Above was Sam, after getting into her baby powder!
First time playing with the hose!
Sam ready to take a walk!!
It's amazing how much a child can learn in such a short amount of time! In just the passed couple of weeks, Samantha's vocabulary and actions have blossomed so much! I'm definitely going to brag about it all right now, because I am beyond proud of her progress!!!
Her body..
She has learned to point to and say where her hair, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, chin, elbow, belly, knees, fingers and toes are! Her favorites are elbows (which she calls "Elbeeeooo") and her knees!
Animals...
Since being so into books, and most are of animals, she has learned their names and sounds quite quickly! She can name and make the sound of; Cat, Dog, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Horsie, Pig, Sheep, and Lion. She can also make an awesome attempt at saying Elephant, but it's not quite there!
Alphabet and Numbers...
We have some awesome foam letters and numbers she received for her Birthday that go in the bathtub, we go over them every night! We also have an electronic story book that has all her letters in it as well. She makes an attempt to repeat every single letter and numbers 1,2 and 3! I would say she can recognize several letters without asking and she says them, and she can repeat about 85% or more of the rest! I was shocked when she pulled "W" off the wall last night and said it on her own!!
Family names..
Of course she's had Mommy and Daddy down for a while now, but we've been practicing everyone else and she's starting to pick more up! I wish she could take in more of them, but if there's ones she doesn't quite get yet she just keeps telling us "No!" Today she said "Kenzie" for the first time, which is one of her cousins names! She can also say "NeeNee" for her Aunt Whitney, and "Manna" for her Aunt Manda. She can say Grammie, who is my Mom and Pappy who is Anthony's Dad. We are working on everyone else diligently, but that's who she has so far.
Other things..
She has said "Please" for quite some time now, and has recently learned to say Thank you "NayNoo." She says Flower "Flowee" and smells every single flower she passes, and can also say Rock, Bath, Buhbye, and NightNight. She can say Sock and Shoe, and is obsessed with them! Her favorite words to say lately have been "No", "UhOh", "Owwie" and "Ewww!" She now tries to sing, and has always and still does LOVE to dance.
I think I've bragged enough for now, and I'm sure there is much I can't recall at the moment.. It brings tears to my eyes to think how quickly she is growing and progressing! You never truly understand how being a Mother feels until you experience it yourself. It is a life long dedication, and does take much effort - but the rewards are definitely worth everything and I wouldn't change a thing!!
