collection so she can leave mine alone)
getting kisses from the dogs
dancing
singing
saying "NO." to everything.
laughing
being tickled
being surprised (and pretend scared)
peas
cheese
cookies/chocolate/anything sweet
pretending to drink tea (she takes a mug, sips, and then nods and says mmm)
anything to do with the cat
coloring
drawing
playing with her pretend laptop and cellphone
being glamorous (she even has a faux fur wrap)
touching our eyes
taking a bath and playing with/eating bubbles
blowing bubbles and catching bubbles
getting her nails done and doing our nails (see picture below)
baby dolls
pulling her own hair
kissing Lulu
giving kisses to her mama and dadda
drinking juice and smoothies
shouting
reading
eating adult foods


Mila Doesn't Like:
green beans
wearing socks or having anything on her feet
getting her diaper changed
having makeup cleaned off her face
having dirty fingers
when the dogs play with their toys and don't let her play too




Coloring and getting her nails did a la dadda

This picture seriously warms my heart


She is too frightened to ride her new rocking dinosaur, but she is willing to give it pets and kisses

Cuddling with her daddy (note her uncovered feet)


She is saying NO to me taking her picture

Chillin

Happy Holidays!


Enjoying some treats on Christmas morning


Fernando was also enjoying a special treat (though he can't actually pick it up)

Loving her Little People school bus

Testing out her plastic fruit


Austin, hard at work putting together Mila's shopping cart

Trying to eat a bowl of fake cereal

Lulu's Christmas bone (enjoyed from atop TWO dog beds)

Taking her new baby for a ride

Look at that little body

Happy Holidays, from Mila!


Festive Photos (2 weeks late)


Tis the season for jolly photo shoots!
We took Mila to go visit Santa, which turned out to be a major shit show. 
Mila took one look at Santa and would. not. have. it. 

I have yet to scan the actual picture (as our printer/scanner is broken) but this gives you a feel.


Aside from the tears and pouts, she seems to love all of the fun and sparkles that go with the holiday season. Here she is checking out the ornaments.


As a new tradition, we did a photo shoot (and brunch) with our parent group. It is really crazy to see how much they have all changed in a year!

Mila was in a great mood but was very sad when one of the toddlers (Jonah) started crying.


When you have 7 toddlers, this is probably the best picture possible. 

Blurry, but Mila is putting her arm around Ivy 


giving hugs

Having adorably round and rosy cheeks is serious business.

Borrowing Ivy's sparkly headband


Having so much fun


Mila adores Ivy



Monday, December 1, 2014

Mila Updates (16 Months Old)

I can't believe my little ladybug is 16 months old!

I realized that I haven't updated on her personality for awhile so here we go!

Mila signs:
yes
no
eat
banana
apple
pear
peach
please
bath
bubbles
frog
horse
dirty
cat
dog
baby
bird
duck
happy
sad
cry
play
drink
water
milk
more
hot
cold
laugh
book
butterfly
sleep
juice
cereal
mama
daddy
grandma
grandpa
hat

That's all I can think of for now...

Mila Says:
Hi
bye (with an s at the end)
babies
uh oh
nay (for a horse)
moo
woof
mama
dada
nana
eyes

She can identify her eyes, nose, eyebrows, hair, cheeks, fingers, hands, feet, legs, toes, teeth, butt, and vagina


Mila walks but does so cautiously and slowly.

Mila crawls like Quasimoto.

She unfastens her diaper and likes to wipe herself.

She also enjoys cleaning surfaces with a napkin, cloth, or wipe.

She has nearly all of her bottom teeth except the furthest molars.

Mila LOVES:
 giving kisses
hugging
 holding her babies
 putting on makeup
 jewelry
signing
music
dancing
peas
cheese
her morning toast
cheerios
juice
anything with sugar in it
spaghetti 
reading
cleaning
pretending to blow her nose
cartoons
Doc McStuffins
drawing
coloring
KITTIES
being with her mama
looking out the window
touching mama's hair
touching daddy's beard
being tickled
taking baths with as many bubbles as possible
bubbles in general
touching eyeballs

Mila does NOT like:
wearing socks
the taste of chalk
not being held when she would like to be held
weening